noun🔗ShareRepresasA structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding."A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country."Una represa es a menudo una fuente esencial de agua para los agricultores de las zonas montañosas.architecturestructuretechnologyenvironmentgeologyutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmbalseThe water reservoir resulting from placing such structure."Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam."Los botes solo se pueden usar en los lugares designados para navegar en el embalse.structureenvironmentarchitectureutilitygeographygeologytechnologyenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDique dentalA device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band."The dentist used dams to keep my teeth dry while filling the cavity. "El dentista usó un dique dental para mantener mis dientes secos mientras rellenaba la cavidad.medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePresa, embalseA reservoir."The river's dams created a large lake, providing water for the nearby town. "Las presas del río crearon un gran lago, que proporcionó agua a la ciudad cercana.environmentgeologyutilityarchitecturestructureenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePared de ladrillo refractario, muro del hogarA firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace."The aging blast furnace needed new dams to contain the intense heat and molten metal. "El antiguo alto horno necesitaba nuevas paredes de ladrillo refractario para contener el intenso calor y el metal fundido.materialarchitecturestructureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRepresar, embalsarTo block the flow of water."The construction crew dams the river temporarily to build the new bridge. "El equipo de construcción represa temporalmente el río para construir el nuevo puente.environmentutilitytechnologystructuregeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMadre, hembraFemale parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire)."The farmer carefully tracked the breeding history of his cows, noting which dams produced the most milk. "El granjero rastreó cuidadosamente la historia de cría de sus vacas, anotando qué madres producían más leche.animalbiologysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDamaA kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts."After a tense exchange of pieces, Maria finally succeeded in crowning one of her checkers, creating dams that would be very difficult for her opponent to stop. "Después de un tenso intercambio de piezas, María finalmente logró coronar una de sus fichas, creando damas que serían muy difíciles de detener para su oponente.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna moneda de cobre india obsoleta, equivalente a la cuadragésima parte de una rupiaAn obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee."My grandmother's collection included several rare dams, a type of old Indian copper coin. "La colección de mi abuela incluía varios dams raros, un tipo de antigua moneda de cobre india.historyeconomyvaluefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDamsA former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.""In Nepal, old shopkeepers sometimes count out small transactions using dams, remembering when 128 dams equaled a mohar." "En Nepal, los antiguos tenderos a veces cuentan pequeñas transacciones usando dams, recordando cuando 128 dams equivalían a un mohar.historyeconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading