embûche.
ambush (concealment in order to attack or harm someone by surprise)
Meaning & usage
ambush (concealment in order to attack or harm someone by surprise)
trap
un parcours semé d’embûches
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French enbusque, from Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imboscō, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”).
inflection of embûcher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of embûcher: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French enbusque, from Old French embuschier (“to ambush”), from Vulgar Latin *imboscō, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”).
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