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1 lie in wait for smb.
(lie in wait (редк. lay wait) for smb.)подстерегать кого-л., устроить кому-л. ловушкуThe habit of questioning and being questioned had given him a suspicious manner, or a manner that would be better described as one of lying in wait. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Our Mutual Friend’, book II, ch. I) — Привычка расспрашивать или быть спрошенным породила ту подозрительность, которую можно сравнить только с состоянием человека, находящегося в засаде.
Besides hunger and cold, the hobo was confronted with a maze of perils. Death laid in wait for him at every turn. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. III) — Странствующему рабочему угрожают не только голод и холод, но и много других опасностей. Смерть подстерегает его буквально на каждом шагу.
He could see from the corner of his eye Peter Topglass lying in wait for him. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Bell’, ch. VI) — Уголком глаза Майкл видел, что Питер Топгласс поджидает его.
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4 lie in wait
كَمَن (لِـ) \ lie in wait: to hide (usu. for a bad purpose) and wait for sb. to come or sth. to happen: The cat was lying in wait for the mouse. lurk: to wait, esp. hidden, with some evil intention: His enemy was lurking in the shadows. skulk: to move or wait in a secret or guilty way: A fox was skulking round the farmyard, hoping to seize a hen. ambush: to wait in hiding and attack people as they pass. lie in wait for sb.: to hide in order to attack sb. if he comes. -
5 lie in wait for sb
كَمَن (لِـ) \ lie in wait: to hide (usu. for a bad purpose) and wait for sb. to come or sth. to happen: The cat was lying in wait for the mouse. lurk: to wait, esp. hidden, with some evil intention: His enemy was lurking in the shadows. skulk: to move or wait in a secret or guilty way: A fox was skulking round the farmyard, hoping to seize a hen. ambush: to wait in hiding and attack people as they pass. lie in wait for sb.: to hide in order to attack sb. if he comes. -
6 lie in wait for
be/lie in wait for somebody [bi:/lai in weit fo: sambadi] i bëj/i ngre pritë dikujt; rri në pritje të dikujt● fall into an ambush [fo:l intu: ën 'æmbush] bie në pritë● lie/wait in ambush (for sb) i zë pusi (dikujt) -
7 lie in wait for sb
تَرَصَّدَ (حيوانًا ليَصيدَهُ) \ stalk: to move secretly towards (an animal, so as to shoot it or to photograph it). lie in wait for sb.: to hide in order to attack sb. if he comes. -
8 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ligge på lur* * *(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ligge på lur -
9 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ligge på lur* * *(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ligge på lur -
10 lie in wait
1) Общая лексика: быть в засаде, находиться в засаде, подкарауливать (кого-л.), выжидать в засаде, подстерегать (кого-л.-for), затаиться, подстерегая добычу, затаиться, подстерегая жертву (He was lying in wait.)2) Военный термин: выжидать в засаде3) Юридический термин: засада -
11 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) estar a la espera, estar al acecho -
12 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) estar a la espera, estar al acecho -
13 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) liggja í leyni -
14 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) liggja í leyni -
15 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) lesben áll -
16 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) lesben áll -
17 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ficar à espera -
18 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) ficar à espera -
19 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) pusuya yatmak -
20 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) pusuya yatmak
См. также в других словарях:
lie in wait (for somebody) — lie in ˈwait (for sb) idiom to hide, waiting to surprise, attack or catch sb • He was surrounded by reporters who had been lying in wait for him. Main entry: ↑lieidiom … Useful english dictionary
lie in wait — index lurk, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lie in wait for — index ambush Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lie in wait — verb wait in hiding to attack (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ambush, ↑scupper, ↑bushwhack, ↑waylay, ↑lurk, ↑ambuscade • Derivationally related forms: ↑ambuscade … Useful english dictionary
lie in wait — 1. to stay hidden, ready to attack. Police said the suspect was lying in wait in a dark hallway. This person was found behind a wall, as if he were lying in wait for someone. 2. to delay doing something until the best time for it. The smart thing … New idioms dictionary
lie in wait — watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone The police decided to lie in wait for the bank robbers to appear at the bank … Idioms and examples
To lie in wait — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie in wait — Wait Wait, n. [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch, watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See {Wait}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt. [1913 Webster] There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican town of El… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lie in wait — Synonyms and related words: abide, ambuscade, ambush, await, bide, couch, creep, gumshoe, lay for, lay wait, lay wait for, lie in ambush, lurk, mark time, nightwalk, prowl, pussyfoot, shadow, sit up for, skulk, slink, sneak, stalk, stay up for,… … Moby Thesaurus
lie in wait — {v. phr.} To watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone; to ambush. * /The driver of the stage coach knew that the thieves were lying in wait somewhere along the road./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie in wait — {v. phr.} To watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone; to ambush. * /The driver of the stage coach knew that the thieves were lying in wait somewhere along the road./ … Dictionary of American idioms
