besiege russian

• обложи́ть

  to tax, to levy (a tax on), to impose (a tax)

  to surround, to encircle, to besiege

  to cover all over, to overcast, to coat

  to lay around, to pack around, to put around

  to face (with tiles), to line, to revet

  to swear at, to curse out, to give a mouthful

• осади́ть

  to besiege, to lay siege to

  to besiege (with questions), to overwhelm, to mob

  to put in one's place, to take down a peg, to rebuff

  to rein in (a horse), to pull up, to halt

  to drive in (a pile), to ram down, to make settle

• осажда́ть

  to lay siege, to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer

• обкла́дывать

  to surround (with something), to pack around, to put around

  to face, to line, to cover (with tiles), to tile

  to levy (a tax on), to tax, to impose (a duty on)

  to surround, to encircle, to besiege

• осажда́ющий

  besieger, beleaguerer

• осаждённый

  besieged, under siege

  beleaguered, besieged (with requests), inundated

  precipitated, settled out (as sediment)

  driven down, sunk down

• обсту́пленный

  surrounded, besieged, hemmed in, encircled

• оце́пленный

  cordoned off, surrounded, encircled, besieged

• осажда́емый

  besieged, under siege

  precipitated, deposited

• осади́вший

  having besieged, that has besieged

  having precipitated, having caused to settle

Examples

• Э́тот дневни́к принадлежа́л жи́тельнице блока́дного Ленингра́да.

  This diary belonged to the girl who lived in besieged Leningrad.

• В 1683 году ту́рки осади́ли Ве́ну во второй раз.

  In 1683, the Turks besieged Vienne for the second time.

• В 1683 году ту́рки во второй раз осади́ли Ве́ну.

  In 1683, the Turks besieged Vienna for the second time.

• Э́тот дневни́к принадлежа́л де́вочке, кото́рая жила в блока́дном Ленингра́де.

  This diary belonged to a girl who lived in besieged Leningrad.

• Войска решили осадить старую крепость.

  The troops decided to besiege the old fortress.

• Враги осаждали крепость целую неделю.

  The enemies besieged the fortress for a whole week.

• Журналисты осаждали известного актёра вопросами.

  Journalists besieged the famous actor with questions.

• Толпа осаждала кассы перед концертом.

  The crowd besieged the ticket offices before the concert.

• Войска смогли деблокировать окружённый город.

  The troops managed to relieve the besieged city.

• В крепости готовили контрмину против осаждающих.

  In the fortress, they were preparing a countermine against the besiegers.

• Осаждённый город остался без еды и воды.

  The besieged city was left without food or water.

• Осаждённые жители ждали помощи снаружи.

  The besieged residents waited for help from outside.

• Осаждённая крепость держалась несколько месяцев.

  The besieged fortress held out for several months.

• Генерал, осадивший крепость, не знал о подкреплении.

  The general who had besieged the fortress knew nothing about the reinforcements.

• Войско, осадившее город, стояло у стен уже месяц.

  The army that had besieged the city had been standing by the walls for a month already.

• Полководец, осадивший столицу, приказал начать штурм.

  The commander who had besieged the capital ordered the assault to begin.

• Донимаемый вопросами журналистов, министр молчал.

  Besieged by journalists' questions, the minister remained silent.

• Осаждаемый город держался ещё три месяца.

  The besieged city held out for another three months.