Translations for „impound“ in the English » German Dictionary

im·pound [ɪmˈpaʊnd] VB trans

to impound a car/documents/goods

einen Wagen/Dokumente/Waren beschlagnahmen [o. sequestrieren]

to impound a cat/dog

eine Katze/einen Hund [von Amts wegen] einsperren

impound VB trans ECON LAW

Specialized Vocabulary

to impound sth

etw sequestrieren spec

impound VB

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to impound water

Wasser [auf]stauen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to impound a cat/dog

eine Katze/einen Hund [von Amts wegen] einsperren

to impound a car/documents/goods

einen Wagen/Dokumente/Waren beschlagnahmen [o. sequestrieren]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Construction on the dam began in 1998 and it began to impound its reservoir in 2000.

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He was arrested in 1940 and sentenced to 18 years in prison and his property was impounded.

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The waters impounded in the lake serve as a supplemental drinking source.

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The organization's assets were impounded and scores of its members sent to jail.

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These were impounded in 1915 for war work, and horses briefly returned.

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At the upper and lower end the water is impounded into a small pond.

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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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For this, he was banned and his passport impounded.

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It stands 14 feet high, and impounds a maximum of 600 acre-feet of water.

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Check dams were constructed in upper canyons and the river itself was impounded in several artificial lakes.

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