Italian → English
tackle
/BrE ˈtak(ə)l 
, AmE ˈtæk(ə)l /
I
noun
1 Sport (in soccer, hockey) tackle m (on su); (in rugby, American football) placcaggio m (on su)
2 (equipment) equipaggiamento m, attrezzatura f; (for fishing) attrezzatura f da pesca
3 Nautical Technology (on ship) attrezzatura f; (for lifting) paranco m
II
transitive verb
1 (handle) affrontare [task, problem, subject, challenge]; cercare di dominare [fire]; buttarsi su [food]
to tackle sth head-on prendere qcs di petto
2 (confront)
to tackle sb confrontarsi con qcn
to tackle sb about affrontare con qcn [subject, grievance, problem]
3 Sport (intercept) (in soccer, hockey) contrastare, fare un tackle su, entrare in tackle su [player]; (in rugby, American football) placcare
4 (take on) [person] afferrare, acciuffare [intruder, criminal]
III
intransitive verb
(in soccer, hockey) fare un tackle; (in rugby, American football) fare un placcaggio