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blitz
(blĭts)n.
1.
a. A blitzkrieg.
b. A heavy aerial bombardment.
2. An intense campaign: a media blitz focused on young voters.
3. Football A sudden charge upon the quarterback by one or more of the linebackers or defensive backs when the ball is snapped. Also called red-dog.
v. blitzed, blitz·ing, blitz·es
v.tr.
1. To subject to a blitz.
2. Football To rush (the quarterback) in a blitz.
v.intr. Football
To carry out a blitz.
[Short for blitzkrieg.]
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blitz
(blɪts)n
1. (Military) a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment
2. any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort: an advertising blitz; a drink-driving blitz.
3. (Soccer) American football a defensive charge on the quarterback
4. (Rugby) American football a defensive charge on the quarterback
vb
(tr) to attack suddenly and intensively
[C20: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war]
Blitz
(blɪts)n
(Historical Terms) the Blitz the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940–41 by the German Luftwaffe
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blitz
(blɪts)n.
1. a sudden, swift, and overwhelming military attack, usu. using tanks and aerial bombardment.
2. the Blitz, the intensive aerial bombing of British cities by the Germans in 1940–41.
3. any swift, vigorous attack, barrage, or defeat.
4. Football. a direct charge upon the passer as soon as the ball is snapped.
5. a shutout in gin rummy.
v.t. 6. to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with a blitz.
7. Football. to charge (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.
[1935–40; shortening of blitzkrieg]
blitz′er, n.
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blitz
Past participle: blitzed
Gerund: blitzing
| Imperative |
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| blitz |
| blitz |
| Present |
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| I blitz |
| you blitz |
| he/she/it blitzes |
| we blitz |
| you blitz |
| they blitz |
| Preterite |
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| I blitzed |
| you blitzed |
| he/she/it blitzed |
| we blitzed |
| you blitzed |
| they blitzed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am blitzing |
| you are blitzing |
| he/she/it is blitzing |
| we are blitzing |
| you are blitzing |
| they are blitzing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have blitzed |
| you have blitzed |
| he/she/it has blitzed |
| we have blitzed |
| you have blitzed |
| they have blitzed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was blitzing |
| you were blitzing |
| he/she/it was blitzing |
| we were blitzing |
| you were blitzing |
| they were blitzing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had blitzed |
| you had blitzed |
| he/she/it had blitzed |
| we had blitzed |
| you had blitzed |
| they had blitzed |
| Future |
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| I will blitz |
| you will blitz |
| he/she/it will blitz |
| we will blitz |
| you will blitz |
| they will blitz |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have blitzed |
| you will have blitzed |
| he/she/it will have blitzed |
| we will have blitzed |
| you will have blitzed |
| they will have blitzed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be blitzing |
| you will be blitzing |
| he/she/it will be blitzing |
| we will be blitzing |
| you will be blitzing |
| they will be blitzing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been blitzing |
| you have been blitzing |
| he/she/it has been blitzing |
| we have been blitzing |
| you have been blitzing |
| they have been blitzing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been blitzing |
| you will have been blitzing |
| he/she/it will have been blitzing |
| we will have been blitzing |
| you will have been blitzing |
| they will have been blitzing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been blitzing |
| you had been blitzing |
| he/she/it had been blitzing |
| we had been blitzing |
| you had been blitzing |
| they had been blitzing |
| Conditional |
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| I would blitz |
| you would blitz |
| he/she/it would blitz |
| we would blitz |
| you would blitz |
| they would blitz |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have blitzed |
| you would have blitzed |
| he/she/it would have blitzed |
| we would have blitzed |
| you would have blitzed |
| they would have blitzed |
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blitz
1. An aerial campaign with heavy bombardment. Applied particularly to German bombings of Warsaw and London.
2. Rush by additional defenders to tackle the opposing quarterback before he can get rid of the ball.
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Noun 1. [画像:blitz - (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line]blitz - (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
2. [画像:blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment]blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb 1. [画像:blitz - attack suddenly and without warning]blitz - attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
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blitz
noun
1. attack, strike, assault, raid, offensive, onslaught, bombardment, bombing campaign, blitzkrieg Security forces are active since the bombing blitz last month.
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Translations
حَرْبٌ خاطِفَةٌيَشِنُّ هُجوما خاطِفا
bleskově zaútočitbleskový útokbombardovat
føre lynkrig modlynkrig
villámháború
gera loftsprengjuárás áleifturstríî
staigiai pultistaigus puolimas
negaidot uzbruktzibenskarš
prudký útok
hava hücumuhava saldırısıhava saldırısı yapmak
blitz
[blɪts]A. N
B. VT (Mil) → bombardear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blitz
[ˈblɪts] n
(= bombing) → bombardement m (aérien)
a media blitz (= campaign) → un bombardement médiatique
to have a blitz on sth (= make an onslaught on) → s'attaquer à qch
a media blitz (= campaign) → un bombardement médiatique
to have a blitz on sth (= make an onslaught on) → s'attaquer à qch
vt [+ city, building] → bombarder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blitz
n
→ Blitzkrieg m; (aerial) → Luftangriff m; the Blitz deutscher Luftangriff auf britische Städte 1940-41
vt → heftig bombardieren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
blitz
(blits) noun a sudden, vigorous attack, originally in war. blitsaanval حَرْبٌ خاطِفَةٌ внезапно силно нападение bombardeamento bleskový útok der Blitzkrieg lynkrig αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση bombardeo välkrünnak حملۀ شدید و ناگهان äkkihyökkäys attaque éclair מִתְקֶפֶת בָּזַק बमबारी bombardniranje villámháború serangan kilat leifturstríð attacco 電撃的攻撃 전격적인 맹공격 staigus puolimas zibenskarš serangan udara yang bertalu-talu bliksemaanval lynkrig blitzkrieg شدیده او ناڅاپه یرغل bombardeamento război-fulger стремительныи налет, бомбежка prudký útok bliskovit napad brzi napad blixtanfall, blixtkrig การโจมตีอย่างรวดเร็วและรุนแรง hava saldırısı, hava hücumu 閃電攻擊 бліцкриг اچانک سخت حملہ cuộc đột kích 闪电战
verb to make an attack on (usually in war). They blitzed London during the war. bombardeer يَشِنُّ هُجوما خاطِفا нападам bombardear bleskově zaútočit, (vy)bombardovat schwer bombardieren føre lynkrig mod επιτίθεμαι αιφνιδιαστικά bombardear välkrünnakut tegema یورش بردن hyökätä bombarder לַהֲרוֹס בְּהָפצָצָה כְּבֵדָה हवाई आक्रमण करना iznenada napasti lerohan menyerang dengan tiba-tiba gera loftsprengjuárás á attaccare 電撃爆撃する 전격적으로 맹공격하다 staigiai pulti negaidot uzbrukt menyerang bertalu-talu dari udara bombarderen føre lynkrig mot dokonać nalotu, atakować یرغل کول bombardear a ataca fulgerător производить налёт, бомбежку bombardovať bombardirati napasti rikta blixtanfall mot โจมตีอย่างรวดเร็วและรุนแรง hava saldırısı yapmak 進行閃電攻擊 блискавично напасти سخت حملہ کرنا đánh chớp nhoáng 用闪电战攻击
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