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besieged

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒd/

Meanings
verb

Asediar

To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Examples :

"The small village was besieged by enemy soldiers for weeks, cutting off all supplies and preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "
La pequeña aldea fue asediada por soldados enemigos durante semanas, cortando todos los suministros e impidiendo que alguien entrara o saliera.
military war action

Related Words

Illustration compelling

compelling verb

/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/

Juntar, reunir

"The teacher compelling the students to the library motivated them to study for the upcoming test. "

El profesor que reunía a los estudiantes en la biblioteca los motivó a estudiar para el próximo examen.

Illustration customer

customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

Cliente, consumidor

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Cada persona que pasa es un cliente potencial.

Illustration requests

requests noun

/rɪˈkwɛsts/ /rɪˈkwɛs/

Peticiones, solicitudes

"With possessive: "My son's requests at the toy store are often ignored." Without possessive: "The librarian politely declined all requests on her for help with the computer because she was busy." "

Con posesivo: Las peticiones de mi hijo en la juguetería a menudo se ignoran. Sin posesivo: La bibliotecaria rechazó cortésmente todas las solicitudes de ayuda con la computadora porque estaba ocupada.

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

Prevenir, impedir

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

Suministro, abastecimiento

"supply and demand"

Oferta y demanda

Illustration surround

surround noun

/səˈɹaʊnd/

Entorno, alrededores

"The school's playground had a sturdy metal surround to keep children safe. "

El patio de recreo de la escuela tenía un entorno metálico resistente para mantener a los niños seguros.

Illustration soldiers

soldiers noun

/ˈsɒldʒəz/ /ˈsoʊldʒɚz/

Soldado

"The soldiers marched in the parade, wearing their uniforms. "

Los soldados desfilaron en el desfile, vistiendo sus uniformes.

Illustration relatives

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

Parientes, familiares

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

¿Por qué mis parientes siempre hablan de sexo?

Illustration entering

entering verb

/ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/

Entrar

"You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."

Deberías tocar antes de entrar, a menos que quieras verme desnudo.

Illustration beleaguer

beleaguer verb

/bəˈliː.ɡə/ /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/

Asediar, sitiar

"The rebels beleaguered the capital city, cutting off supplies and preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "

Los rebeldes sitiaron la ciudad capital, cortando los suministros e impidiendo que alguien entrara o saliera.

Illustration announced

announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

Anunciar, comunicar

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "

El profesor anunció que no habría escuela mañana debido a la nieve.

Illustration surrender

surrender noun

/səˈɹɛndəɹ/

Rendición, entrega

"The tired student saw the enormous pile of homework and felt a wave of surrender. "

El estudiante cansado vio la enorme pila de deberes y sintió una ola de rendición.