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siege [sieges] (military blockade of settlement) noun [UK: siːdʒ] [US: ˈsiːdʒ] | assedionounThe city is under siege. = La città è sotto assedio. |
besiege [besieged, besieging, besieges] (to surround with armed forces) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈsiːdʒ] [US: bə.ˈsiːdʒ] | assediareverbThe Greeks besieged Troy for ten years. = I Greci assediarono Troia per dieci anni. |
lay siege (to engage in a siege, see also: besiege) verb | assediareverb |
state of siege (military state of emergency) noun | stato d'assedionoun |