rivière

Meaning

a river (a large, winding stream that flows into a lake, bay, larger river, etc., but not into an ocean or sea)

Concepts

river

stream

brook

necklace

streams

surface water

tributaries

tributary

valley

mountain stream

small river

underbridge

Green River

overbridge

brooks

rapids

rivers

Synonyms

fleuve

ruisseau

cours d’eau

marigot

affluent

collier

torrent

eaux courantes

cours

riviere

rivieure

marigotdomain:envir

Translations

río

fiume

rivier

Fluss

rio

riu

fluvius

ırmak

nehir

stroom

ποταμός

flumen

نهر

çem

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁi.vjɛʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: riviere

Inherited from Old French: riviere

In summary

From Middle French riviere, from Old French riviere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Sentences

La Scie est une rivière assez abondante .

The Saw is a fairly abundant river.

L'Hoëne est une rivière assez régulière .

The Hoëne is a fairly regular river.

Via la rivière Rock , elle fait partie du bassin versant du Mississippi.

Via the Rock River, it is part of the Mississippi watershed.

De Monthermé à Bohan, la ligne suit la rivière du côté nord .

From Montherme to Bohan, the line follows the river on the north side.

La municipalité est traversée par la rivière Ukrina.

The municipality is crossed by the Ukrina River.

Le cours de la rivière est globalement orienté du sud vers le nord .

The course of the river is generally oriented from south to north.