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emboscar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambuscade noun An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
  • ambush noun A surprise attack launched from a hidden position.

Senses

emboscar is used for these senses in English:

  • ambuscade (dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
  • lie in wait (intransitive) To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

ambuscade — full definition

  1. noun An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
  2. noun The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
  3. noun The body of troops lying in ambush.

ambush — full definition

  1. noun A surprise attack launched from a hidden position.
  2. verb To hide and wait for someone in order to attack them by surprise.

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