Traductions de „waylay“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

way·lay <-laid, -laid> [ˌweɪˈleɪ, Am ˈweɪleɪ] VERBE trans

1. waylay hum (accost):

to waylay sb

jdn abfangen [o. fam abpassen]

I was waylaid on the way out of a meeting by the managing director

der Vorsitzende hat mich direkt nach dem Treffen abgefangen

2. waylay (attack):

to waylay sb

jdn überfallen

she had been waylaid

sie geriet in einen Hinterhalt

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anglais

Here he supposedly engaged in piracy by waylaying merchants, stealing their cargo, and arming their slaves.

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There would be traps, tricks to waylay the adventurer, and diversions to turn him or her away from the true quest.

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They comply, unaware that their hostess is a wicked witch who waylays children to cook and eat them.

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Although individual drone attacks had limited impact, the sheer number of them was waylaying forces.

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A phone call waylaid him from his "cooking" experiment for 15 minutes.

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You are so focused on the urgent that the important gets waylaid.

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It's an application to stymie, waylay and ambush proceedings.

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The three brothers waylay her on the road as she leaves the state.

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Why this new obsession with waylaying targets at night?

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Three hooligans waylay the coach.

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