Dam, prisoner - Presa (The 2838th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Dam, prisoner is Presa. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about law. It is the 2838th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a B2 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: dam, prisoner

Spanish: presa

Examples


The course of a river can be controlled by a dam.	El curso de un río puede controlarse por una presa.
View from waters downwards of the Ojós reservoir and the dam (waterwheel).	Vista desde aguas abajo del embalse y presa (azud) de Ojós.
Turroella, who is ill, was also taken prisoner yesterday in Alamar.	Turroella, que está enferma, también estuvo presa ayer en Alamar.
This had formed two shallow puddles outside the dam.	Esto había formado dos charcos superficiales fuera de la presa.
Extensive ruin of a border castle near the Vranov dam.	Amplia ruina de un castillo fronterizo cerca de la presa Vranov.
The Bodhghat dam will submerge the entire area that we have been walking in for days.	La presa de Bodhghat inundará toda la zona en que hemos estado caminando.
This dam is the water source of many rivers.	Esta presa es la fuente de agua de muchos ríos.
One is to build a dam to stop the flow.	Una es construir una presa para detener el flujo.

Halali dam is known as Samrat Ashok Sagar Project.	Halali presa se conoce como Samrat Ashok Proyecto Sagar.
It was a short drive to the Hoover dam.	Fue un corto trayecto en coche a la presa Hoover.
Travelers are voting Tekeze Dam as the best dam in Ethiopia.	Los viajeros están votando Tekeze Presa como el mejor represa en Etiopía.
Travelers are voting Kouris Dam as the best dam in Cyprus.	Los viajeros están votando Kouris Presa como el mejor represa en Chipre.
It's coming from the other dam, 20 miles upriver.	Viene de la otra presa, 20 millas por el río.
Travelers are voting Inguri Dam as the best dam in Georgia.	Los viajeros están votando Inguri Presa como el mejor represa en Georgia.
It resembles the accumulation of water behind a dam.	Se parece a la acumulación de agua en una presa.
The height of the dam was at little over 116 meters.	La altura de la presa estaba en poco sobre 116 metros.
Travelers are voting Mazvikadei Dam as the best dam in Zimbabwe.	Los viajeros están votando Mazvikadei Presa como el mejor represa en Zimbabue.
For this, you need to move towards the dam.	Para esto, que necesita para avanzar hacia la presa.
It will replace the existing dam, which has been operating since 1925.	Reemplazará la presa existente, que ha estado operando desde 1925.
An ordinary dam will not be able to change its course.	Una presa ordinaria no será capaz de cambiar su curso.
Travelers are voting Paute Dam as the best dam in Ecuador.	Los viajeros están votando Paute Presa como el mejor represa en Ecuador.