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1 siege
nounbe under siege — (lit. or fig.) belagert sein; (by police) umstellt sein
lay siege to something — (lit. or fig.) etwas belagern
* * *[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) die Belagerung* * *[si:ʤ]to lay \siege to sth etw belagernto raise the \siege die Belagerung aufhebento be under [or in a state of] \siege unter Belagerung stehenshe was under \siege by photographers ( fig) sie wurde von Fotografen belagert* * *[siːdZ]n(of town) Belagerung f; (by police) Umstellung fto be under siege — belagert werden; (by police) umstellt sein
he attempted to lay siege to her emotions — er versuchte, ihr Herz zu erobern
* * *siege [siːdʒ]A s1. MIL Belagerung f:state of siege Belagerungszustand m;a) eine Stadt etc belagern,b) fig jemanden bestürmen, bearbeiten;2. figa) Bestürmen n, heftiges Zusetzenb) Zermürbung fc) zermürbende Zeit3. TECHa) Werkbank fb) Glasschmelzofenbank f4. obs Sitz m, besonders Thron mB adj Belagerungs…* * *nounbe under siege — (lit. or fig.) belagert sein; (by police) umstellt sein
lay siege to something — (lit. or fig.) etwas belagern
* * *n.Belagerung f.
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