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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"word": "belejre"
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belagern"
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"word": "uzingiza"
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"word": "assiégi"
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "dèan sèist air"
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
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"_dis1": "86 6 8",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belägra"
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"_dis1": "86 6 8",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cuṭṭumuṭṭu",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "చుట్టుముట్టు"
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"_dis1": "86 6 8",
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"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "kuşatmak"
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"roman": "obstupaty oblohoju",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "обступати облогою"
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"_dis1": "86 6 8",
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"roman": "braty v oblohu",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "брати в облогу"
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"ref": "1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325",
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"word": "belejre"
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"word": "belagern"
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"word": "bedrängen"
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"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "siejar"
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"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "assediare"
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"word": "pāhau"
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"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
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"word": "asaeteado"
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"word": "belagen"
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"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "assaillir"
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"assail",
"assail"
],
[
"ply",
"ply"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːdʒ"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "حاصر"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pašarel",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "պաշարել"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "asediar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obsaždam",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "обсаждам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obkrǎžavam",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "обкръжавам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "assetjar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "圍攻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wéigōng",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "围攻"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "obléhat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belejre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belegeren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "sieĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "piirittää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "motittaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "assiéger"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "asediar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "sitiar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belagern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "einkesseln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "umzingeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "umstellen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "poliorkó",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "πολιορκώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "poliorkéō",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "πολιορκέω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tzar",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "צָר"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "ostromol"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "siejar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "mengepung"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "assediare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "obsideō"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belageren"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "pāhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "pakipaki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "awhi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "pōrohe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "whakapae"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "uzingiza"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "assiégi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "beleire"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "omleire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "oblegać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "sitiar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "assediar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "intuy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "împresura"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osaždátʹ",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осажда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osadítʹ",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осади́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "dèan sèist air"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "oblegati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "asediar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "sitiar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "poner sitio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "belägra"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cuṭṭumuṭṭu",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "చుట్టుముట్టు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "kuşatmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obstupaty oblohoju",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "обступати облогою"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "braty v oblohu",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "брати в облогу"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obljahaty",
"sense": "to surround with armed forces",
"word": "облягати"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "belejre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "belagern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "bedrängen"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "siejar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "assediare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "pāhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "pakipaki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "assediar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osaždátʹ",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осажда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osadítʹ",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "осади́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окружа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružítʹ",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окружи́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "dèan sèist air"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "asaeteado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to vex, to attack continually",
"word": "belägra"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "belagen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "assaillir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "belagern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "bedrängen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to assail or ply",
"word": "assediar"
}
],
"word": "besiege"
}
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