floodgates in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for floodgates in the English»Italian Dictionary

floodgate [Brit ˈflʌdɡeɪt, Am ˈflədˌɡeɪt] N

floodgate

cateratta f

floodgate

chiusa f

to open the floodgates fig

dare libero sfogo or dare la stura (to, for sb, sth a qn, qc)

this decision, conference may open the floodgates fig

questa decisione, conferenza susciterà un vespaio

to open the floodgates of revolution fig

spalancare le porte alla rivoluzione

Translations for floodgates in the Italian»English Dictionary

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paratoia

floodgate

cateratta

floodgate

aprire, alzare le cateratte

to open, raise the sluice gates or floodgates

chiudere, abbassare le cateratte

to close, lower the sluice gates or floodgates

dare la stura a qc

to open the floodgate to or for sth

floodgates in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floodgates in the English»Italian Dictionary

floodgate [ˈflʌd·geɪt] N fig

to open the floodgates to sth

aprire le porte a qc

floodgates Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to open the floodgates to sth

aprire le porte a qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The concrete dam incorporates massive steel floodgates to control water levels, with a walkway across the top with viewing windows to the powerhouse.

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He showed pace, power and vision to run, swivel and crash over the line with his try then signalling the way for the floodgates to open.

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That opened the floodgates and my email queue has been swamped with similar tales from furious customers.

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The barrage is long and its spillway is composed of ten main floodgates along with five undersluices on its right side and three on its left.

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The pipeline going ahead is going to open the floodgates in terms of development.

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The dam's spillway consists of four x floodgates on its crest with a maximum discharge capacity of.

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The new dam also had eight floodgates, and a pedestrian walkaway with railing was along the dam's crest to give maintenance workers access to the flashboards and dam.

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The floodgates were raised as a precaution.

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But in the second-half the floodgates opened.

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In the fifth, the floodgates opened.

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