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| Language | Translations for "A RIVER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | grykë lumi (mouth of a river, outfall), gjarpërim i një lumi (winding of a river). (various references) | |
Arabic | ضِفّة (bank of a river), عبر النهر (ford, pass a river), أقام جسرا على النهر (throw a bridge over a river). (various references) | |
Chinese | 涪 (name of a river), 漯 (name of a river), 滁 (name of a river), 滏 (name of a river in Hebei), 滸 (bank of a river), 滹 (name of a river), 浭 (name of a river in Hebei), 浠 (name of a river in Hubei), 汶 (name of a river), 涇 (name of a river), 汨 (name of a river), 淝 (name of a river), 淦 (name of a river), 淓 (name of a river), 淄 (black, name of a river), 淮 (name of a river), 淇 (name of a river), 中游 (middle portion of a river, middle state), 涑 (name of a river), 渭 (name of a river), 岷 (name of a river in Sichuan), 媯 (name of a river), 洛 (name of a river), 洱 (name of a river), 洧 (name of a river), 洮 (cleanse, name of a river), 洹 (name of a river), 汾 (name of a river), 洙 (name of a river), 漵 (name of a river), 渦 (eddy, name of a river, whirlpool), 濂 (name of a river in Hunan), 濮 (name of a river), 濰 (name of a river), 濉 (name of a river), 濼 (name of a river), 濲 (name of a river in Hunan), 洺 (name of a river), 灉 (name of a river, sluice), 淞 (name of a river), 溱 (name of a river), 溤 (name of a river), 溧 (name of a river), 溎 (name of a river), 灄 (name of a river), 磻 (name of a river in Shaanxi), 泲 (clear wine, name of a river), 灕 (name of a river, seep through), 泒 (name of a river), 瀍 (name of a river), 瀨 (name of a river, rushing of water). (various references) | |
Danish | udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), udbygning af en flodmunding i havet (prolongation of a river mouth seawards), kanalbro (canal aqueduct over a river, canal bridge over a river), forgrening af flod (branching of a river, diffluent, divarication of a river), flodarm (arms of a river, branches of a river), en flods øvre løb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). (various references) | |
Dutch | verontreiniging van een waterloop kan op twee manieren gebeuren : acuut ( ongeval ) of chronisch ( gecontroleerde lozing ) (the pollution of a river can occur in either an acute ( accident ) or chronic ( controlled disposal ) form), uitbouwen van een riviermond in zee (prolongation of a river mouth seawards), riviersplitsing (branching of a river, diffluent, divarication of a river), rivierarm (arms of a river, branches of a river), brug waarmede het kanaal over een rivier wordt gevoerd (canal aqueduct over a river, canal bridge over a river), bovenloop van een rivier (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), bovenloop (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river). (various references) | |
Finnish | latvavesistö (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), latvavedet (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), joensuu (estuary, mouth of a river), joenhaara (fork of a river), joen yläjuoksu (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), joen varrella (by the river, on a river, on the river), harjoittaa jokiliikennettä (ply a river). (various references) | |
French | empiètement de la mer ou d'une rivière sur les terres riveraines. (various references) | |
German | Abschwemmung (avulsion, avulsion of land, encroachment by the sea, etc.on banks and shores). (various references) | |
Greek | ένας ποταμός συνδέει δύο πόλεις (a canal connects two towns, a river connects two towns), βραχίονας ποταμού (arms of a river, branches of a river), βραχίονας (arm, boom, bracket, branching of a river, diffluent, divarication of a river, forearm, horn, humerus, jib arm, knee, leaf, overhanging end of gantry, pick up arm, pick-up arm, plate bracket, plate knee, tone arm, tone-arm, wiper), μία διώρυγα συνδέει δύο πόλεις (a canal connects two towns, a river connects two towns), επιμήκυνση εκβολής προς τη θάλασσα (prolongation of a river mouth seawards), άνω ρους ποταμού (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), διωρυγογέφυρα πάνω από ποταμό (canal aqueduct over a river, canal bridge over a river), διακλάδωση ποταμού (branching of a river, diffluent, divarication of a river). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שרטון (bank of a river, reef, sand bar, sandbank, shoal), חוף (beach, shore), גפה (bank of a river, hedge, squadron, wing), גדה (bank of a river, brim of a glass, shore, strand). (various references) | |
Hungarian | folyót gátak közé szorít (to bank a river), folyót átúszik (to swim across a river, to swim over a river), folyón átúszik (to swim across a river, to swim over a river). (various references) | |
Italian | un corso d'acqua unisce due città (a canal connects two towns, a river connects two towns), ramo di corso d'acqua (arms of a river, branches of a river), prolungamento di una foce in mare (prolongation of a river mouth seawards), ponte canale al di sopra di un corso d'acqua (canal aqueduct over a river, canal bridge over a river), corso superiore di un fiume (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), braccio di corso d'acqua (arms of a river, branches of a river), biforcazione del fiume (branching of a river, diffluent, divarication of a river). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 川筋 (course of a river, land along a river), 川上 (upper reaches of a river), 川上 (upper reaches of a river), 川向こう (to be on the other side of a river), 川向かい (across a river), 川を下る (to descend a river), 川を越える (to cross a river), 川から水を引く (to draw water off a river), 川に架かる橋 (bridge spanning a river), 川口 (mouth of a river), 川尻 (lower stream, mouth of a river), 下流 (downstream, lower classes, lower reaches of a river), 川幅 (width of a river), 灯籠流し (ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river), 川瀬 (rapids, shallows of a river), 川風 (breeze off a river), 川越し (crossing a river), 川越え (crossing a river), 川辺 (edge of a river, riverside), 川辺 (edge of a river, riverside), 川遊び (boating or swimming in a river), 水勢 (strength of a river current), 河口港 (port at the mouth of a river), 投身 (suicide by jumping into a river), 掛け渡す (to buildover a river), 川伝い (following a river). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かわかみ (upper reaches of a river), とうしん (body proportions, degree of kinship, Eastern China, findings, investment trust, proceeding east, propensity to steal, reply, report, suicide by jumping into a river, sword blade, wick), かけわたす (to buildover a river), かわはば (width of a river), かわじり (lower stream, mouth of a river), かわをこえる (to cross a river), かわをくだる (to descend a river), かわむこう (to be on the other side of a river), かわむかい (across a river), かわあそび (boating or swimming in a river), とうろうながし (ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river), かわごえ (crossing a river), すいせい (aquatic, aquatic life, aqueous, comet, decay, decline, downward tendency, living in the water, Mercury, strength of a river current, this decadent world, water-based), かわからみずをひく (to draw water off a river), かわかぜ (breeze off a river), かわせ (exchange, money order, rapids, shallows of a river), かわにかかるはし (bridge spanning a river), かわづたい (following a river), かわべ (edge of a river, riverside), かわぐち (estuary, mouth of a river, mouth of river), かわすじ (course of a river, land along a river), かりゅう (downstream, granule, lower classes, lower reaches of a river, red-light district, stream, swirling current, vulcanizing), かこうこう (port at the mouth of a river), かわごし (crossing a river). (various references) | |
Manx | claddagh (bank, beach, land by a river, littoral, polder, river bank), awiney (freshwater, of a river). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aay iverray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | invasão da costa pelo mar (encroachment by the sea, etc.on banks and shores). (various references) | |
Romanian | traversa un râu prin vad (wade through a river), revãrsarea unui râu (overflow of a river). (various references) | |
Scottish | òs (mouth of a river). (various references) | |
Spanish | tramo superior (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), pasar un río a nado (swim across a river), pasar un río (negotiate a river), la contaminación de un curso de agua se puede presentar bajo dos formas: aguda, accidentes, o crónica, vertidos controlados, (the pollution of a river can occur in either an acute ( accident ) or chronic ( controlled disposal ) form), embalsar (cross a river, dam, raft), curso superior de un río (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), cruzar un río (negotiate a river), cabecera (bedhead, bedside, head, headboard, wing). (various references) | |
Swedish | källområde (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), källflöde (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), flodarm (branch of a river, confluent, distributary). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | перебиратися через річку (negotiate a river), переправлятися через ріку (cross a river). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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