noun🔗ShareBarrageA 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."Un barrage est souvent une source d'eau essentielle pour les agriculteurs des régions montagneuses.architectureenvironmentutilitygeologystructureenergytechnologyplacedeviceagriculturebuildingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéservoir, retenue d'eauThe water reservoir resulting from placing such structure."Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam."Les bateaux ne peuvent être utilisés qu'aux endroits réservés à la navigation sur le réservoir.environmentutilitystructurearchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDigue dentaire, champ opératoireA device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band."The dentist used a dam to keep her patient's tooth dry during the filling. "Le dentiste a utilisé une digue dentaire pour garder la dent de sa patiente au sec pendant le plombage.medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéservoir, barrageA reservoir."The dam held back the water, creating a large reservoir for the town's drinking supply. "Le barrage retenait l'eau, créant un grand réservoir pour l'approvisionnement en eau potable de la ville.environmentutilitybuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMur en briques réfractaires, mur de foyerA firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace."The blacksmith carefully placed the dam in front of the furnace's hearth. "Le forgeron a soigneusement placé le mur de foyer devant le foyer du fourneau.materialarchitecturebuildingtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarrer, endiguerTo block the flow of water."The farmer dammed the irrigation ditch to conserve water for his crops. "L'agriculteur a barré le fossé d'irrigation pour conserver l'eau pour ses cultures.environmentutilitytechnologyactionagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMère, génitriceFemale parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire)."The farmer carefully selected the best dam for breeding his prize-winning pigs. "L'agriculteur a soigneusement sélectionné la meilleure mère pour la reproduction de ses cochons primés.animalbiologysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDameA kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts."My grandfather, a seasoned draughts player, captured the dam quickly in the game. "Mon grand-père, un joueur de dames chevronné, a capturé la dame rapidement dans la partie.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne ancienne pièce de monnaie indienne en cuivre, équivalant à un quarantième de roupieAn obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee."My grandmother used to have a collection of old Indian coins, including some rare dams. "Ma grand-mère avait une collection d'anciennes pièces indiennes, dont quelques dams rares.historyfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne ancienne pièce de monnaie du Népal, dont 128 valaient un moharA former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar."My grandmother collected old Nepalese coins, including a few rare dams. "Ma grand-mère collectionnait d'anciennes pièces népalaises, dont quelques dams rares.historyvalueeconomyworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareMince, zutDamn.""Damn, I forgot my homework again!" "Mince, j'ai encore oublié mes devoirs !curseexclamationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading