besiege in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for besiege in the English»French Dictionary

besiege [Brit bɪˈsiːdʒ, Am bəˈsidʒ] VB trans

1. besiege MIL:

besiege

assiéger

2. besiege fig:

besiege person

assaillir

besiege place

assiéger

to besiege sb with questions etc

assaillir qn de

Translations for besiege in the French»English Dictionary

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assiéger ville, troupe

to besiege, to lay siege to

assiéger magasin, bureau de réclamations

to besiege

assiéger qn créanciers, journalistes:

to besiege sb

assiéger qn de questions

to besiege sb with questions

investir lieu

to besiege

faire le siège d'une ville/d'une ambassade

to besiege a town/an embassy

besiege in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for besiege in the English»French Dictionary

besiege [bɪˈsi:dʒ] VB trans

1. besiege a. fig:

besiege

assiéger

2. besiege (assail):

besiege

assaillir

Translations for besiege in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

assiéger armée

to besiege

assiéger guichet

to besiege

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The city was besieged several times and was obliged to pay heavy contributions.

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Both armies besieged the city for several days.

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In the mean time she has been besieged by suitors for her hand in marriage.

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It's not a wise choice to besiege a city whose defenders are willing to fight to the death.

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The caliph was besieged in a castle outside the city.

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Between 1619 and 1649 the fortress was besieged several times.

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He has hallucinations of monsters that besiege him with requests and threaten his life wherever he goes.

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The village was besieged by rebel forces for eight months.

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