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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesembuscade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: embuscade
"Ils ont tendu une embuscade aux soldats."
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A surprise attack by people hiding in wait.
"The soldiers fell into an enemy ambush."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French term 'embusche', originating from 'embuscher' (to place in a wood), combining the prefix 'en-' (in) and 'bosc' (wood or forest). It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, historically denoting the military tactic of concealing forces in a wooded area to launch a surprise attack.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ambush" is said worldwide
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embuscade
Transliteration: embuscade
"Ils ont tendu une embuscade aux soldats."
Hinterhalt
Transliteration: Hinterhalt
"Die Truppen gerieten in einen Hinterhalt."
imboscata
Transliteration: imboscata
"La pattuglia è caduta in un'imboscata."
emboscada
Transliteration: emboscada
"Cayeron en una emboscada en el bosque."
emboscada
Transliteration: emboscada
"O comboio foi alvo de uma emboscada."
घात
Transliteration: ghaat
"सेना ने घात लगाकर हमला किया।"
伏击
Transliteration: fújī
"敌人在路上设下了伏击。"
매복
Transliteration: maebok
"그들은 적의 매복에 걸려들었다."
待ち伏せ
Transliteration: machibuse
"部隊は待ち伏せ攻撃を受けた。"
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