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Meanings of tackle in English

Portuguese
encarar

Accept as a challenge.

encarar
Portuguese
cordame
Catalan
cordatge

Gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails.

cordame
Portuguese
atrelar
Catalan
arrear
Spanish
enjaezar

Put a harness.

atrelar
Portuguese
tackle
Spanish
placaje

Defensive move in various forms of football.

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Examples for "harness"
Examples for "harness"
1
As a result, services frequently fail to harness the family's inherent strengths.
Pubmed
2
Do a more serious harness check after every couple weeks of use.
Climbing Magazine
3
Now the question is which candidate can best harness such Iowan enthusiasm.
The Guardian
4
You have neither the resources nor the support to harness their use.
Ice Like Fire
5
Work out a system to carry everything on your back and harness.
Climbing Magazine
Usage of tackle in English
1
Tanzania requires more health professionals equipped to tackle its serious health challenges.
Pubmed
2
But the question on how to tackle Ireland's growing job crisis remains.
The Irish Times
3
In Europe, policymakers are still trying to tackle the region's debt crisis.
Reuters
4
They tackle major infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases and other health challenges.
The South African
5
The company said it wanted to tackle period poverty in New Zealand.
Radio NZ
6
Overarching all this was a state 10-year plan to tackle family violence.
The Guardian
7
Calvert-Lee said: None of them really tackle the issue squarely and clearly.
The Guardian
8
This year, Saffold has started games at right tackle and right guard.
Reuters
9
Measures to tackle the disease remain largely decided at the national level.
Reuters
10
A South Auckland barrister is welcoming new laws to tackle domestic violence.
Radio NZ
11
Jagland believes member states must increase measures to tackle violence from football.
The Guardian
12
But more than health care alone is needed to tackle the problem.
BBC
13
But pupils, parents and teachers often feel powerless to tackle the problem.
The Irish Times
14
However, the commission is powerless to tackle the issue at this time.
The Guardian
15
Pakistan's government was already under pressure to tackle a range of problems.
Reuters
16
Now a regional political forum is being proposed to tackle the problem.
The Irish Times
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Translations for tackle
Russian
тэкл
Tackle through the time
Tackle across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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