Nouns | |||||||
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| river | el río | ||||||
| river | la fluxión | ||||||
| river [GEOG.] | el raudal | ||||||
| river [GEOG.] | corriente de agua | ||||||
| river bend | el meandro | ||||||
| river port | puerto fluvial | ||||||
| river horse [ZOOL.] | el hipopótamo | ||||||
| river landscape [ART.] | paisaje fluvial | ||||||
| river eagle [ZOOL.] | pigargo vocinglero Lat.: Haliaeetus vocifer [Ornithology] | ||||||
| river jack [ZOOL.] | víbora rinoceronte Lat.: Bitis nasicornis | ||||||
| river kingfisher [ZOOL.] | el alción Lat.: Alcedo atthis [Ornithology] | ||||||
| river kingfisher [ZOOL.] | martín pescador Lat.: Alcedo atthis [Ornithology] | ||||||
| river valley [GEOG.] | valle fluvial | ||||||
| border river | río fronterizo | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to sell sth. down the river | malbaratar algo | ||||||
| to sell so. down the river [coll.] | engañar a alguien | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| cry me a river | llora (todo) lo que quieras (y más) | ||||||
| cry me a river | puedes llorar (todo) lo que quieras (y más) | ||||||
| to sell so. down the river [coll.] [fig.] | dejar a alguien abandonado a su suerte | ||||||
| to sell so. down the river [coll.] [fig.] | delatar a alguien | ||||||
| to sell so. down the river [coll.] [fig.] | traicionar a alguien | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The river is very wide at this point. | El río es muy amplio en este punto. | ||||||
| The boat sailed smoothly down the river. | El bote navegó suavemente por el río. | ||||||
| The Ebro is the largest river in Spain. | El Ebro es el río más caudaloso de España. | ||||||
| You shouldn't throw that in the river, it's bad for the environment. | No debes tirar eso al río, es malo para el medio ambiente. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| brier, crier, diver, drier, drive, driver, giver, liver, rider, riser, riven, rivet, rover, trier | |
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