embalsar

v.

to dam (up).

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embalsar

► verbo transitivo

1 (agua) to dam up

2 MARÍTIMO to hoist, lift

► verbo pronominal embalsarse

1 to be dammed up

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verb

to dam

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1. VT

1) [+ río] to dam, dam up; [+ agua] to retain, collect

este mes se han embalsado 1000 metros cúbicos — this month reservoir stocks have gone up by 1000 cubic metres

2) (Náut) to sling, hoist

2.

VI And (=cruzar) to cross ( a river )

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verbo transitivo <río> to dam, dam up

embalsan el agua en una presa — they collect the water in a reservoir

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= dam.

Ex. Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.

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verbo transitivo <río> to dam, dam up

embalsan el agua en una presa — they collect the water in a reservoir

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= dam.

Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.

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embalsar [A1 ]

vt

‹río› to dam, dam up

embalsan el agua en una presa they collect the water in a reservoir

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embalsar

♦ vt

to dam (up);

han aumentado los niveles de agua embalsada en la provincia water levels have risen in the province's dams

♦ See also the pronominal verb embalsarse

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embalsar

v/t dam up

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embalsar vt

: to dam, to dam up