guet-apens

== French == === Etymology === An alteration of Middle French d'agais apensés, corresponding to aguet (“ambush”) + past participle of apenser (“conceive of”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛ.t‿a.pɑ̃/ === Noun === guet-apens m (plural guets-apens) ambush (figuratively) trap Synonym: traquenard ==== Related terms ==== guetter === Further reading === “guet-apens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012