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1 dam
I [dæm] II [dæm]verbo transitivo ing. arginare [river, lake]; (to prevent flooding) costruire dighe su [river, lake]- dam upIII [dæm]nome (of animals) madre f.* * *[dæm] 1. noun1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) barriera, diga2) (the water kept back.) bacino d'acqua2. verb(to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) arginare* * *[dæm]1. n(wall) diga, sbarramento, (reservoir) bacino artificiale2. vt(also: dam up) (river) sbarrare con una diga, (lake) costruire una diga su, fig arginare, frenare* * *dam (1) /dæm/n.1 diga2 (region.) bacino d'acqua trattenuta da una diga3 (metall.) dama; piastra.dam (2) /dæm/n.2 (arc.) madre● (fig.) the devil and his dam, le forze del male.(to) dam /dæm/2 arginare; contenere* * *I [dæm] II [dæm]verbo transitivo ing. arginare [river, lake]; (to prevent flooding) costruire dighe su [river, lake]- dam upIII [dæm]nome (of animals) madre f. -
2 dyke
Idike [daɪk] nome1) (embankment) (to prevent flooding) diga f.; (beside ditch) argine m.2) BE (ditch) fossato m.II* * *(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) diga* * *dyke (1) /daɪk/► dike (1).dyke (2) /daɪk/ ( slang spreg.)n.dykeya.di (o da) lesbica.* * *Idike [daɪk] nome1) (embankment) (to prevent flooding) diga f.; (beside ditch) argine m.2) BE (ditch) fossato m.II -
3 retain
[rɪ'teɪn]3) (remember) tenere a mente [ fact]4) dir. impegnare (pagando un anticipo sull'onorario) [ lawyer]* * *[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) trattenere2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) trattenere* * *[rɪ'teɪn]3) (remember) tenere a mente [ fact]4) dir. impegnare (pagando un anticipo sull'onorario) [ lawyer]
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