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  1. embankment:
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Detailed Translations for embankment from English to Swedish

embankment:

embankment [the ~] nom

  1. the embankment (dike; dam; dyke)
    fördämning; damm; dike; barriär
  2. the embankment (waterfront; shore; bank)
  3. the embankment

Translation Matrix for embankment:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
barriär dam; dike; dyke; embankment bar; barrier; crush barrier; hindrance; impediment; obstacle; stumbling block
damm dam; dike; dyke; embankment barrage; dam; dike; dust; dust particles; dyke; lake; osier dam; pond; pool; repository; reservoir; weir
dike dam; dike; dyke; embankment channel; dam; dike; ditch; dyke; fairway; groove; lane; slit; trench
fördämning dam; dike; dyke; embankment barrage; dam; weir
vattensidan bank; embankment; shore; waterfront

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Related Definitions for "embankment":

  1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection1

Wiktionary Translations for embankment:

embankment
noun
  1. artificial mound of earth and stone

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
embankment fördämning chaussée — talus construit pour retenir l’eau

embankment form of embank:

to embank verbe (embanks, embanked, embanking)

  1. to embank (limit; restrict; encapsulate; )
    begränsa; inskränka
    • begränsa verbe (begränsar, begränsade, begränsat)
    • inskränka verbe (inskränker, inskränkte, inskränkt)
  2. to embank
    indämma
    • indämma verbe (indämmer, indämmde, indämmt)
  3. to embank (dam in)
    invalla; dämma in
    • invalla verbe (invaller, invallde, invallt)
    • dämma in verbe (dämmer in, dämde in, dämt in)

Conjugations for embank:

present
  1. embank
  2. embank
  3. embanks
  4. embank
  5. embank
  6. embank
simple past
  1. embanked
  2. embanked
  3. embanked
  4. embanked
  5. embanked
  6. embanked
present perfect
  1. have embanked
  2. have embanked
  3. has embanked
  4. have embanked
  5. have embanked
  6. have embanked
past continuous
  1. was embanking
  2. were embanking
  3. was embanking
  4. were embanking
  5. were embanking
  6. were embanking
future
  1. shall embank
  2. will embank
  3. will embank
  4. shall embank
  5. will embank
  6. will embank
continuous present
  1. am embanking
  2. are embanking
  3. is embanking
  4. are embanking
  5. are embanking
  6. are embanking
subjunctive
  1. be embanked
  2. be embanked
  3. be embanked
  4. be embanked
  5. be embanked
  6. be embanked
diverse
  1. embank!
  2. let's embank!
  3. embanked
  4. embanking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for embank:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
begränsa confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict bound; clearly define; confine; curtail; cut back; define; demarcate; enclose; end; fence; fence in; fence off; limit; map out; mark out; moderate; outline; reduce; restrain; restrict; surround; trace out
dämma in dam in; embank
indämma embank
inskränka confine; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; limit; restrict confine; curtail; cut back; limit; moderate; reduce; restrain; restrict
invalla dam in; embank

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Related Definitions for "embank":

  1. enclose with banks, as for support or protection1
    • The river was embanked with a dyke1

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