English-German translation for "dam"

"dam" German translation

dam

[dæm]noun | Substantiv s

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StauDamm, Deich, Wehr, Talsperre Stausee Damm
  • (Stau)Dammmasculine | Maskulinum m
    dam barrier
    Deichmasculine | Maskulinum m
    dam barrier
    Wehrneuter | Neutrum n
    dam barrier
    Talsperrefeminine | Femininum f
    dam barrier
    dam barrier
  • Stauseemasculine | Maskulinum m, -gewässerneuter | Neutrum n
    dam reservoir
    dam reservoir
  • Dammmasculine | Maskulinum m
    dam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    dam figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

dam

[dæm]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf dammed>

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mit einem Damm versehen... aussperren... stauen... absperren... aufstauen...
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  • also | aucha. dam up provide with dam
    mit einem Damm versehen
    also | aucha. dam up provide with dam
  • also | aucha. dam up river
    stauen, (ab-, ein)dämmen
    also | aucha. dam up river
  • also | aucha. dam up cut or block off
    (ab)sperren, hemmen, blockieren
    also | aucha. dam up cut or block off
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dam

[dæm]noun | Substantiv s

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Alte Mutter
  • Mutter(tierneuter | Neutrum n)feminine | Femininum f (especially | besondersbesonders bei Vierfüßern)
    dam zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    dam zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • Altefeminine | Femininum f
    dam old woman vulgar | vulgärvulgor | oder od pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    dam old woman vulgar | vulgärvulgor | oder od pejorative | pejorativ, abwertendpej obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

dam

[dæm]abbreviation | Abkürzung abk (= decameter) (= decametreespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr)

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dam
  • dam
    dam
    dam
fascine dam
Faschinendamm, Senkstück
fascine dam

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