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guet-apens

guet-apens

See also: guetapens

English

Noun

guet-apens

  1. A trap.

French

Etymology

An alteration of Middle French d'agais apensés, corresponding to aguet (ambush) + past participle of apenser (conceive of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛtapɑ̃/

Noun

guet-apens m (plural guets-apens)

  1. ambush
  2. (figuratively) trap