Masculine
guet-apens
Meaning
- (masculine) ambush
- (figuratively, masculine) trap
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Hinterhalt
hinderlaag
pusu
emboscada
emboscada
appostamento
īnsidiae
ενέδραFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɛ.t‿a.pɑ̃/
Etymology
In summary
An alteration of Middle French d'agais apensés, corresponding to aguet (“ambush”) + past participle of apenser (“conceive of”).
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