sitiados

sitiados

"Surrounded or besieged."

In this sentence, 'sitiados' is used metaphorically to describe the residents feeling isolated or trapped due to the storm conditions.

Os moradores estavam sitiados durante a forte tempestade.

The residents were besieged during the strong storm.

Here, 'sitiados' refers to being surrounded by enemy forces, a literal case of siege.

Os soldados ficaram sitiados dentro do forte por meses.

The soldiers were besieged inside the fort for months.

In this example, 'sitiados' is employed figuratively to express feeling overwhelmed or pressured by circumstances.

Com tantos problemas financeiros, sentimos como se estivéssemos sitiados.

With so many financial issues, we feel as if we were besieged.