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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.
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