encerclement

ɑ̃sɛʁkləmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of encerclement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

entoureraction d'entourer complètement quelque chose ou résultat de cette action

L'encerclement de la ville par les manifestants a duré plusieurs heures.

ceinture

enveloppement

militaire

TECH.

tactique militaire qui consiste à entourer complètement l'ennemi

TECH.

L'encerclement des troupes ennemies a permis la victoire.

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Origin of encerclement

français, encercler (entourer) + -ment (suffixe de nom)

Terms with encerclement included in their meaning

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cerner

encerclement

entourer un lieu pour empêcher toute sortie ou communication

cerné

adj.

encerclement

qui est entouré, encerclé de toutes parts

ceinturer

encerclement

entourer complètement un lieu ou une zone

prendre en sandwich

encerclement

encercler quelqu'un ou quelque chose entre deux éléments pour coincer

assiégé

adj.

guerre

qui subit une attaque militaire avec encerclement

blocus

encerclement

action d'encercler complètement un lieu ou une personne

en tenaille

adv.

encerclement

de manière à attaquer ou encercler par deux côtés opposés

sous blocus

adj.

ville isolée

soumis à un encerclement coupant les entrées et sorties

Examples of encerclement in a sentence

L'encerclement progressif du bâtiment a surpris tout le monde.
L’encerclement a coupé toute retraite possible à l’ennemi.
L’encerclement rapide a surpris le commandement adverse.

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English:encirclement, surrounding maneuver, ...
German:Einkesselung, Einschließung, ...
Italian:accerchiamento, ...
Spanish:cerco, envolvimiento, ...
Portuguese:cercamento, ...
Chinese:包围, 合围, ...
Japanese:包囲, 包囲戦, ...
Arabic:تطويق, إحاطة عسكرية, ...
Hebrew:עִגּוּל, סֵגֶר, ...
Russian:окружение, ...
Ukrainian:оточення, ...
Catalan:encerclament, ...
Danish:omringning, ...
Dutch:omcirkeling, insluiting, ...
Greek:περικύκλωση, ...
Hungarian:körülzárás, ...
Khmer:ការឡោមព័ទ្ធ, វង់ឡោម, ...
Korean:포위, 포위 작전, ...
Polish:okrążenie, osaczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):cerco, ...
Romanian:încercuire, ...
Swedish:inringning, ...
Thai:การปิดล้อม, ยุทธวิธีการล้อม, ...
Turkish:kuşatma, sarma, ...
Vietnamese:sự bao vây, chiến thuật bao vây, ...

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Definition of encerclement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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