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guet-apens

French, noun/ɡɛ.t‿a.pɑ̃/

guet-apens is spelled G-U-E-T-A-P-E-N-S (9 letters). Guet-apens is a French masculine noun meaning “ambush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Piège tendu pour y faire tomber quelqu’un que l’on veut tenir à sa merci”.

What does guet-apens mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineambush

  2. 2

    masculinetrap

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Piège tendu pour y faire tomber quelqu’un que l’on veut tenir à sa merci. 2. Tout dessein prémédité de nuire.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of guet-apens

  • guets-apens plural
  • guet-appens
  • guet-à-pent
  • guet-à-pens

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce guet-apens?

  • /ɡɛ.t‿a.pɑ̃/
  • \ɡɛ.t‿a.pɑ̃\
  • [ɡɛ.ta.pɑ̃]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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