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That very evening Rougon began to lay siege to Delestang's heart.
Dès le soir, Rougon commença le siège du coeur de Delestang.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She no longer attempted to disguise her snares and the clever way in which she had worked upon him before laying siege to his desires.
Elle ne prenait plus la peine de dissimuler sa lente séduction, ce travail savant dont elle l'avait entouré, avant de faire le siège de ses désirs.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
It was a walled and fortified town up to the time of the Parliamentary War, when it suffered a long and bitter siege from Fairfax.
Enceinte et fortifications durèrent jusqu’à la Guerre parlementaire, époque à laquelle Fairfax fit subir à la ville un siège long et cruel.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
At the time of the siege of Arras in 1640, Marshal de Chaulnes availed himself of them, and they were also employed during the siege of Dunkirk in 1658.
Lors du siège d'Arras, en 1640, le maréchal de Chaulnes en fit usage : elles servirent également pendant le siège de Dunkerque, en 1658.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Then Rougon decided that the public crier, accompanied by a drummer, should go through the streets, proclaim a state of siege, and announce to the inhabitants that whoever might go out would not be allowed to return.
Alors Rougon décida que le crieur public, accompagné d’un tambour, irait par les rues proclamer la ville en état de siège et annoncer aux habitants que quiconque sortirait ne pourrait plus rentrer.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Here they were left, well supplied with arms and provisions, either to stand a siege, or to make a sortie, as the case might require.
Ils y furent laissés bien munis d’armes et de provisions pour y soutenir un siège ou faire une sortie suivant que l’occasion l’exigerait.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Luckily there are four or five barrels of water in the block, and these are something towards a siege.
Heureusement, il y a quatre ou cinq tonnes d’eau dans le fort ; et c’est quelque chose dans un siège.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Then, with her sensible air, she gently laid siege to Dario.
Puis, elle s’attaqua à Dario, très douce, l’air raisonnable.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
In the south, fired by the fanatical Nazi leadership of Gauleiter Karl Hanke, Breslau held out under siege until early May.
Dans le sud, sous la houlette du Gauleiter Karl Hanke, nazi fanatique, la ville de Breslau assiégée parvint à tenir jusqu'au début mai.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
It was a big square house of gray stone, very old, and had stood many a siege in former days, and at the end of it was a huge tower, twenty metres high, rising out of the water.
C'était une grande maison carrée, en pierre grise, très ancienne, qui avait subi des sièges autrefois, et terminée par une tour énorme, haute de vingt mètres, bâtie dans l'eau.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Ordinary men she lays siege to with the aid of all that is ugly; against the others she perforce must enlist whatever is noblest on earth.
Il assaille les premiers à l'aide de tout ce qui est laid; il ne peut assaillir les derniers qu'à l'aide de ce qu'il y a de plus beau sur la terre.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
The gossips were discussing the letter of the President of the Republic to General Oudinot, in which the siege of Rome had been decided upon.
On y commentait la lettre du président de la République au général Oudinot, dans laquelle le siège de Rome était décidé.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Mege would renew his interpellation on the morrow, and Vignon and his friends would at once lay siege to the posts they coveted.
Mais, dès le lendemain, Mège allait reprendre son interpellation, Vignon et ses amis profiteraient de l’occasion pour donner aux portefeuilles convoités un furieux assaut.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
STATEMENT BY THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES CONCERNING THE SIEGE OF AL-NAJAH UNIVERSITY IN NABLUS BY THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES
DECLARATION DE LA LIGUE DES ETATS ARABES CONCERNANT LE SIEGE DE L'UNIVERSITE AL-NAJAH DE NAPLOUSE PAR LES AUTORITES D'OCCUPATION ISRAELIENNES
© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010

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siege

verb
Basic forms
Pastsieged
Imperativesiege
Present Participle (Participle I)sieging
Past Participle (Participle II)sieged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I siegewe siege
you siegeyou siege
he/she/it siegesthey siege
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am siegingwe are sieging
you are siegingyou are sieging
he/she/it is siegingthey are sieging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have siegedwe have sieged
you have siegedyou have sieged
he/she/it has siegedthey have sieged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been siegingwe have been sieging
you have been siegingyou have been sieging
he/she/it has been siegingthey have been sieging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I siegedwe sieged
you siegedyou sieged
he/she/it siegedthey sieged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was siegingwe were sieging
you were siegingyou were sieging
he/she/it was siegingthey were sieging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had siegedwe had sieged
you had siegedyou had sieged
he/she/it had siegedthey had sieged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been siegingwe had been sieging
you had been siegingyou had been sieging
he/she/it had been siegingthey had been sieging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will siegewe shall/will siege
you will siegeyou will siege
he/she/it will siegethey will siege
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be siegingwe shall/will be sieging
you will be siegingyou will be sieging
he/she/it will be siegingthey will be sieging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have siegedwe shall/will have sieged
you will have siegedyou will have sieged
he/she/it will have siegedthey will have sieged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been siegingwe shall/will have been sieging
you will have been siegingyou will have been sieging
he/she/it will have been siegingthey will have been sieging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would siegewe should/would siege
you would siegeyou would siege
he/she/it would siegethey would siege
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be siegingwe should/would be sieging
you would be siegingyou would be sieging
he/she/it would be siegingthey would be sieging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have siegedwe should/would have sieged
you would have siegedyou would have sieged
he/she/it would have siegedthey would have sieged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been siegingwe should/would have been sieging
you would have been siegingyou would have been sieging
he/she/it would have been siegingthey would have been sieging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am siegedwe are sieged
you are siegedyou are sieged
he/she/it is siegedthey are sieged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being siegedwe are being sieged
you are being siegedyou are being sieged
he/she/it is being siegedthey are being sieged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been siegedwe have been sieged
you have been siegedyou have been sieged
he/she/it has been siegedthey have been sieged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was siegedwe were sieged
you were siegedyou were sieged
he/she/it was siegedthey were sieged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being siegedwe were being sieged
you were being siegedyou were being sieged
he/she/it was being siegedthey were being sieged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been siegedwe had been sieged
you had been siegedyou had been sieged
he/she/it had been siegedthey had been sieged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be siegedwe shall/will be sieged
you will be siegedyou will be sieged
he/she/it will be siegedthey will be sieged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been siegedwe shall/will have been sieged
you will have been siegedyou will have been sieged
he/she/it will have been siegedthey will have been sieged

siege

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesiegesieges
Possessive casesiege'ssieges'