siege in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for siege in the English»French Dictionary

siege [Brit siːdʒ, Am sidʒ] N

siege

siège m

to lay siege to sth lit, fig

assiéger qc

to come under siege

être assiégé

to suffer from or have a siege mentality

être toujours sur la défensive

siege warfare N

siege warfare

guerre f de siège

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declare independence, siege

proclamer

lift siege, ban, sanctions

lever

raise ban, siege

lever

a state of alert/emergency/siege/war

un état d'alerte/d'urgence/de siège/de guerre

Translations for siege in the French»English Dictionary

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assiéger ville, troupe

to besiege, to lay siege to

la ville a été assiégée pendant six mois

the town was under siege ou besieged for six months

assiéger la maison de qn journalistes, créanciers:

to lay siege to sb's house

siège

siege

mettre le siège devant une ville

to lay siege to a town

lever le siège lit

to raise the siege

état de siège

state of siege

tour HISTORY, MIL

siege-tower

siege in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for siege in the English»French Dictionary

siege [si:dʒ] N MIL

siege

siège m

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raise embargo, siege

lever

Translations for siege in the French»English Dictionary

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assiéger place, population

to lay siege to

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The staff sling (see below) continued to be used in sieges and the sling was used as a part of large siege engines.

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The siege continued for the next three months.

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That city had now sustained a siege for seven months.

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As long as the player survives the siege, the level will be successfully completed by the player.

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The defending army must find a way to escape the siege area to win, although it can also attempt to destroy the ambushing army.

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