- to lay siege to the town
- to lay siege to the town/to besiege the town осаждать город
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
lay siege to — phrasal 1. : to besiege militarily laid siege to the town 2. : to pursue diligently or persistently : besiege lays siege to Anastasie and is making excellent progress until he ventures a clumsy reference to her father E.K.Brown laid diplomatic… … Useful english dictionary
Siege of the Alamo — The siege of the Alamo occurred between February 23 and March 6, 1836 as part of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas and surrounded the Alamo… … Wikipedia
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lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Siege of Tarragona (1813) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Tarragona caption= partof=the Peninsular War date=June 3 to June 11, 1813 place=Tarragona, Spain result=French victory combatant1=flagicon|France French Empire combatant2=flagicon|United Kingdom United… … Wikipedia
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siege — 01. The [siege] of the town lasted until the people finally ran out of food, and had to surrender. 02. Over a million Soviet soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the [siege] of Stalingrad. 03. The army lay [siege] to the airport where… … Grammatical examples in English
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