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river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. river (water):

river
rzeka f
river system
system m rzeczny
up river
w górę rzeki

2. river fig:

river of tears
potok m
river of sweat
strumień m

river basin N

river basin
dorzecze nt

river-bed N

river police N + sing/pl vb

River Po ASTRON
Erydan (gwiazdozbiór) m

Usage examples with river

river system
system m rzeczny
up river
w górę rzeki
house on the river
dom nad rzeką
town straddling a river
miasto nt położone na obu brzegach rzeki
to ford a river
przeprawiać [perf przeprawić] się przez rzekę
to fish a river
łowić w rzece
the [River] Thames
Tamiza f
on the river-side
nad brzegiem rzeki
to dam [up] a river
budować [perf z-] tamę na rzece
to tunnel under the river
przekopać tunel pod rzeką
the river burst its banks
rzeka wystąpiła z brzegów
100 metres from the river
100 metrów od rzeki
to row up the river
płynąć łodzią w górę rzeki
the river overflowed its banks
rzeka wystąpiła z brzegów
the reaches of the river
prosty odcinek m rzeki
to dredge a lake/river
przeszukiwać [perf przeszukać] dno jeziora/rzeki
to bridge a river/valley
przerzucać [perf przerzucić] most przez rzekę/dolinę
the river is in [full] spate
rzeka wezbrała
to wade across [or through] the river
przechodzić [perf przejść] przez rzekę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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The park and river provide a popular and risky kayaking run.
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Marsh marigold by the river, wood sorrel and wood avens on the river bank.
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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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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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Swamp tupelo grows in headwater swamps, strands, ponds, river bottoms, bays, estuaries, and low coves.
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The boat draws only of water, for the river is relatively shallow.
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In 1961, a fleet of tugboats was used to maneuver the 728ft m ship through an area of the river 500ft m wide.
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The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.
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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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