waylay

[USA]/weɪˈleɪ/
[UK]/weɪˈleɪ/
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Oversættelse

waylay
vt. bagere; ligge i baggrunden
Definition: at gemme sig et sted og pludseligt angribe.
Word Forms
Past Tensewaylaid
Present Participlewaylaying
Past Participlewaylaid
Third Person Singularwaylays
Pluralwaylays

Eksempelsætninger

The thieves tried to waylay the unsuspecting travelers on the dark road.

Tyvene forsøgte at overfalde de uvidende rejsende på den mørke vej.

Criminals often waylay people in secluded areas to rob them.

Kriminelle overfalder ofte folk på afsides steder for at røve dem.

She was waylaid by a group of aggressive salespeople in the mall.

Hun blev overfaldet af en gruppe aggressive sælgere i butikscentret.

Beware of strangers who may try to waylay you on your way home.

Pas på fremmede, der muligvis vil forsøge at overfalde dig på vej hjem.

The bandits waylaid the convoy and stole all the goods.

Banditterne overfaldt konvojen og stjal alle varerne.

The paparazzi waylaid the celebrity outside the restaurant to get a photo.

Fotopapapparazzierne overfaldt berømmelsen uden for restauranten for at få et billede.

Protesters attempted to waylay the politician as he left the building.

Protestdeltagere forsøgte at overfalde politikeren, mens han forlod bygningen.

The ambush was carefully planned to waylay the enemy troops.

Bagholdet var omhyggeligt planlagt for at overfalde fjendens tropper.

The detective was waylaid by a false lead in the investigation.

Detektiven blev ledt på afveje af et falsk spor i efterforskningen.

The kidnappers waylaid the wealthy businessman and demanded a ransom.

Kaprerne overfaldt den velhavende forretningsmand og krævede løsesum.

Virkelige Eksempler

Scientific careers can be made or waylaid on the basis of publications.

Kilde: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation September 2015

Capitan. Excuse me. The locals told me your voyage was waylaid, sir.

Kilde: Go blank axis version

Accordingly, the wags claimed that this slippery rascal had waylaid some passing telegram and was making the most of it.

Kilde: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The person may try to accost or waylay you.

Kilde: 2009 ESLPod

I could see he was waiting to waylay Amulya.

Kilde: Family and the World (Part 2)

Magic had waylaid the strong arm of the young brave.

Kilde: Vancouver Legend

I waylaid Raffles. " All right! Let him find the pearl" .

Kilde: Amateur Thief Rafiz

Bandits waylaid the boss, while he was going to the mine.

Kilde: Pan Pan

In the attack, however, we found the Harkonnens had waylaid the Fremen courier—badly wounded him.

Kilde: "Dune" audiobook

If a stranger tries to accost or waylay you, run away as fast as you can.

Kilde: 2009 ESLPod

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