ambuscade

• Nom désignant l'action de se cacher pour attaquer par surprise, ou une embuscade tendue en attendant le passage d'un ennemi ou d'une proie.

A noun referring to the act of hiding and lying in wait to launch a surprise attack, or the act of waiting in concealment to attack.

1. Surprise attack from hidingC2formal

   The act of hiding and waiting to launch a sudden attack on an unsuspecting target.

   embuscade

   • The soldiers set up an ambuscade along the forest path.
   • The general planned a clever ambuscade to trap the enemy.
   • They fell into an ambuscade while crossing the valley.

   Synonymesambushlying in waitsurprise attacktrap

2. Lying in waitC2formal

   The state of being concealed in order to attack someone by surprise.

   Embuscade

   • The bandits lay in ambuscade behind the rocks.
   • The hunters prepared an ambuscade for the wild boar.
   • The rebels used the dense jungle for their ambuscade.

   Synonymesambushtrap

• Verbe désuet signifiant se poster en embuscade pour attaquer par surprise; tendre une embuscade.

An archaic verb meaning to lie in wait to attack by surprise; to ambush.

1. To attack from a hidden positionC2formal

   To lie in wait and launch a surprise attack on someone.

   embusquer

   • The soldiers ambuscaded the enemy convoy at dawn.
   • Rebels ambuscaded the patrol in the narrow mountain pass.
   • They planned to ambuscade the supply route.

   Synonymesambushbushwhacklie in waitsurprisewaylay

2. To conceal oneself for an attackC2formal

   To hide and wait in order to attack someone by surprise.

   Se tapir en embuscade

   • The hunters ambuscaded near the watering hole.
   • The thieves ambuscaded behind the bushes, waiting for their target.
   • He ambuscaded in the shadows, ready to strike.

   Synonymesambushbushwhacklie in waitlurkwaylay