What does siège in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word siège in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use siège in French.

The word siège in French means seat, chair, headquarters, siege, siege, seat, seat, seat, sit, sit, reign, headquarters agreement, breech birth, breech delivery, give birth to a breech baby, hip bath, state of siege, be in a precarious position, lifting of a seige, lift the siege, be a breech birth, be born breech, the Holy See, back seat, front seat, bucket seat, baby seat, car seat, driving seat, aisle seat, window seat, valve seat, seat of government, ejector seat, ejection seat, precarious position, child seat, passenger seat, front passenger seat, swivel seat, headquarters, head office, car seat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word siège

seat, chair

nom masculin (objet pour s'asseoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prenez un siège, je vous en prie.
Please take a seat.

headquarters

nom masculin (direction d'un organisme)

Le siège de Michelin se trouve à Clermont-Ferrand.
Michelin's headquarters is located in Clermont-Ferrand.

siege

nom masculin (assaut contre une place forte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au Moyen Âge, on mettait souvent le siège devant les châteaux forts.
In the Middle Ages, siege was often laid to fortified castles.

siege

nom masculin (blocus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le siège d'un château fort pouvait durer des mois.
The siege of a fortified castle can last months.

seat

nom masculin (place d'un élu) (Politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet homme politique a perdu son siège de sénateur.
The politician lost his seat as a senator.

seat

nom masculin (soutenu ou Médecine (fesses) (buttocks)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous souffrez du siège ?
Do you have pain in your buttocks?

seat

nom masculin (source, origine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les reins sont le siège de l'épuration du sang.
The kidneys are the seat of blood filtration.

sit

verbe intransitif (tenir séance)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les adhérents ont siégé en assemblée générale ordinaire.
The members sat in ordinary general assembly.

sit, reign

verbe intransitif (roi, pape : trôner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le Pape siège au Vatican.
The Pope sits in the Vatican.

headquarters agreement

nom masculin (accord entre une organisation et un État)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette société étrangère devra conclure au plus tôt un accord de siège.

breech birth, breech delivery

nom masculin (bébé naissant par les fesses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give birth to a breech baby

locution verbale (donner naissance les fesses en premier)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

hip bath

nom masculin (trempage des fesses dans de l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

state of siege

nom masculin (régime militaire légal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors de grandes révoltes, les gouvernements peuvent invoquer l'état de siège.

be in a precarious position

locution verbale (figuré (risquer l'éviction)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Notre directrice adjointe est sur un siège éjectable.
Our deputy manger's head is on the chopping block.

lifting of a seige

nom féminin (abandon d'un siège)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lift the siege

locution verbale (abandonner le siège d'une place)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be a breech birth, be born breech

locution verbale (naître les fesses en premier) (baby)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On pratique des césariennes pour éviter aux bébés de naître par le siège.

the Holy See

nom propre masculin (gouvernement de l'Église catholique) (Catholicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Saint-Siège comprend le saint-Père et la Curie.

back seat

nom masculin (banquette de voiture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

front seat

nom masculin (place conducteur ou passager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bucket seat

nom masculin (siège emboîtant de voiture) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les voitures de sport ont des sièges baquets.

baby seat

nom masculin (siège pour jeune enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

car seat

nom masculin (siège auto) (in vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

driving seat

nom masculin (place du chauffeur) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

aisle seat

nom masculin (siège côté intérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

window seat

nom masculin (siège à côté d'un hublot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

valve seat

nom masculin (partie de chambre de combustion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seat of government

nom masculin (lieu où se réunit le gouvernement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ejector seat, ejection seat

nom masculin (avion : éjection de secours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

precarious position

nom masculin (figuré (situation difficile à tenir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

child seat

nom masculin (siège automobile) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a quatre catégories de sièges-enfants.

passenger seat, front passenger seat

nom masculin (place avant d'une voiture) (car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

swivel seat

nom masculin (chaise tournante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

headquarters, head office

nom masculin (maison mère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Beaucoup d'entreprises ont leur siège social à la Défense.

car seat

nom masculin (fauteuil de voiture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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