damming russian

• перекры́тие

  floor, ceiling, floor slab, overhead cover

  closure, blocking off, shutting off

  overlap, overlapping

  damming

  surpassing, beating (a record), overfulfilment (of a plan)

• подпо́р

  backwater, damming up, back pressure, head (of water)

  headwater, upper pool

• прудя́щий

  damming, pond-forming

• пруди́вший

  who/which was damming, who/which had dammed

• запру́живающий

  damming, obstructing, blocking, clogging

• запру́живавший

  damming, blocking, filling up, crowding

Examples

• Рабочие начали запруживать реку весной

  The workers began damming the river in the spring.

• Ручей, прудящий низину, образовал маленькое озеро.

  The stream damming the low-lying area formed a small lake.

• Бобры, прудящие речку, строят новую плотину.

  The beavers damming the river are building a new dam.

• Крестьяне, прудившие речку, работали целый месяц.

  The peasants who were damming the stream worked for an entire month.

• Отец, прудивший ручей за домом, сделал маленький пруд.

  The father, who was damming the stream behind the house, made a small pond.

• Мальчишки, прудившие канаву, залили всю дорогу.

  The boys who were damming the ditch flooded the entire road.

• Ручей, запруживающий дорогу, мешал проезду машин.

  The stream damming the road was preventing cars from passing.