floodgate

[USA]/'flʌdgeɪt/
[UK]/'flʌdɡet/
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Oversættelse

n. en dæmning, en barriere der bruges til at kontrollere vandstrømmen i en flod eller sø, typisk for at forhindre oversvømmelser; en port, der kan åbnes eller lukkes for at frigive eller holde vand tilbage.
Word Forms

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

open the floodgate

åbn slusen

close the floodgate

luk slusen

Eksempelsætninger

his lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.

hans retssag kan åbne sluserne for tusindvis af lignende krav.

The discussion sessions allow people to open the floodgates to their deepest fears.

Diskussionssessionerne giver folk mulighed for at åbne sluserne for deres dybeste frygt.

a ruling that opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum.

en kendelse, der åbnede sluserne for flygtninge, der søgte asyl.

Political changes in eastern Europe opened the floodgates to thousands of people who wished to emigrate.

Politiske ændringer i Østeuropa åbnede sluserne for tusindvis af mennesker, der ønskede at emigrere.

the floodgates of emotions

følelsernes flugtveje

the floodgates of creativity

kreativitetens flugtveje

the floodgates of change

ændringernes flugtveje

Virkelige Eksempler

And what might that floodgate be holding?

Kilde: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2019 Collection

You are opening the floodgates my friend.

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It's time to open the floodgates.

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And so we hide, and we hide behind what we like to call the floodgate of intimacy.

Kilde: TED Talks (Video Version) September 2019 Collection

This innocent query opens a floodgate of discontent that takes both Sheila and the viewer by surprise.

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If the sustainable-egg roll out is successful, it could open the floodgates for regenerative beef broccoli and beyond.

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They've constructed dykes, dams, floodgates, canals, pumping stations, and more all in their effort to push the sea back.

Kilde: Realm of Legends

(Laughter) And what might that floodgate be holding?

Kilde: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2019 Collection

The word " kufungisisa" opens up a floodgate of tears.

Kilde: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2018 Collection

This opened the floodgates for thousands of people to convert to this new religion.

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