sitiar

v.

1 to besiege.

2 to surround.

3 to lay siege to, to close in, to corner, to hem in.

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sitiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to besiege, lay siege to

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verb

to besiege

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VT

1) (=asediar) to besiege, lay siege to

2) (=acorralar) to corner, hem in

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verbo transitivo

a) (Mil) to besiege

estamos sitiados — we are under siege

b) (acorralar) to corner

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= come under + siege, besiege.

Ex. 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.

Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.

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verbo transitivo

a) (Mil) to besiege

estamos sitiados — we are under siege

b) (acorralar) to corner

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= come under + siege, besiege.

Ex: 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.

Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.

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sitiar [A1 ]

vt

1 (Mil) to besiege

sitiaron la ciudad they besieged o laid siege to the city

estamos sitiados we are under siege

2 (acorralar) to corner, hem … in on all sides

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sitiar (conjugate sitiar) verbo transitivo

a) (Mil) to besiege;

◊ estamos sitiados we are under siege

b) (acorralar) to corner

sitiar verbo transitivo to besiege
'sitiar' also found in these entries:
English:
besiege
- siege

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sitiar vt

1. [cercar] to besiege;

sitiaron el castillo they laid siege to o besieged the castle

2. [acorralar] to surround

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sitiar

v/t surround, lay siege to

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sitiar vt

asediar: to besiege