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1 besieged
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2 besiege
transitive verb* * *[bi'si:‹]2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) bestürmen* * *be·siege[bɪˈsi:ʤ]vt2. (overwhelm)to be \besieged with letters mit Briefen überhäuft werdento be \besieged with requests mit Bitten bedrängt werden* * *[bɪ'siːdZ]vt2) (fig) belagern; (with information, offers) überschütten, überhäufen; (= pester with letters, questions) bestürmen, bedrängen* * *besiege [bıˈsiːdʒ] v/t1. MIL belagern (auch fig)with mit)* * *transitive verb* * *v.belagern v.überhäufen v.überschütten v. -
3 besiege
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4 embattled
em·bat·tled[ɪmˈbætl̩d, emˈ-, AM emˈbæt̬l̩d, ɪmˈ-]1. (ready to fight) kampfbereit2. (fortified) befestigt3. (having to fight)\embattled government attackierte Regierungto feel \embattled sich akk [stark] bedrängt fühlen* * *[ɪm'btld]adj2) (fig) person, government bedrängt* * *embattled adj1. kampfbereit (auch fig)2. mit Zinnen (versehen)* * *adj.stellte auf adj. -
5 starvation
nounVerhungern, dasstarvation wages — Hungerlohn, der
* * ** * *star·va·tion[stɑ:ˈveɪʃən, AM stɑ:r-]n no plto die of \starvation verhungern, den Hungertod sterben liter* * *[stAː'veISən]n(act) Hungern nt; (of besieged people) Aushungern nt; (= condition) Hunger mto die of starvation — verhungern, hungers or den Hungertod sterben (geh)
the prisoners were kept on a starvation diet for months —
starvation wages — Hungerlohn m, Hungerlöhne pl
* * *starvation [stɑː(r)ˈveıʃn] s1. Hungern n:die of starvation verhungern;starvation diet Fasten-, Hungerkur f;starvation ration Hungerration f;2. Hungertod m, Verhungern n* * *nounVerhungern, dasdie of or from/suffer from starvation — verhungern/hungern od. Hunger leiden
be or live on a starvation diet — fast am Verhungern sein
starvation wages — Hungerlohn, der
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6 beleaguered
[bi'li:ɡəd]* * *be·lea·guered[bɪˈli:gəd, AM -gɚd]1. (besieged) belagertto be \beleaguered by an army/reporters von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werdenthe fields were \beleaguered by pests die Felder wurden von Schädlingen heimgesucht\beleaguered parents geplagte Elternto be \beleaguered by problems von Problemen geplagt werden -
7 beleaguered
1) ( besieged) belagert;to be \beleaguered by an army/ reporters von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werden;sb is \beleaguered with work jdm wächst die Arbeit über den Kopf;the fields were \beleaguered by pests die Felder wurden von Schädlingen heimgesucht;\beleaguered parents geplagte Eltern;to be \beleaguered by problems von Problemen geplagt werden -
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