siege

asedio, sitio

Ataque en que un ejército rodea un lugar durante mucho tiempo para obligarlo a rendirse.

En inglés sencillo: An attack in which an army surrounds a place for a long time to force it to surrender.

• The siege lasted three months.
• Food ran out while the city was under siege.
• The army finally lifted the siege.

Cómo se usa: lay siege to something (The army laid siege to the city.); under siege (The fortress remained under siege for weeks.)

Sinónimos: blockade

Expresiones frecuentes: under siege, lay siege, lift a siege