See ambush on Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:",
"text": "the Georgean hills,\nWhoſe tops are couered with Tartarian theeues,\nThat lie in ambuſh, waiting for a pray:",
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"ref": "1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary:",
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"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "otox",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"word": "отох"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczajać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaczaić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"word": "emboscar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustráivatʹ zasádu",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"intransitive"
],
"word": "устра́ивать заса́ду"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"word": "emboscar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"word": "ligga i bakhåll"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy",
"word": "abatan"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "daranakalel",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "դարանակալել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pričakvam",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "причаквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "napadam ot zasada",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "нападам от засада"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "emboscar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "hyökkää väijyksistä (+ genitive +) kimppuun",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "väijyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "embusquer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "lesből támad"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "sergapan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "agguatare"
},
{
"alt": "ふいうちする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fuiuchi suru",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "不意打ちする"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "laom pŏət",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "ឡោមព័ទ្ធ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "impetō cum insidiā"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "sergap"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "serangan hendap"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "kauaeroa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "whakamoho"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "whakamoke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "haupapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "tāwhanga"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wciągać w zasadzkę"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wciągnąć w zasadzkę"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczajać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaczaić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "emboscar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napadátʹ iz zasády",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"intransitive"
],
"word": "напада́ть из заса́ды"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to attack by ambush; to waylay",
"word": "emboscar"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"ambush"
],
"word": "ambush"
}
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