foray

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von foray im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: {i} dalma, girme; {i} atılım (riskli); akın; yağma; baskın; {i} çapul; akın et; {f} yağmalamak; {f} basmak; {f} yağma etmek; çapulculuk etmek; girme
foray into: akın içine

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von foray im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc
And thyder shall thou go to forrey that forestes, and with the shall go Sir Gawayne .; A brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere; To pillage; to ravage; A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid; an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" a sudden short attack briefly enter enemy territory; {i} raid, quick attack; excursion, experimental attempt; an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"; A brief excursion or attempt especially outside ones accustomed sphere; briefly enter enemy territory; You can refer to a short journey that you make as a foray if it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing. Most guests make at least one foray into the town; steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"; If you make a foray into a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it. Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings. her first forays into politics; {f} raid, attack; invade; a sudden short attack; a sudden short attack briefly enter enemy territory; If a group of soldiers make a foray into enemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory. These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey. = raid
foray into: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly
foray into: {f} raid, attack on

foray

Silbentrennung

for·ay

Türkische aussprache

fôrey

Synonyme

attack, depredation, descent, inroad, invasion, irruption, raid, reconnaissance, sally, sortie

Antonyme

abstention, idleness, laziness

Aussprache

/ˈfôrā/ /ˈfɔːreɪ/

Etymologie

[ 'for-"A, 'fOr-, 'fär- ] (verb.) 14th century. From Middle English forrayen (“to pillage”), a back-formation of forrayour, forreour, forrier (“raider, pillager”), from Old French forrier, fourrier, a derivative of fuerre (“provender, fodder, straw”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *fōdar (“fodder, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrán, *fṓþran (“fodder, feed, sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *patrom (“fodder”), *pat- (“to feed”), *pāy- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Old High German fuotar (German Futter (“fodder, feed”)), Old English fōdor, fōþor (“food, fodder, covering, case, basket”), Dutch voeder (“forage, food, feed”), Danish foder (“fodder, feed”), Icelandic fóðr (“fodder, sheath”). More at fodder, food.