river

river
noun
1》 a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
    ↘used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers, e.g. river dolphin.
2》 a large quantity of a flowing substance.
Phrases
sell someone down the river informal betray someone. [orig. with ref. to the sale of a troublesome slave to a plantation owner on the lower Mississippi, where conditions were relatively harsher.]
up the river N. Amer. informal to or in prison. [with allusion to Sing Sing prison, situated up the Hudson River from the city of New York.]
Derivatives
rivered adjective
riverless adjective
Word History
River comes via Old French rivere from Latin riparius, from ripa 'bank of a river'. It is related to arrive, which originally meant 'bring a ship to shore'. It is also connected to the word rival, which derives from Latin rivalis, originally meaning 'person using the same stream as another', from rivus 'stream'. Riviera, an Italian word ultimately derived from Latin ripa, preserves the original meaning of 'land next to water'.

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  • river — [ rive ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • v. 1170; de rive « bord » 1 ♦ Attacher solidement et étroitement, au moyen de pièces de métal. ⇒ enchaîner. « C est ainsi qu ils croupissaient ensemble, rivés au même fer » (A. Daudet). ♢ Fig. Assujettir,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • River — Riv er, n. [F. riv[ e]re a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Arrive}, {Riparian}.] 1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • River — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda River significa río en inglés. Así tenemos: Green River: río de los Estados Unidos de América Marne River: río de Australia River Trent: río del Reino Unido Esta palabra también puede referirse a: Álbumes musicales… …   Wikipedia Español

  • river — c.1300, from O.Fr. riviere, from V.L. *riparia riverbank, seashore, river (Cf. Sp. ribera, It. riviera), noun use of fem. of L. riparius of a riverbank (see RIPARIAN (Cf. riparian)). The Old English word was ea river, cognate with Goth. ahwa, L …   Etymology dictionary

  • river — river1 [riv′ər] n. [ME rivere < OFr riviere < VL riparia < L riparius: see RIPARIAN] 1. a natural stream of water larger than a creek and emptying into an ocean, a lake, or another river 2. any similar or plentiful stream or flow [a… …   English World dictionary

  • River — steht für: Fluss (englisch) in der Pokervariante Hold em die letzte Gemeinschaftskarte, siehe Community Cards #River River ist der Name folgender Personen: River Phoenix (1970–1993), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Siehe auch The River …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • river — ► NOUN 1) a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river. 2) a large quantity of a flowing substance. ● sell down the river Cf. ↑sell down the river ORIGIN Old French, from Latin riparius, from ripa… …   English terms dictionary

  • River — Riv er, v. i. To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl. [Obs.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • River A.C. — Ríver Atlético Clube River AC Club fondé le 1er …   Wikipédia en Français

  • river — RIVER. v. a. Abbatre la pointe d un clou sur l autre costé de la chose qu il perce, & l applatir en sorte que ce soit comme une autre teste. River un clou. on ne sçauroit arracher ce clou, il est rivé. On dit prov. & fig. River le clou à quelqu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • River —   [ rɪvə] der, englisch für Fluss. * * * Ri|ver [ rɪvə] <o. Art.> [engl. river = Fluss]: Weiß mit blauem Schimmer (zur Bezeichnung der feinsten Farbqualität bei Brillanten) …   Universal-Lexikon

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