Translations for „dam“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . dam [dæm] N

dam

tama f

dam

zapora f

II . dam <-mm-> [dæm] VB trans

to dam [up] a river

budować [perf z-] tamę na rzece

to be dammed up

zostać przegrodzonym

dam N

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overflow dam inżynieria lądowa i wodna

zapora przelewowa f

multiple-arch dam inżynieria lądowa i wodna

zapora wielołukowa f

Usage examples with dam

to dam [up] a river

budować [perf z-] tamę na rzece

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The roads end at the edge of the dam on the south end of the lake.

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The dams have both a positive and negative impact on human society, outside of the environmental impacts above.

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Dams are detrimental to logperch for numerous reasons.

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A wooden walkway with a plank railing ran across the top of the dam.

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Flooding of the bed of the river by sand released from behind dams due to bad river management has eliminated spawning grounds.

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

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Other ways human impacts could be reduced is to stop the building of dams, reduce loss of habitat, and reduce water pollution.

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The 2.84 km2 lake has a dam at the southern end of the lake.

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The glacial debris, possibly terminal moraine, left behind by the receding ice, acted as dams, allowing lakes to form.

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All four are below one or more dams.

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