ambush

/ˈæmbʊʃ/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
ambushes

Meaning

  1. emboscada

    • The soldiers were caught in an ambush.

      Los soldados quedaron atrapados en una emboscada.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

trap

Close, near-synonym for "ambush, trap."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

trampa

Close — an ambush relates to a trap.

Portuguese

cilada

Close — an ambush relates to a trap.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa ambush?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The soldiers were caught in an ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a ambush?

noun

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