A RIVER

  

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A RIVER

Modern Translation: A RIVER

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 

  

(name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river in Hebei), (bank of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river in Hebei), (name of a river in Hubei), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (black, name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), 中游 (middle portion of a river, middle state), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river in Sichuan), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (cleanse, name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (eddy, name of a river, whirlpool), (name of a river in Hunan), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river in Hunan), (name of a river), (name of a river, sluice), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river), (name of a river in Shaanxi), (clear wine, name of a river), (name of a river, seep through), (name of a river), (name of a river), (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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