dam(
dahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (wall)
c. la represa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The old dam was blown up this morning.Volaron la vieja represa esta mañana.
a. el embalse (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't get so close to the dam, please.No te acerques tanto al embalse, por favor.
b. la represa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The dam is almost dry due to the lack of rain.La represa está casi seca por la falta de lluvia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. represar
The river should be dammed to prevent the town from being flooded.Deberían represar el río para evitar que se inunde el pueblo.
b. construir una presa en
I've read they'll dam the valley to provide water to the town.Leí que van a construir una presa en el valle para suministrar agua al pueblo.
c. contener
The watercourse was so strong that the wall couldn't dam it.El muro no pudo contener la fuerza de la corriente de agua.
d. reprimir
The natives dammed the river flow to create a lake.Los nativos reprimieron la corriente del río para crear un lago.
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