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Detailed Translations for dam from English to German

dam:

dam [the ~] noun

  1. the dam (dike; embankment; dyke)
    der Deich; der Damm; der Wall; der Kehrdamm; der Sperrdamm
  2. the dam (weir; barrage)
    der Staudamm; die Talsperre; der Sperrdamm; der Kehrdamm; der Damm; der Wall; Wehr; der Deich
  3. the dam (dike; dyke)
    der Damm; der Sperrdamm; der Deich; der Kehrdamm

to dam verb (dams, dammed, damming)

  1. to dam (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    einschränken
    • einschränken verb (schränke ein, schränkst ein, schränkt ein, schränkte ein, schränktet ein, eingeschränkt)

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!
  3. dammed
  4. damming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for dam:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Damm barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
Deich barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
Kehrdamm barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
Sperrdamm barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
Staudamm barrage; dam; weir
Talsperre barrage; dam; weir
Wall barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir city wall; land; rampart; shore; solid ground; town rampart
Wehr barrage; dam; weir gun; heand-gun; pistol; revolver
- decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dike; dkm; dyke
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
einschränken confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict abridge; besiege; besieged; besieges; bound; clip; confine; cover; crop; curtail; cut back; cut down; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; encapsulate; enclose; end; evnvelope; have left; lessen; limit; mark down; moderate; reduce; restrict; save; scale down; shorten; shrink away; slacken; spare; surround; trim; wrap up
- 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
verb
  1. etwas hindern
  2. (etwas, vor allem Wasser) durch einen Damm aufhalten
  3. etwas (vor allem Wasser) durch einen Damm aufhalten/dämmen
noun
  1. ein See, der mit Hilfe einer Talsperre erzeugt wird um Wasser zu sammeln
  2. künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
  3. Zoologie, Tierzucht: Tier, das ein Junges geboren hat
  4. Uferbefestigung eines Gewässers zum Schutz vor Hochwasser

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
dam hindern; sperren; versperren; absperren; aufhalten; hemmen; behindern barrerfermer avec une barre par-derrière.

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