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1 embalsar
v.to dam (up).* * *1 (agua) to dam up2 MARÍTIMO to hoist, lift1 to be dammed up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ río] to dam, dam up; [+ agua] to retain, collecteste mes se han embalsado 1000 metros cúbicos — this month reservoir stocks have gone up by 1000 cubic metres
2) (Náut) to sling, hoist2.* * ** * *= dam.Ex. Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.* * ** * *= dam.Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.
* * *embalsar [A1 ]vt‹río› to dam, dam upembalsan el agua en una presa they collect the water in a reservoir* * *♦ vtto dam (up);han aumentado los niveles de agua embalsada en la provincia water levels have risen in the province's dams* * *v/t dam up* * *embalsar vt: to dam, to dam up
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