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lying-in-wait

Betonungen
Mil. засада
lie in wait
Allg. затаиться, подстерегая жертву, добычу (He was lying in wait. ART Vancouver); быть в засаде; находиться в засаде; залечь (притаиться В.И.Макаров); залегать; залечь (Andrey Truhachev); поджидать (This person was hiding behind a wall, as if he were lying in wait for someone Taras); подстерегать (Taras); устроить засаду
Mil. выжидать в засаде; лежать в засаде (Andrey Truhachev)
übertr. притаиться (When I'm walking alone at night, I'm always worried that attackers are just lying in wait in the shadows. 4uzhoj); выжидать (The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake.Agents for the anti-money sector have lain in wait for months to see if the corporation would fall for their new sting operation. 4uzhoj)
lie in wait for
Allg. подстерегать (to be waiting to catch or attack • They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home)
lying-in-wait
: 22 Phrasen in 5 Thematiken
Allgemeine Lexik15
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Recht1
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