flood control in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for flood control in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] N

3. flood PHOTO, THEAT inf → floodlight

II.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB trans

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III.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB intr

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See also floodlight

I.floodlight [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] N

II.floodlight <pt/pp floodlit> [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] VB trans

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I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
controllo m (of di)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
controllo m
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direzione f (of di)
control (of others' behaviour)
controllo m
control (of others' behaviour)
autorità f (over su)
control (of life, fate)
dominio m (of, over su)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lotta f (of contro)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
contenimento m (of di)
state control
controllo dello stato
to be in control of territory, town
controllare
to be in control of operation, organization, project
controllare, dirigere
to be in control of problem
avere padronanza di or avere sotto controllo
to have control over territory, town
controllare
to have control over crowd, children, others' behaviour
avere autorità su
to have control over fate, life
essere padrone or arbitro di
to take control of territory, town
assumere il controllo di
to take control of operation, organization, project
assumere il controllo, la direzione di
to take control of situation
prendere in mano
to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb person:
essere sotto il controllo or in balia di qn
to be under sb's control or to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
essere sotto il controllo di qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
essere sotto controllo
is the situation under control?
la situazione è sotto controllo?
everything's under control
è tutto sotto controllo
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, riot
tenere sotto controllo
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control fire, problem
circoscrivere
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
mettere, tenere a posto
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
essere incontrollabile
to be out of control fire:
non essere più controllabile or essere ingovernabile
the situation is out of control
la situazione è fuori controllo or è sfuggita di mano
to let sth get out of control, to lose control of sth
perdere il controllo di qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
sfuggire al controllo di qn
the situation is beyond control
la situazione è sfuggita di mano
due to circumstances beyond our control
per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo or indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

II.control <forma in -ing controlling, pt, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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to control oneself <forma in -ing controlling, pt, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
controllarsi

flood control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flood control in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.flood [flʌd] VB intr METEO

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II.control <-ll-> [kən·ˈtroʊl] VB trans

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The lake was built for water supply, flood control, and recreation purposes.
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It is a multiple-purpose project aimed at flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
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The construction of the flood control system resulted in a major reconfiguration of the golf course.
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A large dam was built for flood control and hydropower.
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Some of the early flood control efforts included smaller areas of channelization and the planning for needed reservoirs.
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All the projects were for the purposes of both flood control and navigation.
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The reservoir was officially impounded in 1967, and serves to provide flood control and water for irrigation for the communities downstream.
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Dams and their associated reservoirs are constructed by the country for several reasons including hydroelectric power generation, flood control, irrigation, drought mitigation, navigation and tourism.
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In the past, the delta had several distributaries, but these have been lost due to flood control, silting and changing relief.
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Flood control, hydroelectricity and recreational opportunities such as boating and fishing are provided by the dams and their reservoirs.
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