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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 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012
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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The water catchment area from the source of the stream Noce to the dam of S. GiustinaLe bassin de drainage des eaux, depuis la source du ruisseau Noce jusqu'au barrage de S. Giustina.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
its dam has lived at least six months after its birth;sa mère a vécu au moins pendant six mois après sa naissance;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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).http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 24.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 24.10.2011
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 cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, 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)http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
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 Viennele bassin de la Gartempe, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage (doté d'une grille) de Châtellerault (Vienne),http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, 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 cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, 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)http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The catchment area of the river La Creuse, from the sources to the dam of Bénavent in the department of l'Indrele bassin de la Creuse, depuis les sources jusqu'au barrage de Bénavent (Indre),http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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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 | |
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Past | dammed |
Imperative | dam |
Present Participle (Participle I) | damming |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dammed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dam | we dam |
you dam | you dam |
he/she/it dams | they dam |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am damming | we are damming |
you are damming | you are damming |
he/she/it is damming | they are damming |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dammed | we have dammed |
you have dammed | you have dammed |
he/she/it has dammed | they have dammed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been damming | we have been damming |
you have been damming | you have been damming |
he/she/it has been damming | they have been damming |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dammed | we dammed |
you dammed | you dammed |
he/she/it dammed | they dammed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was damming | we were damming |
you were damming | you were damming |
he/she/it was damming | they were damming |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dammed | we had dammed |
you had dammed | you had dammed |
he/she/it had dammed | they had dammed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been damming | we had been damming |
you had been damming | you had been damming |
he/she/it had been damming | they had been damming |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dam | we shall/will dam |
you will dam | you will dam |
he/she/it will dam | they will dam |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be damming | we shall/will be damming |
you will be damming | you will be damming |
he/she/it will be damming | they will be damming |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dammed | we shall/will have dammed |
you will have dammed | you will have dammed |
he/she/it will have dammed | they will have dammed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been damming | we shall/will have been damming |
you will have been damming | you will have been damming |
he/she/it will have been damming | they will have been damming |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dam | we should/would dam |
you would dam | you would dam |
he/she/it would dam | they would dam |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be damming | we should/would be damming |
you would be damming | you would be damming |
he/she/it would be damming | they would be damming |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dammed | we should/would have dammed |
you would have dammed | you would have dammed |
he/she/it would have dammed | they would have dammed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been damming | we should/would have been damming |
you would have been damming | you would have been damming |
he/she/it would have been damming | they would have been damming |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dammed | we are dammed |
you are dammed | you are dammed |
he/she/it is dammed | they are dammed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dammed | we are being dammed |
you are being dammed | you are being dammed |
he/she/it is being dammed | they are being dammed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dammed | we have been dammed |
you have been dammed | you have been dammed |
he/she/it has been dammed | they have been dammed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dammed | we were dammed |
you were dammed | you were dammed |
he/she/it was dammed | they were dammed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dammed | we were being dammed |
you were being dammed | you were being dammed |
he/she/it was being dammed | they were being dammed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dammed | we had been dammed |
you had been dammed | you had been dammed |
he/she/it had been dammed | they had been dammed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dammed | we shall/will be dammed |
you will be dammed | you will be dammed |
he/she/it will be dammed | they will be dammed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dammed | we shall/will have been dammed |
you will have been dammed | you will have been dammed |
he/she/it will have been dammed | they will have been dammed |
dam
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dam | dams |
Possessive case | dam's | dams' |