Significado de river em inglês
riverriver /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas as traduções1a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the seafluxo natural e contínuo de água que percorre longamente um país até desaguar no mar: 
the Mississippi Rivero rio Mississippi the River Thameso rio Tâmisaon a river There were several boats on the river.Havia vários barcos no rio.along a river We went for a walk along the river.Fomos dar uma caminhada à beira do rio.up/down (a) river a ship sailing up riverum navio navegando rio acima They drifted slowly down river.Eles foram descendo lentamente rio abaixo.across a river a bridge across the riveruma ponte sobre o rio2a large amount of moving liquidgrande quantidade de líquido em movimentoriver of a river of hot lava flowing from the volcanoum rio de lava quente fluindo do vulcão → sell somebody down the river at sell1GRAMMAR: Patterns with riverGRAMÁTICA: Padrões com riverin the river• You use in the river to talk about things that happen in the water: · In summer we swim in the river.· There was something floating in the river.• Usa-se in the river para falar de coisas que acontecem dentro da água: · No verão, nadamos no rio.· Havia algo flutuando no rio.on the river• You use on the river to talk about things that happen on the surface of a river or very close to the edge of a river: · We went boating on the river.· There’s a nice pub on the river.• Usa-se on the river para falar de coisas que acontecem na superfície do rio ou bem perto da margem: · Fomos passear de barco no rio.· Tem um pub agradável à beira do rio.along the river• You use along the river to talk about things that happen on land next to a river: · They strolled along the river.· There are houses built all along the river.• Usa-se along the river para falar de coisas que acontecem na terra ao lado do rio: · Eles passearam ao longo do rio.· Há casas construídas por toda a extensão do rio.USAGE: Word order with names of riversUSO: Ordem das palavras nos nomes de rios• In Britain and Europe, the name usually comes after the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the River Thames· the River Seine· the River Rhone· the River Nile· the River Ganges• Na Grã-Bretanha e na Europa, o nome geralmente vem depois da palavra 'river'. Normalmente se diz: · the River Thames· the River Seine· the River Rhone· the River Nile· the River Ganges• In the US and outside Europe, the name usually comes before the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the Yangtze River· the Amazon River· the Congo River· the Hudson River· the Mississippi River· the Colorado River• Nos Estados Unidos e fora da Europa, o nome geralmente vem antes da palavra 'river'. Normalmente se diz: · the Yangtze River· the Amazon River· the Congo River· the Hudson River· the Mississippi River· the Colorado RiverCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosa river flows· The River Avon flows through the town of Stratford.O rio Avon passa pela cidade de Stratford.a river runs (=it flows in a particular direction)· the place where the river runs into the seao lugar onde o rio deságua no mara river winds (=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.Ele podia ver o rio serpenteando pela planície.a river floods· There are fears that the river could flood.Há temores de que o rio possa transbordar.a river dries up· Further downstream the river has dried up completely several times in recent years.Mais abaixo, o rio secou completamente várias vezes nos últimos anos.a river narrows (=it becomes narrower)· The river narrows at this point.O rio se estreita neste ponto.a river rises somewhere formalformal (=it starts there)· The River Euphrates rises in Turkey and flows through Syria.O rio Eufrates nasce na Turquia e flui pela Síria.cross a river· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.Atravesse o rio pela ponte da estrada e depois vire à direita.ford a river (=cross a river on foot, in a vehicle, or on a horse, without using a bridge)· The water was shallow enough for us to be able to ford the river.A água era rasa o suficiente para que pudéssemos vadear o rio.navigate a river (=travel along a river in a boat)· The narrow cliffs once made the river dangerous to navigate.Os penhascos estreitos tornavam o rio perigoso de navegar.adjectivesadjetivoswide/broad· We crossed the wide River Rhone the following morning.Na manhã seguinte, atravessamos o largo rio Ródano.long· The Severn is the longest river in Britain.O Severn é o rio mais longo da Grã-Bretanha.swollen/high (=containing more water than usual)· After the rains, the river was swollen.Depois das chuvas, o rio estava cheio.· The river was high and running quite swiftly.O rio estava alto e correndo bem rápido.fast-flowing· The child fell into a fast-flowing river.A criança caiu em um rio de correnteza forte.a mighty river (=very big and impressive)· Cairo sits at the mouth of the mighty river Nile.O Cairo fica na foz do majestoso rio Nilo.a river is navigable (=people are able to travel along it in a boat)· The river is navigable in the winter months.O rio é navegável nos meses de inverno.river + NOUNriver + SUBSTANTIVOthe river bank· Crowds lined the river banks to watch the boat race.A multidão se alinhou nas margens do rio para assistir à corrida de barcos.a river bed (=the bottom of a river)· They walked along a dry river bed.Eles caminharam ao longo de um leito de rio seco.a river valley· They came to a wide river valley.Eles chegaram a um amplo vale fluvial.phraseslocuçõesthe banks of a river (=the land near a river)· He bought a house on the banks of the River Wye.Ele comprou uma casa às margens do rio Wye.the mouth of a river (=where it joins the sea)· The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River.A Estátua da Liberdade fica na foz do rio Hudson.the source of a river (=the place where it starts)· Where exactly is the source of the River Ganges?Onde exatamente fica a nascente do rio Ganges?the upper/lower etc reaches of a river (=the upper, lower etc parts)· We sailed down the lower reaches of the river.Navegamos pelo curso inferior do rio.a bend in a river· He rounded a bend in the river and saw Flora sitting there.Ele contornou uma curva do rio e viu Flora sentada ali.a river is in spate British English (=it is very full and the water is flowing very quickly)· The snow had just melted and the rivers were in spate.A neve acabara de derreter e os rios estavam em cheia.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSriver a line of water that flows into the seauma linha de água que flui para o mar: · They crossed the river by ferry.Eles atravessaram o rio de balsa.· the River Tweedo rio Tweed· the Yangtze rivero rio Yangtzétributary a stream or river that flows into a larger rivercórrego ou rio que desagua em um rio maior: · The River Trombetas is a tributary of the River Amazon.O rio Trombetas é um afluente do rio Amazonas.estuary the wide part of a river where it goes into the seaa parte larga de um rio onde ele deságua no mar: · plans to build a big new airport on the Thames estuaryplanos para construir um grande aeroporto novo no estuário do Tâmisacanal a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a placepassagem longa escavada no solo e preenchida com água, usada para a circulação de barcos ou para levar água a algum lugar: · Venice’s famous canalsos famosos canais de Veneza· a canal boatum barco de canaldelta an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the seaárea de terras baixas onde um rio se divide em muitos rios menores perto do mar: · the Nile deltao delta do Niloa small riverum rio pequenostream a small narrow riverum rio pequeno e estreito: · a cool mountain streamum fresco riacho de montanhabrook literaryliterário a small streamum riacho pequeno: · There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.Havia um pequeno córrego, borbulhando e faiscando entre margens verdejantes.creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small riveruma faixa estreita de mar que penetra na terra, ou um rio pequeno: · The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers.O rio Fal, com suas numerosas enseadas, era um lugar perfeito para contrabandistas.· The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.As crianças procuraram caranguejos no riacho lamacento.parts of a riverpartes de um riomouth the part of a river where it joins the seaa parte de um rio onde ele encontra o mar: · Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.Havre-Marat era um porto na foz do rio Sena.bank land along the side of a riverterra ao longo da margem de um rio: · the river banka margem do rio· He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.Ele possui um castelo às margens do rio Loire.source the place where a river or stream startso lugar onde um rio ou córrego tem origem; nascente: · The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.A nascente do rio Nilo foi descoberta pelo explorador britânico John Speke.
Ver todas as traduções1a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the seafluxo natural e contínuo de água que percorre longamente um país até desaguar no mar: the Mississippi Rivero rio Mississippi the River Thameso rio Tâmisaon a river There were several boats on the river.Havia vários barcos no rio.along a river We went for a walk along the river.Fomos dar uma caminhada à beira do rio.up/down (a) river a ship sailing up riverum navio navegando rio acima They drifted slowly down river.Eles foram descendo lentamente rio abaixo.across a river a bridge across the riveruma ponte sobre o rio2a large amount of moving liquidgrande quantidade de líquido em movimentoriver of a river of hot lava flowing from the volcanoum rio de lava quente fluindo do vulcão → sell somebody down the river at sell1GRAMMAR: Patterns with riverGRAMÁTICA: Padrões com riverin the river• You use in the river to talk about things that happen in the water: · In summer we swim in the river.· There was something floating in the river.• Usa-se in the river para falar de coisas que acontecem dentro da água: · No verão, nadamos no rio.· Havia algo flutuando no rio.on the river• You use on the river to talk about things that happen on the surface of a river or very close to the edge of a river: · We went boating on the river.· There’s a nice pub on the river.• Usa-se on the river para falar de coisas que acontecem na superfície do rio ou bem perto da margem: · Fomos passear de barco no rio.· Tem um pub agradável à beira do rio.along the river• You use along the river to talk about things that happen on land next to a river: · They strolled along the river.· There are houses built all along the river.• Usa-se along the river para falar de coisas que acontecem na terra ao lado do rio: · Eles passearam ao longo do rio.· Há casas construídas por toda a extensão do rio.USAGE: Word order with names of riversUSO: Ordem das palavras nos nomes de rios• In Britain and Europe, the name usually comes after the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the River Thames· the River Seine· the River Rhone· the River Nile· the River Ganges• Na Grã-Bretanha e na Europa, o nome geralmente vem depois da palavra 'river'. Normalmente se diz: · the River Thames· the River Seine· the River Rhone· the River Nile· the River Ganges• In the US and outside Europe, the name usually comes before the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the Yangtze River· the Amazon River· the Congo River· the Hudson River· the Mississippi River· the Colorado River• Nos Estados Unidos e fora da Europa, o nome geralmente vem antes da palavra 'river'. Normalmente se diz: · the Yangtze River· the Amazon River· the Congo River· the Hudson River· the Mississippi River· the Colorado RiverCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosa river flows· The River Avon flows through the town of Stratford.O rio Avon passa pela cidade de Stratford.a river runs (=it flows in a particular direction)· the place where the river runs into the seao lugar onde o rio deságua no mara river winds (=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.Ele podia ver o rio serpenteando pela planície.a river floods· There are fears that the river could flood.Há temores de que o rio possa transbordar.a river dries up· Further downstream the river has dried up completely several times in recent years.Mais abaixo, o rio secou completamente várias vezes nos últimos anos.a river narrows (=it becomes narrower)· The river narrows at this point.O rio se estreita neste ponto.a river rises somewhere formalformal (=it starts there)· The River Euphrates rises in Turkey and flows through Syria.O rio Eufrates nasce na Turquia e flui pela Síria.cross a river· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.Atravesse o rio pela ponte da estrada e depois vire à direita.ford a river (=cross a river on foot, in a vehicle, or on a horse, without using a bridge)· The water was shallow enough for us to be able to ford the river.A água era rasa o suficiente para que pudéssemos vadear o rio.navigate a river (=travel along a river in a boat)· The narrow cliffs once made the river dangerous to navigate.Os penhascos estreitos tornavam o rio perigoso de navegar.adjectivesadjetivoswide/broad· We crossed the wide River Rhone the following morning.Na manhã seguinte, atravessamos o largo rio Ródano.long· The Severn is the longest river in Britain.O Severn é o rio mais longo da Grã-Bretanha.swollen/high (=containing more water than usual)· After the rains, the river was swollen.Depois das chuvas, o rio estava cheio.· The river was high and running quite swiftly.O rio estava alto e correndo bem rápido.fast-flowing· The child fell into a fast-flowing river.A criança caiu em um rio de correnteza forte.a mighty river (=very big and impressive)· Cairo sits at the mouth of the mighty river Nile.O Cairo fica na foz do majestoso rio Nilo.a river is navigable (=people are able to travel along it in a boat)· The river is navigable in the winter months.O rio é navegável nos meses de inverno.river + NOUNriver + SUBSTANTIVOthe river bank· Crowds lined the river banks to watch the boat race.A multidão se alinhou nas margens do rio para assistir à corrida de barcos.a river bed (=the bottom of a river)· They walked along a dry river bed.Eles caminharam ao longo de um leito de rio seco.a river valley· They came to a wide river valley.Eles chegaram a um amplo vale fluvial.phraseslocuçõesthe banks of a river (=the land near a river)· He bought a house on the banks of the River Wye.Ele comprou uma casa às margens do rio Wye.the mouth of a river (=where it joins the sea)· The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River.A Estátua da Liberdade fica na foz do rio Hudson.the source of a river (=the place where it starts)· Where exactly is the source of the River Ganges?Onde exatamente fica a nascente do rio Ganges?the upper/lower etc reaches of a river (=the upper, lower etc parts)· We sailed down the lower reaches of the river.Navegamos pelo curso inferior do rio.a bend in a river· He rounded a bend in the river and saw Flora sitting there.Ele contornou uma curva do rio e viu Flora sentada ali.a river is in spate British English (=it is very full and the water is flowing very quickly)· The snow had just melted and the rivers were in spate.A neve acabara de derreter e os rios estavam em cheia.THESAURUSSINÔNIMOSriver a line of water that flows into the seauma linha de água que flui para o mar: · They crossed the river by ferry.Eles atravessaram o rio de balsa.· the River Tweedo rio Tweed· the Yangtze rivero rio Yangtzétributary a stream or river that flows into a larger rivercórrego ou rio que desagua em um rio maior: · The River Trombetas is a tributary of the River Amazon.O rio Trombetas é um afluente do rio Amazonas.estuary the wide part of a river where it goes into the seaa parte larga de um rio onde ele deságua no mar: · plans to build a big new airport on the Thames estuaryplanos para construir um grande aeroporto novo no estuário do Tâmisacanal a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a placepassagem longa escavada no solo e preenchida com água, usada para a circulação de barcos ou para levar água a algum lugar: · Venice’s famous canalsos famosos canais de Veneza· a canal boatum barco de canaldelta an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the seaárea de terras baixas onde um rio se divide em muitos rios menores perto do mar: · the Nile deltao delta do Niloa small riverum rio pequenostream a small narrow riverum rio pequeno e estreito: · a cool mountain streamum fresco riacho de montanhabrook literaryliterário a small streamum riacho pequeno: · There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.Havia um pequeno córrego, borbulhando e faiscando entre margens verdejantes.creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small riveruma faixa estreita de mar que penetra na terra, ou um rio pequeno: · The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers.O rio Fal, com suas numerosas enseadas, era um lugar perfeito para contrabandistas.· The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.As crianças procuraram caranguejos no riacho lamacento.parts of a riverpartes de um riomouth the part of a river where it joins the seaa parte de um rio onde ele encontra o mar: · Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.Havre-Marat era um porto na foz do rio Sena.bank land along the side of a riverterra ao longo da margem de um rio: · the river banka margem do rio· He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.Ele possui um castelo às margens do rio Loire.source the place where a river or stream startso lugar onde um rio ou córrego tem origem; nascente: · The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.A nascente do rio Nilo foi descoberta pelo explorador britânico John Speke.