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1 ambush
ambush [ˈæmbʊ∫]1. noun( = wait for) tendre une embuscade à ; ( = attack) faire tomber dans une embuscade* * *['æmbʊʃ] 1.noun embuscade f2.transitive verb tendre une embuscade à [soldiers] -
2 ambush
ambush ['æmbʊʃ](a) (lie in wait for) tendre une embuscade à∎ they were ambushed ils sont tombés dans une embuscade2 nounembuscade f, guet-apens m;∎ to lie in ambush se tenir en embuscade; figurative être à l'affût;∎ to lay or set an ambush for sb tendre une embuscade à qn;∎ troops lying in ambush troupes embusquées;∎ the battalion was caught in an ambush le bataillon est tombé dans un guet-apens -
3 ambush
A n1 embuscade f ; to lie in ambush se tenir en embuscade ; to walk ou fall into an ambush tomber dans une embuscade. -
4 PACHIHUIA
pachihuia > pachihuih.*\PACHIHUIA v.bitrans. motê-. ou motla-., épier, espionner, guetter, surveiller quelqu'un, suivre quelqu'un à la trace.Esp., asechar o espiar a otro (M).Angl., to lie in ambush for s.o. or s.th.; to spy on s.o. or s.th.; to stalks.o. or s.th.R.Andrews Introd 461." motêpachihuia ", il traque les gens - it stalks one. Sah11,5." nicnopachihuia ", je l'espionne. A.J.O. Anderson 7." motêpachihuia ", il tend des embuscades - he waylays one. Est dit du bandit. Sah10,39." oc cencah ihcuâc in yohuatzinco inic motepachihuia ", plus particulièrement c'est tôt le matin qu'il tend des embuscades aux gens - especially it spies upon one early in the morning.Est dit du serpent chiyauhcôâtl. Sah11,77." quimmopachihuîcoh in cuauhtitlan calqueh ", ils sont venus espionner les habitants de Cuauhtitlan. W.Lehmann 1938,243.Cf. aussi pahpachihuia.Note: pour la deuxième partie de son article R.Siméon confond les deux verbes pachihuia et pahchîhuia.Schultze Iena Sah propose 'pachihuihtiuh', er nähert sich allmählich.S'agit-il d'un dérivé pâchihuia de pâchihui?
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