Translation of "barrage de retenue" to English

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Dictionary translations for "barrage de retenue"

le barrage de retenue m noun
pl. barrages de retenue
retaining dam (Engineering)

Contexts with "barrage de retenue"

Il y avait une sensation de retenue dans la pièce ; personne n'osait dire au roi à quel point sa décision était insensée. There was a feeling of constraint in the room; no one dared to tell the king how foolish his decision was.
Une fuite de pétrole a été endiguée par un barrage de castors en Alberta. An oil leak was contained by a beaver dam in Alberta.
Le barrage céda et lâcha une grande masse d'eau en aval de la vallée. The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
Tom a eu une retenue pour avoir parlé en classe. Tom was given detention for talking during class.
Il y avait un moulin à eau sous le barrage. There was a watermill under the dam.
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