besiege
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/ [besieged, besieging]Translation
v [t]
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⇨ asediar
⇨ sitiar
The fortress was besieged by the enemy El enemigo sitió la fortaleza
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⇨ asediar
The actress was besieged by hundreds of fans when she entered the theatre La actriz se vio asediada por cientos de fans a la entrada del teatro
⇨ bombardear
⇨ acosar
The journalists besieged the major with questions Los periodistas acosaron al alcalde con preguntas
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva(Definition of besiege v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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