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Definition 2024

lie_in_wait

lie in wait

English

Verb

lie in wait

To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

Translations

to be hiding to ambush

Armenian: դարանակալել (hy) ‎(daranakalel)
Bulgarian: дебна (bg) ‎(débna)
French: être à l'affût
Greek:
Ancient: φυλάσσω ‎(phulássō)
Hebrew: אָרַב ‎(aráv)
Icelandic: sitja um, liggja í launsátri, sitja fyrir
Italian: appostarsi

Japanese: 張り込む ‎(harikomu)
Latin: aucupor, īnsidior
Manx: fo-lhie
Quechua: chapatiyay
Portuguese: emboscar-se, tocaiar (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: злоумы́слить ‎(zloumýslitʹ)
Turkish: pusuya yatmak (tr), pusu kurmak (tr)
ǃXóõ: ǂqàa