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for·ay
(fôr′ā′, fŏr′ā′)n.
1. A sudden raid or military advance.
2. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area: an actor's foray into politics.
v. for·ayed, for·ay·ing, for·ays
v.intr.
1. To make a raid.
2. To make inroads, as for profit or adventure.
[Middle English forrai, from forraien, to plunder, probably back-formation from forreour, raider, plunderer, from Old French forrier, from forrer, to forage; see forage.]
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foray
(ˈfɒreɪ)n
1. a short raid or incursion
2. a first attempt or new undertaking
vb
to raid or ravage (a town, district, etc)
[C14: from forrayen to pillage, from Old French forreier, from forrier forager, from fuerre fodder; see forage]
ˈforayer n
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for•ay
(ˈfɔr eɪ, ˈfɒr eɪ)n.
1. a quick raid or attack, usu. for the purpose of taking plunder.
2. an initial venture outside one's customary range of activity: a brief foray into real estate.
v.i. 3. to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
4. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure.
[1350–1400; Middle English forraien < Old French fo(u)rrier (see forage)]
for′ay•er, n.
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foray
Past participle: forayed
Gerund: foraying
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| Noun | 1. |  foray - a sudden short attack air attack, air raid - an attack by armed planes on a surface target penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory swoop - a very rapid raid |
| 2. | foray - an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" | |
| Verb | 1. | foray - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| 2. | foray - briefly enter enemy territory |
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foray
noun raid, sally, incursion, inroad, attack, assault, invasion, swoop, reconnaissance, sortie, irruption She made her first forays into politics.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
foray
[ˈfɒreɪ] n (= raid) → incursion f
to make a foray into enemy territory → faire une incursion en territoire ennemi
to make a foray into enemy territory → faire une incursion en territoire ennemi
(fig) to make a foray into sth → s'essayer à qch
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foray
n → (Raub)überfall m; (Mil) → Ausfall m; (fig) → Ausflug m (→ into in +acc); to make a foray into the European market → sich auf den europäischen Markt vorwagen
vi → Raubüberfälle/einen Raubüberfall machen; (fig) → Ausflüge/einen Ausflug machen
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