Meaning
dam
- a barrier constructed across a waterway to control water flow or hold back water
In a sentence
Hanno costruito una nuova diga per produrre energia idroelettrica.
They built a new dam to produce hydroelectric energy.
Il livello dell'acqua dietro la diga è sceso dopo mesi di siccità.
The water level behind the dam dropped after months of drought.
Se la diga cedesse durante la piena, la valle verrebbe completamente allagata.
If the dam gave way during the flood, the valley would be completely flooded.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| diga | feminine · singular |
| dighe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The plural takes -ghe ('dighe') to preserve the hard 'g' sound (/ɡ/).