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ambush

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmbʊʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæmbʊʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(am′bŏŏsh)

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Inglés	Español
ambush n	(surprise attack)	emboscada nf
The army felt confident until they were caught in an ambush.
El ejército se sentía confiado hasta que quedó atrapado en una emboscada.
ambush n	(concealed position)	emboscada nf
The commander ordered them to fire from ambush.
El comandante les ordenó disparar desde la emboscada.
ambush [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	(launch a surprise attack)	tender una emboscada a loc verb
(persona)	emboscar a vtr + prep
The jaguar ambushed the sleeping hunter.
El jaguar tendió una emboscada al cazador dormido.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Julián emboscó a su socio al quedarse con una porción indebida de las ganancias.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
ambush [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (surprise [sb])	tender una emboscada a loc verb
(persona)	emboscar a vtr + prep
The teacher ambushed the students with a pop quiz.
El profesor tendió una emboscada a sus alumnos con un examen sorpresa.
El profesor emboscó a sus alumnos con un examen sorpresa.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
lie in ambush, wait in ambush v expr	(be hidden, wait to attack)	emboscarse⇒ v prnl
esconderse y esperar para atacar loc verb
The outlaws lay in ambush, waiting for the stagecoach to pass.
Los forajidos se emboscaron para esperar el paso de la diligencia.

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'ambush' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

ambuscade - bushwhack - couch

Spanish:

emboscada - celada - encerrona - emboscar

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Synonyms: attack, surprise attack, surprise, trap, entrapment, more...

Collocations: [an unexpected, a steady] ambush, a [midnight, dawn, forest] ambush, an ambush in [Iraq], more...

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