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['æmbuʃ] 1. verb(to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) emboscar2. noun1) (an attack made in this way.) emboscada2) (the group of people making the attack.) emboscada* * *am.bush['æmbuʃ] n 1 emboscada, tocaia, espreita. 2 soldados ou inimigos escondidos para um ataque de surpresa. 3 local da emboscada. • vt+vi 1 atacar de tocaia, assaltar. 2 espreitar o inimigo. 3 esconder soldados para um ataque de surpresa, armar emboscada. -
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I.emboscadaII. (v)emboscarEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > ambush
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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) pousar2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) deitar3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) achatar5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) aplacar6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) pôr7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) pôr em camadas- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) leigo•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.)* * *lay1[lei] n 1 situação, posição, configuração. 2 postura. 3 camada. 4 parte nos lucros, quinhão. 5 ramo de negócios, atividade, ocupação, emprego. 6 vulg ato sexual. 7 vulg parceiro no ato sexual. • vt+vi (ps and pp laid) 1 derrubar, deitar, prostrar, abater. 2 pôr, colocar, assentar. 3 acalmar ou fazer desaparecer, exorcizar, conjurar, aplacar. 4 deitar em posição de repouso, depositar, pousar, estender. 5 dispor, planejar, preparar, arranjar. 6 imputar, atribuir. the crime is being laid to her / o crime está sendo atribuído a ela. 7 apresentar (queixa, protesto). 8 sl ter relações sexuais. 9 enterrar. 10 apontar (armas). 11 localizar(-se). the scene is laid in New York / a cena se passa em Nova York. lay of the land 1 configuração do terreno. 2 estado de coisas. to lay about. a) distribuir socos a esmo. b) atacar com socos ou palavras. to lay a claim to reclamar, reivindicar. to lay an ambush preparar uma emboscada. to lay aside/ away a) pôr de lado, separar, guardar para uso futuro. b) deixar de, largar, abandonar. to lay a tax impor um imposto. to lay bare a) revelar. b) despir, desnudar. to lay before exibir, mostrar, exprimir. to lay blows dar pancadas, socos. to lay bricks assentar tijolos. to lay by economizar, guardar. to lay by the heels aprisionar, prender. to lay down a) depositar, pousar no chão, deitar. b) depor (armas). c) declarar, afirmar. d) pagar, apostar. e) formular, traçar. f) reservar, guardar, armazenar. g) sacrificar. h) construir. to lay down one’s arms render-se. to lay down one’s life sacrificar a vida. to lay down the law repreender com severidade. to lay eggs pôr ovos. to lay fast agarrar e segurar firmemente. to lay fire pôr fogo. to lay hands on a) pôr mãos à obra. b) tocar. c) assaltar. d) agarrar. to lay hands upon oneself suicidar-se. to lay heads together deliberar, conferenciar. to lay hold of/on agarrar, prender, segurar. to lay in armazenar, pôr em estoque. to lay into bater, espancar. to lay it on exagerar bastante. to lay it to one’s door atribuir a culpa a outrem. to lay off a) despedir empregados, cortar pessoal. b) parar. to lay on a) impor, infligir. b) golpear. c) instalar. to lay open a) expor, descobrir. b) explicar. to lay out a) dispor, arranjar, projetar, traçar. b) mostrar, expor. c) gastar, desembolsar. d) vestir defunto. e) nocautear, pôr fora de combate. to lay over cobrir. to lay plans fazer preparativos ou planos. to lay siege to a) sitiar, cercar. b) importunar, assediar. to lay ten dollars on a horse apostar dez dólares num cavalo. to lay the blame on someone responsabilizar, imputar responsabilidade a alguém. to lay the hands on Eccl impor as mãos. to lay the land perder a terra de vista. to lay the loss at avaliar o prejuízo em. to lay the nap of a cloth alisar a lanugem (pano). to lay the table pôr a mesa. to lay to parar (navio). to lay together a) pôr lado a lado. b) somar. to lay to heart a) sentir profundamente. b) tomar seriamente em consideração. to lay to sleep/ rest enterrar. to lay to the oars remar a toda força. to lay under sujeitar a, submeter. to lay up a) armazenar. b) economizar. c) ficar na cama. d) pôr um navio no dique. to lay wait ficar à espreita, emboscar. to lay waste assolar, devastar.————————lay2[lei] vi ps of lie.————————lay3[lei] n 1 balada. 2 fig canção, canto.————————lay4[lei] adj leigo, secular. -
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[wei'lei]past tense, past participle - waylaid; verb(to ambush: He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators.) atacar* * *way.lay[weil'ei] vt 1 armar ciladas, ficar de emboscada, atocaiar. 2 parar (alguém) no caminho. -
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[wei'lei]past tense, past participle - waylaid; verb(to ambush: He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators.) atacar
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