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Translate ambush from English to French

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ambush:
- piège; guet-apens; embuscade
- approcher en rampant; se glisser vers; ramper vers; s'approcher subrepticement
Wiktionary:
- ambush → embuscade, embuche, embûche, guet-apens
- ambush → embusquer

English

Detailed Translations for ambush from English to French

ambush:

ambush [the ~] noun

the ambush (trap; stag-evil; noose)
le piège; le guet-apens; l'embuscade
- piège [le ~] noun
- guet-apens [le ~] noun
- embuscade [la ~] noun

ambush verb

ambush (stalk)

– hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing ¹
approcher en rampant; se glisser vers; ramper vers; s'approcher subrepticement
- approcher en rampant verb
- se glisser vers verb
- ramper vers verb
- s'approcher subrepticement verb

Translation Matrix for ambush:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
embuscade	ambush; noose; stag-evil; trap
guet-apens	ambush; noose; stag-evil; trap
piège	ambush; noose; stag-evil; trap	caltrop; clamp; clip; cramp; cramp-iron; mantrap; pitfall; trap; trapping; trick
-	ambuscade; lying in wait; trap
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
approcher en rampant	ambush; stalk
ramper vers	ambush; stalk	get the feeling
s'approcher subrepticement	ambush; stalk	get the feeling
se glisser vers	ambush; stalk	come sneaking along; get the feeling; sneak up to; steal up on
-	ambuscade; bushwhack; lie in wait; lurk; scupper; still-hunt; waylay

Related Words for "ambush":

ambushing, ambushes

Synonyms for "ambush":

ambuscade; lying in wait; trap; surprise attack; coup de main
scupper; bushwhack; waylay; lurk; ambuscade; lie in wait; wait
still-hunt; hunt; run; hunt down; track down

Related Definitions for "ambush":

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise¹
wait in hiding to attack¹
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing¹

Wiktionary Translations for ambush:

ambush

noun

a concealed station
- ambush → embuscade
a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
- ambush → embuscade

ambush

noun

entreprise secrète pour surprendre quelqu’un, pour lui nuire.
- embuche → ambush; trap
(term, Guerre) troupe de gens armer qui se cacher pour surprendre les ennemis.
- embuscade → ambush; ambuscade
(term, plus usité au (p) qu’au (s)) entreprise secrète pour surprendre quelqu’un, pour lui nuire.
- embûche → ambush
piège tendre pour y faire tomber quelqu’un que l’on vouloir tenir à sa merci.
- guet-apens → ambush

verb

mettre en embuscade.
- embusquer → ambush

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University