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siège meaning in English

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siège nom {m}

seat [seats]◼◼◼(location of a governing body)
noun
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]

seat [seats]◼◼◼(membership in a representative body)
noun
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]

seat [seats]◼◼◼(part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting)
noun
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]

siege [sieges]◼◼◼(military blockade of settlement)
noun
[UK: siːdʒ] [US: ˈsiːdʒ]
The siege of the fortress lasted a long time. = Le siège de la forteresse dura longtemps.

box seat◼◻◻(seat)
noun
[UK: bɒks siːt] [US: ˈbɑːks ˈsiːt]

siège nom
{m} chaiSe {f}

seat [seats]◼◼◼(piece of furniture)
noun
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]

siège nom {f}

headquarters◼◼◼(center of organisation's activity)
noun
[UK: hed.ˈkwɔː.təz] [US: ˈhed.ˌkwɔːr.tərz]
Our new headquarters are in Tokyo. = Notre nouveau siège social est à Tokyo.

siège arrière nom {m}

back seat [back seats]◼◼◼(seat)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk siːt] [US: ˈbæk ˈsiːt]

siège enfant nom {m}

child safety seat [child safety seats]◼◼◼(a car safety restraint designed for infants and young children)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪld ˈseɪf.ti siːt] [US: ˈtʃaɪld ˈseɪf.ti ˈsiːt]

siège passager nom {m}

pillion◼◼◼(second saddle on a motorcycle)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.lɪən] [US: ˈpɪ.ljən]

siège social nom {m}

headquarters◼◼◼(center of organisation's activity)
noun
[UK: hed.ˈkwɔː.təz] [US: ˈhed.ˌkwɔːr.tərz]

residence [residences]◼◼◻(place where a corporation is established)
noun
[UK: ˈre.zɪ.dəns] [US: ˈre.zə.dəns]

siège éjectable nom {m}

ejection seat◼◼◼(seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩ siːt] [US: ɪ.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩ ˈsiːt]

arme de siège nom {f}

siege engine(large weapon of war to batter fortifications)
noun

coussiège nom {m}

window seat(seat in a recess with a window)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪn.dəʊ siːt] [US: ˈwɪndo.ʊ ˈsiːt]

engin de siège nom {m}

siege engine◼◼◼(large weapon of war to batter fortifications)
noun

guerre de siège nom {f}

siege warfare◼◼◼(warfare involving a siege)
noun

machine de siège nom {f}

siege engine◼◼◼(large weapon of war to batter fortifications)
noun

monnaie de siège nom {f}

obsidional coin(coin)
noun

prendre un siège verbe

take a seat◼◼◼(sit down)
verb
[UK: teɪk ə siːt] [US: ˈteɪk ə ˈsiːt]

présentation du siège nom {f}

breech birth(birth in which the fetus comes feet or knees first)
noun
[UK: briːtʃ bɜːθ] [US: ˈbriːtʃ ˈbɝːθ]

Saint-Siège nom {f}

Holy See◼◼◼(episcopal see of the Catholic Church)
proper noun
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li ˈsiː] [US: ˈhoʊ.li ˈsiː]

tour de siège nom {f}

siege tower◼◼◼(tower used as siege weapon)
noun

télésiège nom {m}

chairlift◼◼◼(moving series of open seats)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeə.lɪft] [US: ˈtʃeə.lɪft]

état de siège nom {m}

state of siege◼◼◼(military state of emergency)
noun