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dique / dyke
 
dique   -noun masculine
1. (=muro de contenciónoun)   (en río)   dyke,   dike especially United States   (en puerto)   dock
·entrar en dique
·hacer dique
·to dock
·dique de contenciónoun   dam
·dique flotante   floating dock
·dique seco   dry dock
2. (=rompeolas)   breakwater
3. (=impedimento)
·poner un dique a algo
·to check something,   restrain something
·es un dique contra la expansiónoun
·it is a barrier to expansion
 
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