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Large-scale projects to dam or divert water flows can therefore have a significant influence on regional climates.
Les projets à grande échelle visant à retenir ou à détourner l'écoulement de l'eau pourraient donc avoir une influence significative sur les climats régionaux.
©Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 2005
©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2005
Why do you keep loping about like a fa'a'n that's showing its dam how well it can skip, when you're a warrior grown, yourself, and a warrior grown defies you and all your silly antiks.
Vous avez l’air d’un faon qui veut montrer à sa mère qu’il est en état de sauter, tandis que vous êtes un guerrier, et qu’un autre guerrier vous défie, vous et tous les vôtres.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The water catchment area from the source of the stream Noce to the dam of S. Giustina
Le bassin de drainage des eaux, depuis la source du ruisseau Noce jusqu'au barrage de S. Giustina.
its dam has lived at least six months after its birth;
sa mère a vécu au moins pendant six mois après sa naissance;
On this occasion, the dam, though proverbially fierce when its young is thought to be in danger, manifested no intention to attack the girl.
En cette occasion, la mère, bien que d’une férocité proverbiale quand elle, croit ses petits, en danger, ne manifesta aucune intention d’attaquer la jeune fille.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The catchment area of the Beauronne (Dordogne), from the source to the Faye dam,
Le bassin de la Beauronne, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage de Faye (Dordogne).
In this manner, escorted by the dam and cubs, the girl proceeded nearly a mile, thrice the distance she had been able to achieve in the darkness, during the same period of time.
Escortée de la sorte par la mère et les oursons, elle fit près d’un mille, ce qui était trois fois la distance qu’elle avait été capable de parcourir dans l’obscurité, durant le même laps de temps.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
On August 8, 1984 the Premier of Alberta announced the government's decision to proceed with construction of the dam at the Three Rivers site.
Le 8 août 1984, le premier ministre de l'Alberta a annoncé que le gouvernement avait décidé de construire le barrage à l'emplacement de Three Rivers.
It seemed as though the sluice of some great dam had been suddenly carried away, and this was the first gush of the escaping flood!
Il semble que les portes de quelque écluse gigantesque ont été brusquement ouvertes, et que le premier flot s'en échappe.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The catchment area of the Luys (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), from the source to the Moulin- d'Oro dam,
Le bassin des Luys, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage du Moulin-d'Oro (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
The catchment area of the river La Gartempe, from the sources to the dam (with a grid) of Saint Pierre de Maillé in the department of La Vienne
le bassin de la Gartempe, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage (doté d'une grille) de Châtellerault (Vienne),
A red lantern, on a level with the dam of the Mint, cast a streamlet of blood, as it were, into the water.
Une lanterne rouge, au ras du barrage de la Monnaie, jetait dans l’eau un filet de sang.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And now the water, gathered into a deep dam, lifted the bodies of the animals that had hitherto obstructed it, and swept them out of the gap.
Mais l'eau, en montant, soulevait les corps des chevaux qui, jusque-là, avaient obstrué le passage, et les entraînait au-delà de l'ouverture.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The catchment area of the Petite Leyre (Landes), from the source to the Pont-de- l'Espine dam at Argelouse,
Le bassin de la Petite Leyre, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage du Pont-de-l'Espine à Argelouse (Landes)
The catchment area of the river La Creuse, from the sources to the dam of Bénavent in the department of l'Indre
le bassin de la Creuse, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage de Bénavent (Indre),

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Collocations

diversion dam
barrage de dérivation
control dam
barrage de contrôle
International Commission on Large Dams
Commission internationale des grands barrages
World Commission on Dams
Commission mondiale sur les barrages

Word forms

dam

verb
Basic forms
Pastdammed
Imperativedam
Present Participle (Participle I)damming
Past Participle (Participle II)dammed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I damwe dam
you damyou dam
he/she/it damsthey dam
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dammingwe are damming
you are dammingyou are damming
he/she/it is dammingthey are damming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dammedwe have dammed
you have dammedyou have dammed
he/she/it has dammedthey have dammed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dammingwe have been damming
you have been dammingyou have been damming
he/she/it has been dammingthey have been damming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dammedwe dammed
you dammedyou dammed
he/she/it dammedthey dammed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dammingwe were damming
you were dammingyou were damming
he/she/it was dammingthey were damming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dammedwe had dammed
you had dammedyou had dammed
he/she/it had dammedthey had dammed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dammingwe had been damming
you had been dammingyou had been damming
he/she/it had been dammingthey had been damming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will damwe shall/will dam
you will damyou will dam
he/she/it will damthey will dam
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dammingwe shall/will be damming
you will be dammingyou will be damming
he/she/it will be dammingthey will be damming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dammedwe shall/will have dammed
you will have dammedyou will have dammed
he/she/it will have dammedthey will have dammed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dammingwe shall/will have been damming
you will have been dammingyou will have been damming
he/she/it will have been dammingthey will have been damming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would damwe should/would dam
you would damyou would dam
he/she/it would damthey would dam
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dammingwe should/would be damming
you would be dammingyou would be damming
he/she/it would be dammingthey would be damming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dammedwe should/would have dammed
you would have dammedyou would have dammed
he/she/it would have dammedthey would have dammed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dammingwe should/would have been damming
you would have been dammingyou would have been damming
he/she/it would have been dammingthey would have been damming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dammedwe are dammed
you are dammedyou are dammed
he/she/it is dammedthey are dammed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dammedwe are being dammed
you are being dammedyou are being dammed
he/she/it is being dammedthey are being dammed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dammedwe have been dammed
you have been dammedyou have been dammed
he/she/it has been dammedthey have been dammed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dammedwe were dammed
you were dammedyou were dammed
he/she/it was dammedthey were dammed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dammedwe were being dammed
you were being dammedyou were being dammed
he/she/it was being dammedthey were being dammed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dammedwe had been dammed
you had been dammedyou had been dammed
he/she/it had been dammedthey had been dammed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dammedwe shall/will be dammed
you will be dammedyou will be dammed
he/she/it will be dammedthey will be dammed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dammedwe shall/will have been dammed
you will have been dammedyou will have been dammed
he/she/it will have been dammedthey will have been dammed

dam

noun
SingularPlural
Common casedamdams
Possessive casedam'sdams'