dam

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dam)

Inflections of 'dam' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dams
v 3rd person singular
damming
v pres p
dammed
v past
dammed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dam n (water barrier)presa nf
  dique nm
  (AmL)represa nf
 Behind the dam is a large, calm pond suitable for swimming in.
 Detrás de la presa hay un estanque apacible en el que se puede nadar.
dam n (animal: female parent)madre nf
 The lambs and their dam paraded across the road.
 Los corderos y su madre cruzaron la carretera.
dam [sth]⇒ vtr (block flow)represar⇒ vtr
  contener⇒, reprimir⇒, detener⇒ vtr
 They dammed the stream to create a waterfall.
 Represaron el arroyo para hacer una cascada.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
dam n (body of water)represa nf
 Canoes and rowboats are allowed in the dam, but no boats with motors.
 Se permiten canoas y botes de remos en la represa, pero no lanchas motoras.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
dam [sth] up vtr phrasal sep (block flow)hacer un dique, hacer una presa loc verb
  bloquear⇒, contenter⇒ vtr
 We need to dam up the river to prevent a flood.
dam [sth] up vtr phrasal sep figurative (feelings: repress)reprimir⇒ vtr
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
air dam n (automobile: spoiler)alerón nm
arch dam n (engineering)presa de arco loc nom f
beaver dam n (barrier built by beavers)represa nf
dental dam,
rubber dam n		 (dental sheet)barrera dental de látex loc nom f
dental dam n (condom for oral sex)campo de látex loc nom m
Eder dam n (water barrier in Germany)Edersee nm
  presa de Eder grupo nom
  embalse de Eder grupo nom
not give a tinker's damn,
not give a tinker's dam,
not give a tinker's cuss v expr		 potentially offensive, informal (not care at all) (coloquial)no importarle un carajo a alguien loc verb + prep
  (coloquial)no importarle un bledo a alguien, no importarle un comino a alguien loc verb + prep
  (coloquial)darle igual a alguien loc verb + prep
give a tinker's damn,
give a tinker's dam,
give a tinker's cuss v expr		 potentially offensive, informal (care, be concerned)importarle a alguien vi + prep
Hoover Dam n (dam in the western U.S.)presa Hoover n propio f
rubber dam n (dental sheet) (dentista)dique de goma loc nom m
 When I go to the dentist I don't mind the shot of novocaine; it's the rubber dam I can't stand.
 Cuando voy al dentista no me molesta la inyección de novocaína, es el dique de goma lo que no puedo soportar.
tinker's dam n (plumbing barrier)tubería de plástico loc nom f
tinker's damn,
tinker's dam n		 potentially offensive, informal (least merit) (informal)tontería de alguien loc nom f
water under the bridge,
US also: water over the dam expr		 (passed and unimportant)agua pasada loc nom f
  historia pasada, historia vieja nf + adj
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'dam' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abutment - barrage - dike - fish ladder - Hoover Dam - levee - overflow - weir
Spanish:
presa - rebalse - represa - represar - estancamiento - estancar - dique - azud - bloqueo - pesquera

Collocations: the dam [walls, parts, sections], [construct, build, design, put up] a dam, build a dam to [prevent, avoid, stop] (flooding), more...

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