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(lay siege to smb. (или smth.))брать штурмом, осаждать кого-л. (или что-л.); добиваться чьей-л. благосклонности [этим. воен.]He watched it with that strange interest in trivial things that we try to develop when... some thought that terrifies us lays sudden siege to the brain and calls on us to yield. (O. Wilde, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, ch. II) — Дориан наблюдал за пчелой с тем странным интересом, с каким мы сосредоточиваемся на пустяках в те минуты, когда... какая-нибудь страшная мысль начинает неотступно осаждать мозг и принуждает нас сдаться.
Bessie did not say that she had again laid siege to Torpenhow or that he had... put her outside the door with a recommendation not to be a little fool. (R. Kipling, ‘The Light That Failed’, ch. XI) — Бесси не сочла нужным сказать, что она вновь пыталась вести атаку на Торпенгау и что он выставил ее за дверь, посоветовав не быть дурочкой.
Right away Beauty decided that she must visit that camp. She didn't wait to write... she would just go to the place and lay siege to whatever authorities might be in command. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 12) — И Бьюти решила ехать в лагерь. Она не станет даже предупреждать Марселя... она просто поедет туда и возьмет штурмом военное начальство.
...Phyllis let him see clearly she did not wish to be regarded as a young woman who might be laid siege to and courted. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Coonardoo’, ch. XXVII) —...Филлис дала ему ясно понять, что она не принадлежит к числу тех женщин, от которых можно добиться благосклонности ухаживанием.
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осаждать [осадить]Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > lay siege to
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2) Разговорное выражение: начать ухаживать (за кем-л.-to), приударить -
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2) Дипломатический термин: осадить (город и т.п.), предпринять осаду (города и т.п.) -
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11 lay siege to a lady's heart
Общая лексика: добиваться благосклонности дамыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > lay siege to a lady's heart
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לשים מצור על-* * *◙ -לע רוצמ םישל◄ -
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См. также в других словарях:
lay siege to something or someone — lay siege to (something or someone) 1 : to surround (a city, building, etc.) with soldiers or police officers in order to try to take control of it The army laid siege to the city. 2 : to attack (something or someone) constantly or repeatedly… … Useful english dictionary
lay siege to — ► lay siege to conduct a siege of. Main Entry: ↑siege … English terms dictionary
lay siege to something — phrase to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out Thesaurus: to surround or put something around somethingsynonym Main entry: lay … Useful english dictionary
lay siege to — phrasal 1. : to besiege militarily laid siege to the town 2. : to pursue diligently or persistently : besiege lays siege to Anastasie and is making excellent progress until he ventures a clumsy reference to her father E.K.Brown laid diplomatic… … Useful english dictionary
lay siege — verb a) To besiege, to engage in a siege. And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. b) To attack continually over a long period … Wiktionary
To lay siege to — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay siege to — conduct a siege of. → siege … English new terms dictionary
lay siege to — phrasal 1. to besiege militarily 2. to pursue diligently or persistently … New Collegiate Dictionary
lay siege to — blockade, isolate, take control of … English contemporary dictionary
lay siege to — Besiege, beset, invest … New dictionary of synonyms
lay siege to something — to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out … English dictionary