ambush
dieNounder Hinterhalt
German translations
- 01
überfallen
- 02
angegriffen
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
- Hinterhalt
ambush
- Überfall
ambush
- Panzerjäger
Tank destroyer
- auflauern
To lie in wait means to hide in order to surprise or ambush someone.
- Bambuswald
A bamboo forest is a forest consisting mainly of bamboo plants.
Example sentences with “ambush”
They prepared an ambush. (Sie bereiteten einen Hinterhalt vor.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German word for 'ambush'?
The word is 'der Hinterhalt' (masculine).