ambush

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmbʊʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæmbʊʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ambŏŏsh)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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

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