in agguato

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in ambush”.

Adverb

in agguato

  1. lying in wait
    cacciatore in agguato ― sit-and-wait hunter[1]
    stare in agguato ― to lie in wait (literally, “to be lying in wait”)
  2. (figurative, by extension) lurking
    i problemi sono già in agguato
    the problems are already lurking

References
  1. also sometimes used figurative and dysphemistically as the translation for stalker Wp

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