dam in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dam¹ [Brit dam, Am dæm] N

1. dam:

dam (construction)

barriera f

dam (to prevent flooding)

diga f

2. dam (body of water):

dam

bacino m idrico (di una diga)

II.dam¹ <forma in -ing damming, pt, pp dammed> [Brit dam, Am dæm] VB trans

dam ENGINEER river, lake

arginare

dam (to prevent flooding) river, lake

costruire dighe su

dam² [Brit dam, Am dæm] N (animal)

dam

madre f

dam³ [Brit dam, Am dæm] ADJ, ADV inf

dam → damn

See also damn

I.damn [Brit dam, Am dæm] N inf

I don't give a damn

non me ne importa un fico, un accidente, un tubo

not to give a damn about sb, sth

fregarsene di qn, qc

it's not worth a damn inf

non vale un fico secco

he can't sing worth a damn Am

non vale niente a cantare

II.damn [Brit dam, Am dæm] ADJ attrib. inf

damn object:

damn

maledetto

damn

dannato

your damn husband

il tuo maledetto marito

you damn lunatic!

dannato pazzo!

I can't see a damn thing

non vedo un bel niente

III.damn [Brit dam, Am dæm] ADV

1. damn inf:

damn

maledettamente

a damn good film, meal

un film proprio bello, un pranzo proprio buono

it's just damn stupid, unfair

è veramente stupido, disonesto

I should damn well hope so!

spero proprio di sì!

2. damn inf:

he damn near killed me, ran me over

per poco non mi uccideva, mi metteva sotto

IV.damn [Brit dam, Am dæm] INTERJ inf

damn

mannaggia

damn

maledizione

V.damn [Brit dam, Am dæm] VB trans

1. damn (curse) inf:

damn you!

va al diavolo!

damn the weather, car!

mannaggia al tempo, alla macchina!

homework be damned, I'm going out!

al diavolo i compiti, io esco!

damn the consequences, the expense

me ne frego delle conseguenze, della spesa

I'll be damned!

accidenti!

I'll be or I'm damned if I'm going to pay!

non pago manco morto! col cavolo che pago!

I'm damned if I know!

non so proprio!

damn it!

mannaggia! maledizione!

2. damn REL:

damn sinner, soul

dannare

3. damn (condemn):

damn person, action, behaviour

condannare (for per)

to damn sb for doing

condannare qn per avere fatto

to damn sb with faint praise

= criticare qn fingendo di elogiarlo

dam up VB [dam -] (dam up [sth], dam [sth] up)

1. dam up → dam II

2. dam up (block up):

dam up river, canal

sbarrare

dam up feelings

trattenere

dam up flow of words, money, supplies

bloccare

earth-dam [ˈɜːθdæm] N

earth-dam

diga f di terra

retaining dam [rɪˈteɪnɪŋˌdæm] N

retaining dam

diga f di sbarramento

retaining dam

diga f di ritenuta

Dam Busters [Brit ˈdam bʌstəz] N npl (in GB) HISTORY MIL

the Dam Busters

= membri di una squadriglia speciale della RAF incaricata del bombardamento di dighe tedesche durante la seconda guerra mondiale

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Aswan High Dam

diga di Assuan

Translations for dam in the Italian»English Dictionary

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diga a basso invaso

low-capacity dam

diga (per trattenere l'acqua)

dam

diga di terra

earth-dam

costruire -ghe or una diga su un fiume

to dam a river

diga a basso invaso

low-capacity dam

diga idroelettrica

hydroelectric dam

diga di ritenuta, diga di sbarramento

retaining dam

dam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dam [dæm] N

1. dam (barrier):

dam

diga f

2. dam (reservoir):

dam

bacino m

II.dam <-mm-> [dæm] VB trans

dam river

arginare

dam fig emotions, feelings

trattenere

Translations for dam in the Italian»English Dictionary

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diga

dam

diga di ritenuta

retaining dam

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The dam creates a lake which is 4.28 km and irrigates 3263 hectares.

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The reservoir behind the dam provides over 110000 acre.ft of water storage and water recreation for the area.

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All four are below one or more dams.

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The 26 e3m3 dam wall was long and created a reservoir with a surface area of.

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During the 18th century, the stream was dammed at several points to power more mills.

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The dam that made the lake possible was completed in 1992.

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It is the most well-known (and most expensive) dam of the project.

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Modifications to the dam's downstream talus were done between 1923-1924.

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Increased silt and the construction of dams (which cause silt to settle and slow river currents) have destroyed extensive portions of its habitat.

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The tall dam creates a reservoir with a normal storage capacity of.

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