Definition
A variant spelling of embusqué, referring to a person sheltering from military service or duty.
Etymology
From French embusqué, combining em- with busquer. This French loanword entered English primarily during World War I to describe those who avoided frontline combat.
Kelly Says
During WWI, soldiers created a whole vocabulary of insults for people staying safe behind the lines, and 'embusqu' (borrowed from French) became one of the most stinging terms used in the trenches.
Translations
BNবাংলা
লুকোচুরি
lu-ko-churi
CACatalà
emboscada
em-bo-ska-da
DADansk
ambuskade
am-bus-ka-de
DEDeutsch
Überfall
oo-ber-fall
ELΕλληνικά
αποκάλυψη
a-po-kal-y-psi
ESEspañol
emboscada
em-bos-ka-da
FAفارسی
هجوم غافل
ho-jom ga-fil
FISuomi
hyökkäys
hyök-käys
FRFrançais
embuscade
em-boo-sa-d
HEעברית
התקפה
ha-ti-kef-a
HIहिन्दी
अचानक हमला
a-cha-naak ham-la
HUMagyar
csapás
cha-paash
IDBahasa Indonesia
serangan mendadak
se-ran-gan men-da-dak
ITItaliano
agguato
a-ggu-a-to
MSBahasa Melayu
serangan mengejut
se-ran-gan men-ge-jut
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော်
ta-p-ma-taw
NLNederlands
aanval
aan-val
PLPolski
zasadzka
za-sad-zka
PTPortuguês
emboscada
em-bo-ska-da
RORomână
ambuscadă
am-bu-ska-da
RUРусский
засада
za-sa-da
SWKiswahili
msako
m-sa-ko
TAதமிழ்
தாக்குதல்
tha-kku-thal
TEతెలుగు
చొరబాటు
cho-ra-ba-tu
THไทย
การโจมตีแบบซุ่ม
gan jo-m-tee baep sum
TLTL
pag-aaklas
pa-ga-ak-las
UKУкраїнська
напад
na-pad
VITiếng Việt
càn khịa
can-khia
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-ku-thwa-la