siege

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sidʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sēj)

Inflections of 'siege' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sieges
v 3rd person singular
sieging
v pres p
sieged
v past
sieged
v past p
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (10)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations
En esta página: siege, sedge
'siege' tiene referencia cruzada con 'sedge'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'siege' is cross-referenced with 'sedge'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
siege n (attack)asedio nm
  sitio nm
 The siege of the town lasted for nine days before the enemy finally captured it.
 El asedio del pueblo duró nueve días hasta que el enemigo acabó capturándolo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
siege n figurative (persistent pressure on)insistencia nf
  (figurado)asedio nm
  acoso nm
 Edward's siege had no effect; Marilyn still refused to marry him.
 La insistencia de Edward no sirvió de nada. Marilyn seguía negándose a casarse con él.
siege n archaic (throne)trono nm
 The king was seated on his siege.
 El rey estaba sentado en su trono.
siege n archaic (place of rule)capital nf
  centro nm
 This city is the siege of the kingdom.
 Esta ciudad es la capital del reino.
siege n as adj (relating to a siege)de sitio loc adj
 The enemy engaged in siege warfare.
 El enemigo entabló una guerra de sitio.
siege [sth/sb] vtr (attack, assail)atacar vtr
  (lugar, fortaleza)asaltar vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The army sieged the fortress.
 El ejército atacó el fuerte.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sedge n (reed, marsh grass)juncia nf
  junco nm
 The sedge rustled gently in the wind.
sedge,
siege
n
(group: of herons)bandada de garzas nf + loc adj
 We saw a sedge of herons on the seashore.
 Vimos una bandada de garzas en la costa.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
siege | sedge
InglésEspañol
lay siege to [sth] v expr (attack)sitiar vtr
  asediar vtr
 The German army laid siege to Stalingrad in August 1942.
 El ejército alemán sitió Stalingrado en agosto de 1942.
siege machine n (apparatus for breaking down defences)fundíbulo, trebuchet nm
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El fundíbulo era una máquina de madera que servía en los ataques a fortalezas para disparar piedras de gran peso.
under siege adv (being surrounded and attacked)sitiado adj
 The city was under siege for months before its people finally surrendered.
 La ciudad estuvo sitiada durante meses, antes de que sus habitantes finalmente se rindieran.
  bajo asedio loc adj
 La ciudad estuvo bajo asedio durante meses, antes de que sus habitantes finalmente se rindieran.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'siege' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: a siege [economy, mentality], use a siege [engine, gun], the siege of the [city, castle, compound, base], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "siege" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'siege'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!