emboscar

/embosˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
embosco
preterite (yo)
embosqué
past participle
emboscado

Meaning

  1. to ambush

    • Los emboscaron en el valle.

      They were ambushed in the valley.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does emboscar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches emboscar?

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