What is the Spanish word for "dam"?

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English

dam

Spanish

represa

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Alternative translations of "dam"

presa
dique
embalse

Examples of how to use "dam" in Spanish

English
The river has a large hydroelectric dam.
Spanish
El río tiene una gran represa hidroeléctrica.
English
The dam holds back the river water.
Spanish
La represa retiene el agua del río.
English
We walked along the top of the dam.
Spanish
Caminamos por la cima de la represa.
English
Engineers inspected the old concrete dam carefully.
Spanish
Los ingenieros inspeccionaron cuidadosamente la vieja represa de concreto.
English
Fish ladders help fish pass a dam.
Spanish
Las escaleras de peces ayudan a los peces a pasar una represa.

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