ambush in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ambush in the English»French Dictionary

I.ambush [Brit ˈambʊʃ, Am ˈæmbʊʃ] N

ambush

embuscade f

to lie in ambush

se tenir en embuscade

to walk or fall into an ambush

tomber dans une embuscade

II.ambush [Brit ˈambʊʃ, Am ˈæmbʊʃ] VB trans

ambush soldiers, convoy:

ambush

tendre une embuscade à

to be ambushed

être pris en embuscade

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waiting after n ambush

sur le point d'être déclenché

walk into trap, ambush

tomber dans

Translations for ambush in the French»English Dictionary

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embuscade

ambush

être en embuscade

to lie in ambush

dresser ou tendre une embuscade à qn

to set up an ambush for sb

tomber dans une embuscade

to be caught in an ambush

embusquer

to place [sb] in ambush

guet-apens

ambush

tomber dans un guet-apens lit

to be caught in an ambush

embusqué (embusquée) soldats, rebelles

lying in ambush

donner dans une embuscade/un piège

to fall into an ambush/a trap

ambush in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ambush in the English»French Dictionary

I.ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ] VB trans

ambush

tendre une embuscade à

to be ambushed

être pris dans une embuscade

II.ambush <-es> [ˈæmbʊʃ] N

ambush

embuscade f

to be caught in an ambush

être pris dans une embuscade

to lie in ambush

se tenir en embuscade

to lie in ambush for sb

tendre une embuscade à qn

Translations for ambush in the French»English Dictionary

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guet-apens

ambush

s'embusquer

to lie in ambush

dresser [ou tendre] une embuscade à qn

to set an ambush for sb

être [ou se tenir] en embuscade

to lie in ambush

mettre [ou placer] des personnes en embuscade

to set an ambush for sb

ambush Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be caught in an ambush

être pris dans une embuscade

to lie in ambush

se tenir en embuscade

to lie in ambush for sb

tendre une embuscade à qn

to set an ambush for sb

dresser [ou tendre] une embuscade à qn

to set an ambush for sb

mettre [ou placer] des personnes en embuscade

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Whilst ambushing them, he trips on a log and ends up breaking something in his right foot.

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Along the way, the column was shelled and ambushed.

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This type of behaviour is known as a patent ambush.

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On the day of the ambush, they set the animals free.

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He fought bravely but was ambushed off route when he charged forward.

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I am never afraid of being ambushed in this account.

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Missions include squad reconnaissance or platoon ambush and raid patrols.

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This slow-moving predator feeds almost exclusively on small bony fishes, which it ambushes from the bottom and subdues with strong electric bursts.

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One exception to ambush foraging occurs when copperheads feed on insects such as caterpillars and freshly molted cicadas.

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This prevented any possible witness contact with the police before the ambush.

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