English to Swedish Meaning of siege - belägring

Siege :
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Definitions of siege in English
Noun(1) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Examples of siege in English
(1) This historical drama retells the 1835-36 Texas revolution surrounding the famous siege of the Alamo.(2) To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines.(3) Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks(4) A man whose life fell apart after he sparked a dramatic armed police siege with a toy weapon said today: ÔÇÿThrow away your guns.ÔÇÖ(5) I yearn for those days when everything was full of wonder and fun, when kids could play cowboys and Indians in the street with toy guns that did not cause an armed police siege .(6) I've been having a siege of headaches(7) siege warfare(8) Several historians of the 1569 Protestant siege on Poitiers provide detailed descriptions of the city's topography.(9) A violent episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted.(10) Skipton Castle, dates back some 900 years, and withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War between 1643 and 1645.(11) After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863.(12) The seriousness of our project - to sneak into a town under a relentless military siege - began to sink in, and I shuddered.(13) ÔÇÿWe're doing our best to prepare our city for defense in case of siege ,ÔÇÖ she said as I shot my own arrow.(14) The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege .(15) two cult members have died so far in the four-day siege(16) This also marks the introduction of siege warfare and the deliberate efforts to counter static defenses.
Related Phrases of siege
(1) under siege ::
under belägring
(2) lay siege ::
lay siege
(3) siege engine ::
siege motor
(4) state of siege ::
belägringstillståndet
Synonyms
Noun
1. blockade ::
blockad
Different Forms
siege, sieges
Word Example from TV Shows
Sent me with an army to the Riverlands and a siege that could last months.

Sent me with an army to the Riverlands and a SIEGE that could last months.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6

A dead king, a city under siege.

A dead king, a city under SIEGE.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 9

We are more prepared for a siege than they could ever be.

We are more prepared for a SIEGE than they could ever be.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8

But his system is under siege.

But his system is under SIEGE.

Westworld Season 2, Episode 7

Who gave you permission to cross the siege line and enter the castle?

Who gave you permission to cross the SIEGE line and enter the castle?

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 8

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