siege
BrE /ˈsiː.dʒ/ AmE /ˈsiː.dʒ/
noun en → es
a military attack in which an army surrounds a place and tries to force the people inside to surrender
asedio, sitio
- a siege of somewhere
Collocations lift a siege · break a siege
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The city was under siege for months.
La ciudad estuvo sitiada durante meses.
a strong position that makes it difficult to defeat someone or something
posición fuerte, ventaja estratégica
- have the siege of somewhere
Collocations gain a siege over somebody/something · lose the siege to somebody/something
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The company has maintained its siege in the market.
La empresa ha mantenido su ventaja en el mercado.