"siege" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

siege sustantivo

sustantivo + siege
Kolokacji: 25
siege of Sarajevo • Siege of Leningrad • Great Siege of Gibraltar • Waco Siege • siege of several days • ...
siege + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
siege engine • siege warfare • siege tower • siege mentality • siege gun • ...
siege + verbo
Kolokacji: 15
siege begins • siege lasts • siege ends • Siege takes • siege continues • ...
verbo + siege
Kolokacji: 29
lay siege • participate in the siege • take in the siege • lift the siege • break the siege • ...
1. lay siege = laickie oblężenie lay siege
  • This was the last attempt by Thomas to break the siege.
  • We have been told for years that air power alone could not begin to do the job of breaking the siege.
  • The expected help from the English failed to appear, and he had to break the siege on his own.
  • However, after a brave defense, he was able to break the Russian siege.
  • The British won the battle, but at a very large cost, and were unable to break the siege.
  • I'd say that your first job is to break the siege.
  • Greek forces outside the city were desperately trying to break the siege.
  • Its arrival is considered to have broken the siege of that island.
  • Perhaps it might be possible to break the siege by causing a distraction.
  • The attack achieved limited success, but the French were unable to break the siege.
6. end the siege = skończ oblężenie end the siege
adjetivo + siege
Kolokacji: 48
long siege • successful siege • unsuccessful siege • prolonged siege • lengthy siege • ...
preposición + siege
Kolokacji: 12
under siege • during the siege • after a siege • for a siege • of the siege • ...

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