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Detailed Translations for dam from English to French

dam:

dam [the ~] noun

  1. the dam (dike; embankment; dyke)
    la digue; la jetée; le barrage; la digue de barrage; la retenue d'eau
  2. the dam (weir; barrage)
    le barrage; la digue
  3. the dam (dike; dyke)
    le barrage; la digue de barrage; la jetée; la digue de fermeture; la digue; la retenue d'eau

to dam verb (dams, dammed, damming)

  1. to dam (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    limiter; englober; comprendre; endiguer; barrer; contenir; envelopper; maîtriser; contrecarrer; s'opposer à; résister à; faire obstacle à
    • limiter verb (limite, limites, limitons, limitez, )
    • englober verb (englobe, englobes, englobons, englobez, )
    • comprendre verb (comprends, comprend, comprenons, comprenez, )
    • endiguer verb (endigue, endigues, endiguons, endiguez, )
    • barrer verb (barre, barres, barrons, barrez, )
    • contenir verb (contiens, contient, contenons, contenez, )
    • envelopper verb (enveloppe, enveloppes, enveloppons, enveloppez, )
    • maîtriser verb (maîtrise, maîtrises, maîtrisons, maîtrisez, )
    • contrecarrer verb (contrecarre, contrecarres, contrecarrons, contrecarrez, )

Conjugations for dam:

present
  1. dam
  2. dam
  3. dams
  4. dam
  5. dam
  6. dam
simple past
  1. dammed
  2. dammed
  3. dammed
  4. dammed
  5. dammed
  6. dammed
present perfect
  1. have dammed
  2. have dammed
  3. has dammed
  4. have dammed
  5. have dammed
  6. have dammed
past continuous
  1. was damming
  2. were damming
  3. was damming
  4. were damming
  5. were damming
  6. were damming
future
  1. shall dam
  2. will dam
  3. will dam
  4. shall dam
  5. will dam
  6. will dam
continuous present
  1. am damming
  2. are damming
  3. is damming
  4. are damming
  5. are damming
  6. are damming
subjunctive
  1. be dammed
  2. be dammed
  3. be dammed
  4. be dammed
  5. be dammed
  6. be dammed
diverse
  1. dam!
  2. let's dam!
  5. dammed
  6. damming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for dam:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
barrage barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir barricade; barrier; close-down; closing; locking; partition; shutting
digue barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
digue de barrage dam; dike; dyke; embankment
digue de fermeture dam; dike; dyke
jetée dam; dike; dyke; embankment
retenue d'eau dam; dike; dyke; embankment
- decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dike; dkm; dyke
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
barrer confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict bar; barricade; beat against the wind; block; blot out; clearly define; conclude; cross; define; demarcate; end; fence; fence in; fence off; finish; hinder; jam; map out; mark out; navigate; obstruct; oppose; outline; prevent; sabotage; sail against the wind; stem; stop; tack; thwart; trace out; upset
comprendre confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict be in sympathy with; be on to; comprehend; comprise; conceive; consist of; count in; encapsulate; enclose; feel; feel empathy for; figure in; fill; get; grasp; imagine; include; intend; look through; rumble to; see through; sympathise; sympathize; take up space; think; understand
contenir confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict add; avert; bound; comprise; control; embank; encapsulate; enclose; end; include; keep out; keep under control; limit; prevent; restrain; suppress; surround
contrecarrer confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict beat against the wind; block; counteract; cross; cross o.s.; discourage; dissuade; hamper; hinder; hold back; make impossible; make the sign of the cross; navigate; obstruct; oppose; prevent; resist; restrain; sabotage; sail against the wind; stem; stop; tack; thwart; upset; withstand
endiguer confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict dam in; embank
englober confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict cover
envelopper confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict bale; besiege; besieged; besieges; bind round; blur; board; camouflage; catch; charm; close in; comprise; conceal; contain; cover; crate; dupe; encapsulate; enclose; enfold; envelop; evnvelope; formulate; include; lock in; mantle; mask; pack; package; pen in; phrase; put into words; seal up; shroud; surround; swathe; tie on; veil; word; wrap; wrap around; wrap round; wrap up
faire obstacle à confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict block; hamper; hinder; keep from; make impossible; obstruct; prevent; thwart
limiter confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict bound; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; confine; curtail; cut back; enclose; end; finish; finish off; limit; reduce; restrict; surround
maîtriser confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict be the one in control; bring to submission; bring under control; check; control; crush; curb; dominate; exercise authority; exert power; have it taped; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; moderate; order; overcome; overpower; overwhelm; pulverise; pulverize; recant; reign; restrain; retract; revoke; rub fine; rule; subdue; subject; suppress; take back; take possession of something; tame; understand; withhold
résister à confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict defend; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; match for; resist; withstand
s'opposer à confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict bother; counteract; hamper; hinder; impede; obstruct; oppose; raise objections; resist; stonewall; thwart; withstand
- dam up
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bank up; block; dam up; stem

Related Words for "dam":

  • dams

Synonyms for "dam":


Related Definitions for "dam":

  1. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock1
  2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea1
  3. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters1
  4. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam1
    • dam the gorges of the Yangtse River1

Wiktionary Translations for dam:

dam
noun
  1. construction qui oppose un obstacle à un cours d’eau
  2. rocher qui barrent une rivière
  3. Digue sur un cours d’eau (1)
verb
  1. fermer avec une barre par-derrière.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• dam → barrage; digue ↔ Damm — Uferbefestigung eines Gewässers zum Schutz vor Hochwasser
• dam → barrage ↔ Staudamm — künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
• dam → entraver ↔ hemmen — etwas hindern

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