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Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Proverb
- 1.2.1 Translations
English[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
- attack is the best defence
- the best defense is a good offense
- the best defence is attack
- the best form of defence is attack
- (American spelling): attack is the best form of defense
Proverb[edit]
attack is the best form of defence (British spelling)
- In a battle or dispute, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.
Translations[edit]
attacking the opposition first is better than waiting
- Arabic: الهجوم خير وسيلة للدفاع
- Danish: det bedste forsvar er et angreb, angreb er det bedste forsvar
- Finnish: hyökkäys on paras puolustus
- French: l’attaque est la meilleure défense(fr), la meilleure défense, c’est l’attaque(fr)
- German: Angriff ist die beste Verteidung
- Hungarian: a legjobb védekezés a támadás
- Italian: la miglior difesa è l'attacco
- Japanese: 攻撃は最大の防御なり (kōgeki wa saidai no bōgyo nari)
- Norwegian: angrep er det beste forsvar
- Persian: بهترین دفاع حمله است
- Polish: najlepszą obroną jest atak
- Romanian: atacul este cea mai bună apărare
- Russian: лу́чшая защи́та - нападе́ние (lúčšaja zaščíta - napadénije)
- Spanish: la mejor defensa es un buen ataque
- Swedish: anfall är bästa försvar
