Lauer
dieNounlurk; ambush
English translations
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Lauer
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Lauer beschreibt das heimliche Warten, um jemanden zu überraschen oder zu überfallen.
- English meaning
- The ambush describes the secret waiting to surprise or attack someone.
- Synonym
- Versteck, Hinterhalt
- German example
- Der Jäger lag auf der Lauer, um das Wild zu erlegen.
- English example
- The hunter lay in ambush to kill the game.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Lauer
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- lauern
lurken
- belauern
to watch closely
- belauern
to observe
- belauern
to scrutinize
- Kalauer
pun
- lauern
To lurk
- kalauern
To pun
- belauern
To stalk or watch someone or something secretly and attentively, often with malicious intent.
- Kalauer
Pun
- Prenzlauer
resident of Prenzlauer Berg
- auflauern
To lie in wait means to hide in order to surprise or ambush someone.
- Trichterspinne
funnel-web spider
- Raubspinne
Wolf spider
- Schlumpf
Smurf
- Kupferhydroxid
Copper hydroxide
- blau
blue
- ultramarin
Ultramarine
- fahlblau
Pale blue, washed-out blue
- Fuchs
Fox
- himmelblau
Sky blue
- Falltürspinne
Trapdoor spider
- Springspinne
A jumping spider is a family of spiders characterized by their ability to jump to catch prey.
- Tapezierspinne
Purse-web spider
- Blessur
Minor injury, scratch
- Eidechsenfisch
A lizardfish is a deep-sea fish with an elongated body and a lizard-like head.
- Panzerjäger
Tank destroyer
- Haüyn
Haüyne is a rare mineral from the feldspathoid group.
- Lapislazuli
Lapis lazuli
- Knutschfleck
Hickey
- gewitzigt
Wised up
- Ameisenlöwe
The larva of an insect from the antlion family, which builds funnel-shaped traps in the sand for ants.
- Heckenschütze
Sniper
- Wegelagerer
Highwayman
- Blaumann
Overalls, blue-collar suit
- Elfenblauvogel
Azure kingfisher
- Ameisenjungfer
An insect whose larva builds cone-shaped traps in the sand to catch ants.
- Krabbenspinne
Crab spider
- Wolfspinne
Wolf spider
- Röhrenspinne
Tube-dwelling spider
- Leimschleuderspinne
Spitting spider
- Gottesanbeterin
Praying mantis
- Indigo
Indigo
- Wasserskorpion
A water scorpion is an aquatic bug that resembles a scorpion and preys on other aquatic insects.
- Wortspiel
Pun
- Aquamarin
Aquamarine
- Giftschlange
venomous snake
- Prellung
Bruise
- Hämatom
Hematoma
- schlau
Smart
Example sentences with “Lauer”
Er liegt auf der Lauer. (He is lying in wait.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of Lauer?
It is feminine (die Lauer).