river in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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river [Brit ˈrɪvə, Am ˈrɪvər] N

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river in the PONS Dictionary

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I.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

II.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

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tidal river
sujet(te) aux marées
dried-up river
tari(e)
outfall of river
embouchure f
twisted path, river
tortueux(-euse)
outlet of a river
embouchure f

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river Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a river floods its banks
une rivière sort de son lit
the floods of a river
les crues d'une rivière
to raft across/down the river
traverser/descendre la rivière en radeau
to navigate the ocean/a river
naviguer sur l'océan/une rivière
the river runs through Burgundy/by the road
la rivière coule à travers la Bourgogne/le long de la route
to swim a river/Channel
traverser une rivière/la Manche à la nage
a house on the river
une maison au bord du fleuve
to be up river, temperature
être monté
the river flows through the town
la rivière traverse la ville
beyond the river/8 o'clock
après le fleuve/8 heures
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Other uses include retaining walls, temporary floodwalls, silt filtration from runoff, for small or temporary/permanent dams, river training, or channel lining.
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River turbulence has created deep pools beneath steep sandstone cliffs on the northeasterly bank.
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The river changed course quickly, so the state boundary did not change.
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It was found that the bull shark stayed at the mouth of the river independent of the salinity of the water.
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As she approached a grotto near a river, she saw a light coming from a spot near a rosebush.
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Lucky finds his daughter near the river and tries to bring her back home by heartily apologizing, but she refuses.
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His men, he wrote, were very turbulent and mutinous, refused all compromise, and were determined to go into the river to be paid off.
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A sudden thaw occurred over New Year's Eve 1928, followed by unusually heavy rain, doubling the volume of water coming down the river.
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Marsh marigold by the river, wood sorrel and wood avens on the river bank.
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A line of palisades, twelve feet high, at the distance of thirty feet, inclosed the whole, and descended to the river.
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