English-Portuguese translations for counter-attack

• contra-atacar
• contra-ataque
  Ao mesmo tempo, gostaria de elogiar aqui o contra-ataque desencadeado pelo Senhor Comissário Patten. In addition, I should like to congratulate Mr Patten for his counter-attack.
  Os ataques de rockets (foguetes) do Hamas a Israel provocaram a resposta desejada - contra-ataques e a perda da vida de civis, além de um novo endurecimento de posições. Hamas rocket attacks on Israel have provoked the response it desired - counter-attacks and the loss of civilian life and a further entrenchment of positions.

Definition of counter-attack

• An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents
• To attack in response to an attack by opponents

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