ambush

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• Australian, UK, US: /ˈæm.bʊʃ/
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From Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb) (whence Middle French embusche (noun)), from Old French en- + Vulgar Latin boscus (“wood”) (whence also bouquet), from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, heavy stick”). Compare ambuscade. The change to am- from earlier forms in en- is unexplained. More at bush.

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: pritë — act
• Albanian: prit — act
• Western Apache: yidáh nehedzaa — act
• Arabic: كَمين — act
• Azerbaijani: pusqu — act
• Belarusian: заса́да (zasáda) — act
• Bulgarian: засада (zasada) — act
• Esperanto: embusko — act
• Finnish: väijytys — act
• German: Hinterhalt — act
• Hungarian: csapda — act
• Irish: luíochán — act
• Italian: imboscata — act
• Korean: 매복 (maebok) — act
• Macedonian: заседа (zaseda) — act
• Mongolian: отолт (otolt) — act
• Old English: sǣt — act
• Persian: کمین (kamin) — act
• Russian: заса́да (zasáda) — act
• Spanish: emboscada — act
• Spanish: calada — act
• Spanish: zalagarda — act
• Turkish: pusu — act
• Ottoman Turkish: پوصو (pusu) — act
• Welsh: rhagod — act
• Albanian: sulm — attack
• Arabic: كَمِين (kamīn) — attack
• Armenian: հարձակում դարանից (harjakum daranicʻ) — attack
• Azerbaijani: pusqu — attack
• Belarusian: заса́да (zasáda) — attack
• Catalan: emboscada — attack
• Chinese Mandarin: 遇袭 (yùxí) — attack
• Chinese Mandarin: 偷袭 (tōuxí) — attack
• Dutch: hinderlaag — attack
• Finnish: ylläkkö — attack
• Finnish: yllätyshyökkäys — attack
• Finnish: tuliylläkkö — attack
• French: embuscade — attack
• Hungarian: orvtámadás — attack
• Irish: luíochán — attack
• Italian: imboscata — attack
• Kazakh: торуыл (toruyl) — attack
• Kazakh: тосқауыл (tosqauyl) — attack
• Latin: aggresiō cum insidiā — attack
• Māori: urumaranga — attack
• Persian: کمین (kamin) — attack
• Polish: zasadzka — attack
• Portuguese: emboscada — attack
• Romanian: ambuscadă — attack
• Russian: заса́да (zasáda) — attack
• Spanish: emboscada — attack
• Tarifit: anday — attack
• Turkish: pusu — attack
• Ottoman Turkish: پوصو (pusu) — attack
• Ukrainian: за́сідка (zásidka) — attack
• Ukrainian: заса́да (zasáda) — attack
• Ukrainian: підсі́дка (pidsídka) — attack
• Welsh: gosod — attack
• Arabic: كَمِين (kamīn) — troops
• Azerbaijani: pusqu — troops
• Finnish: väijytysjoukko — troops
• French: embuscade — troops
• Persian: کمین (kamin) — troops
• Russian: заса́да (zasáda) — troops
• Armenian: դարանակալել (daranakalel) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Azerbaijani: pusmaq — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Bulgarian: устройвам засада (ustrojvam zasada) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Catalan: emboscar — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Cebuano: banhig — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Chinese Mandarin: 伏擊 /伏击 (fújī) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Chinese Mandarin: 打埋伏 (dǎ máifu) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Finnish: väijyä — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• French: embusquer — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• German: einen Hinterhalt legen — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Greek: ενεδρεύω (enedrévo) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Hebrew: אָרַב (aráv) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Italian: tendere un agguato — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Italian: agguatare — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Japanese: 待ち伏せする (machibuse suru) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Kazakh: тосқауыл қою (tosqauyl qoü) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Māori: pehipehi — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Māori: whakamoke — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Māori: haupapa — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Mongolian: отох (otox) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Polish: zaczajać się — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Polish: zaczaić się — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Portuguese: emboscar — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Russian: устра́ивать заса́ду (ustráivatʹ zasádu) — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Spanish: emboscar — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Swedish: ligga i bakhåll — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Tagalog: abatan — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Thai: ดักรอ — to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy
• Armenian: դարանակալել (daranakalel) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Bulgarian: причаквам (pričakvam) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Bulgarian: нападам от засада (napadam ot zasada) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Catalan: emboscar — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Finnish: väijyttää — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• French: embusquer — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• German: aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Hungarian: lesből támad — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Indonesian: sergapan — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Italian: agguatare — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Japanese: 不意打ちする (fuiuchi suru) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Khmer: ឡោមព័ទ្ធ (laom pŏət) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Latin: impetō cum insidiā — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Malay: sergap — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Malay: serangan hendap — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Māori: kauaeroa — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Māori: whakamoho — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Māori: whakamoke — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Māori: haupapa — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Māori: tāwhanga — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Polish: wciągać w zasadzkę — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Polish: wciągnąć w zasadzkę — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Polish: zaczajać się — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Polish: zaczaić się — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Portuguese: emboscar — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Russian: напада́ть из заса́ды (napadátʹ iz zasády) — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Spanish: emboscar — to attack by ambush; to waylay
• Thai: ซุ่มโจมตี — to attack by ambush; to waylay