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Detailed Translations for dam from English to Dutch

dam:

dam [the ~] noun

  1. the dam (dike; embankment; dyke)
    de dijk; de dam
    • dijk [de ~ (m)] noun
    • dam [de ~ (m)] noun
  2. the dam (weir; barrage)
    de stuwdam; de waterkering; de stuw; de dam; de keerdam
  3. the dam (dike; dyke)
    de afsluitdijk; de dam

to dam verb (dams, dammed, damming)

  1. to dam (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    beperken; inkapselen; limiteren; inperken; indammen
    • beperken verb (beperk, beperkt, beperkte, beperkten, beperkt)
    • inkapselen verb (kapsel in, kapselt in, kapselde in, kapselden in, ingekapseld)
    • limiteren verb (limiteer, limiteert, limiteerde, limiteerden, gelimiteerd)
    • inperken verb (perk in, perkt in, perkte in, perkten in, ingeperkt)
    • indammen verb (dam in, damt in, damde in, damden in, ingedamd)

Conjugations for dam:

present
  1. dam
  2. dam
  3. dams
  4. dam
  5. dam
  6. dam
simple past
  1. dammed
  2. dammed
  3. dammed
  4. dammed
  5. dammed
  6. dammed
present perfect
  1. have dammed
  2. have dammed
  3. has dammed
  4. have dammed
  5. have dammed
  6. have dammed
past continuous
  1. was damming
  2. were damming
  3. was damming
  4. were damming
  5. were damming
  6. were damming
future
  1. shall dam
  2. will dam
  3. will dam
  4. shall dam
  5. will dam
  6. will dam
continuous present
  1. am damming
  2. are damming
  3. is damming
  4. are damming
  5. are damming
  6. are damming
subjunctive
  1. be dammed
  2. be dammed
  3. be dammed
  4. be dammed
  5. be dammed
  6. be dammed
diverse
  1. dam!
  2. let's dam!
  3. dammed
  4. damming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for dam:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
afsluitdijk dam; dike; dyke
beperken hampering; impeding; interfering with
dam barrage; dam; dike; dyke; embankment; weir
dijk dam; dike; dyke; embankment
indammen damming
keerdam barrage; dam; weir
stuw barrage; dam; weir
stuwdam barrage; dam; weir
waterkering barrage; dam; weir
- decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dike; dkm; dyke
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
beperken confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict confine; curtail; cut back; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; limit; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shrink away
indammen confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict embank
inkapselen confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict close in; comprise; contain; encapsulate; enclose; include; lock in; pen in; seal up; surround
inperken confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict curtail; decrease; diminish; dwindle; lessen; mark down; reduce; restrict; scale down; shrink away
limiteren confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict
- dam up
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inkapselen encapsulate
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bank up; block; dam up; stem

Related Words for "dam":

  • dams

Synonyms for "dam":


Related Definitions for "dam":

  1. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock1
  2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea1
  3. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters1
  4. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam1
    • dam the gorges of the Yangtse River1

Wiktionary Translations for dam:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
dam dam Staudamm — künstlich errichtete Anlage zum Aufstauen eines Gewässers
dam belemmeren hemmen — etwas hindern
dam doorhalen; doorstrepen; een streep halen door; schrappen; afdammen; afsluiten; belemmeren; stuwen; versperren barrerfermer avec une barre par-derrière.

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