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1 besiege
bi'si:‹1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) sitiar, asediar2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) asediartr[bɪ'siːʤ]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL sitiar2 figurative use asediar, inundarv.• asediar v.• sitiar v.bɪ'siːdʒtransitive verb sitiar, asediar, cercar*an angry crowd besieged the embassy — una muchedumbre enfurecida rodeó or cercó la embajada
[bɪ'siːdʒ]VT (Mil) (also fig) asediar* * *[bɪ'siːdʒ]transitive verb sitiar, asediar, cercar*an angry crowd besieged the embassy — una muchedumbre enfurecida rodeó or cercó la embajada
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