Siege in spanish
Cerco
pronunciation: θeɹ̩koʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: θeɹ̩koʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
siege = sitio, cerco, bloqueo.
Example: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.more:
» besiege = acosar, sitiar, plagar.
Example: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.» come under + siege = sitiar, bloquear, cercar. [Uso pasivo del verbo]
Example: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.» in a state of siege = en estado de sitio.
Example: The article carries the title 'Israel: libraries in a state of siege'.» lay + siege to = sitiar, poner cerco a, cercar.
Example: Syrian tanks laid siege to a defiant town in the centre of the country yesterday.» set + siege to = sitiar, poner cerco a, cercar.
Example: The most famous such battle was fought at Numancia, the Iberian city to which the Romans set siege for sixteen years.» under siege = en estado de sitio.
Example: The article 'Electronic copyright under siege' sets out the USA copyright legislation enshrined in the 1976 Copyright Act.