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Meaning of Foray | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈfɒɹ.eɪ

Definitions

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.

Equivalents

العربية الغزوة غزاوة

Български на́бег

Bosanski napad rad utok упад

Català incursió

Čeština nájezd průnik útok výpad

Deutsch kurzer Ausfall plötzlicher Überfall Streifzug überraschender Überfall

Español incursión

Eesti haak

Suomi hyökkäys kokeilu ryöstöretki yritelmä yritys

Français incursion

Gaeilge ruathar

Hrvatski napad rad utok упад

Italiano incursione irruzione scorrazzata scorreria

Kurdî rad

Македонски упад

Nederlands onverwachte aanval raid verrassingsaanval

Polski najazd napad wypad

Português aposta incursão investida

Română incursiune

Русский набег нападе́ние

Српски napad rad utok упад

Svenska plundringståg rad

Türkçe akın

Examples

“Bastian Schweinsteiger and Muller were among many who should have added the third, and City were limited to rare forays with the excellent Boateng pinching the ball off Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov shooting wide in stoppage time.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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