What does acometida in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word acometida in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acometida in Spanish.

The word acometida in Spanish means connection, supply connection, charge, attack, charge, overcome, undertake. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acometida

connection, supply connection

nombre femenino (AmL (instalación de derivación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cerraron la calle porque estaban cambiando la acometida eléctrica.
They closed the street because they were changing the electrical connection (or: supply connection).

charge

nombre femenino (ataque fuerte y violento) (bull)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El torero esperaba la acometida del toro para torearlo.
The bullfighter was waiting for the bull's charge to fight it.

attack

verbo transitivo (atacar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El ejército enemigo acometió contra nuestras posiciones.
The enemy army attacked our positions.

charge

verbo transitivo (embestir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
No te acerques tanto, el toro puede acometer contra la barrera.
Don't get too close; the bull could charge against the railing.

overcome

verbo intransitivo (sobrevenir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le acometió el sueño en plena reunión.
In the midst of the meeting, sleep overcame him.

undertake

verbo transitivo (empezar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Vamos a acometer este proyecto con inteligencia.
We're going to undertake this project intelligently.

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