siege

assedio

Attacco in cui un esercito circonda a lungo un luogo per costringerlo alla resa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: blockade

Espressioni comuni: under siege, lay siege, lift a siege