river

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din franceza veche riviere < latina populară rīpāria < latină rīpārius.

Pronunție

• AFI: /ˈrɪvər/

Substantiv

river, pl. rivers

1. râu, fluviu

   "By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea." - (Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, 1908)

2. (fig.) torent, râu

   A river of blood.

   A river of tears.

Cuvinte derivate

• riverbank
• riverbed
• riverfront
• riverine
• riverside
• riverward

Cuvinte compuse

cuvinte compuse

river basin river bed river birch river blindness riverboat/river boat river bottom river boulder river dolphin river duck

river hog river horse river lamprey river limper river otter river pear river prawn river shad submarine river

Cuvinte apropiate

• creek
• stream

Expresii

• cry someone a river
• sell down the river
• up the river

Referințe

• Dictionary.com

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franceză

(français)

Etimologie

Din rive + suf. -er.

Pronunție

• AFI: /ʁi.ve/

Verb

1. a nitui

Cuvinte derivate

• rive