waylay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for waylay in the English»French Dictionary

waylay <pret, pp waylaid> [Brit weɪˈleɪ, Am ˈweɪˌleɪ] VB trans

waylay bandit, attacker:

attaquer

waylay beggar, questioner, friend:

arrêter, harponner inf, hum

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waylay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waylay in the English»French Dictionary

waylay <waylaid, waylaid> [ˌweɪˈleɪ, Am ˈweɪleɪ] VB trans

1. waylay (detain):

waylay

retenir

2. waylay (attack):

to waylay sb

attaquer qn par surprise

waylay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to waylay sb

attaquer qn par surprise

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English

Here he supposedly engaged in piracy by waylaying merchants, stealing their cargo, and arming their slaves.

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It's an application to stymie, waylay and ambush proceedings.

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You are so focused on the urgent that the important gets waylaid.

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Even with the number of security men that follow the bullion vans, they are still waylaid by armed robbers.

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A phone call waylaid him from his "cooking" experiment for 15 minutes.

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There would be traps, tricks to waylay the adventurer, and diversions to turn him or her away from the true quest.

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Three hooligans waylay the coach.

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They comply, unaware that their hostess is a wicked witch who waylays children to cook and eat them.

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Why this new obsession with waylaying targets at night?

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By understanding the stances, players will be able to waylay enemies with natural ferocity.

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