ambush

imboscata

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In inglese semplice: An attack made by people who have been hiding and waiting for someone.

• The soldiers prepared an ambush.
• Their convoy drove into an ambush.
• Armed men lay in ambush beside the road.

Come si usa: lie in ambush for someone (The fighters lay in ambush for the patrol.)

Sinonimi: surprise attack

Espressioni comuni: set an ambush, lie in ambush

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In inglese semplice: To hide and wait for someone, then attack them suddenly.

• They ambushed the patrol.
• The convoy was ambushed near the bridge.
• Armed men waited to ambush passing vehicles.

Sinonimi: waylay

Espressioni comuni: ambush a convoy, ambush someone