"embûche" meaning in All languages combined

See embûche on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.byʃ/ Forms: embûches [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French enbusque, from Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imboscō, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|enbusque|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French enbusque, {{inh+|fr|frm|enbusque}} Inherited from Middle French enbusque, {{der|fr|fro|embuschier||to ambush}} Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), {{der|fr|VL.|*imboscō}} Vulgar Latin *imboscō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} embûche f (plural embûches)
  1. (usually in the plural) ambush (concealment in order to attack or harm someone by surprise) Tags: feminine, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-embûche-fr-noun-~MDSmBrU
  2. (figurative) trap Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-embûche-fr-noun-EbplhSJx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: embuche (english: post-1990 spelling) Related terms: embûchement, embûcher

Verb [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.byʃ/
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French enbusque, from Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imboscō, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|enbusque|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French enbusque, {{inh+|fr|frm|enbusque}} Inherited from Middle French enbusque, {{der|fr|fro|embuschier||to ambush}} Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), {{der|fr|VL.|*imboscō}} Vulgar Latin *imboscō Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} embûche
  1. inflection of embûcher:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
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  2. inflection of embûcher:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: embûcher
    Sense id: en-embûche-fr-verb-hsv7dNLn
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