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elembalse

noun · masculineC2#11131 most commonAudio · coming soon

1
reservoir (artificial lake)
El embalse está al treinta por ciento por la falta de lluvias. The reservoir is at thirty per cent because of the lack of rain.
Del embalse sale el agua potable que abastece a más de un millón de personas. From the reservoir comes the drinking water that supplies more than a million people.
2
damming; impounding (the act)
El embalse del río tardó dos años en completarse. The impounding of the river took two years to complete.