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1 ♦ river
♦ river /ˈrɪvə(r)/n.fiume ( anche fig.): the River Thames, il fiume Tamigi; the Hudson River, il fiume Hudson; a river of lava, un fiume (o un torrente) di lava; down river, a valle; up river, a monte● river bank, argine, sponda, riva ( di fiume) □ river basin, bacino fluviale □ (zool.) river crawfish, gambero di fiume □ river delta, delta di un fiume □ river god, divinità fluviale □ river harbour, porto fluviale □ river head, sorgente ( di fiume) □ (fig.) to sell sb. down the river, tradire q.; vendere q. □ ( slang) up the river, in galera; al fresco. -
2 delta
['deltə]1) (Greek letter) delta m. e f. (anche mat.)2) geogr. delta m.* * *['deltə](a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches: the delta of the Nile.) delta* * *delta /ˈdɛltə/n.3 delta; triangolo: (elettr.) delta connection, collegamento a delta; (aeron.) delta wing, ala a delta● (metall.) delta metal, metallo delta □ (fis. nucl.) delta rays, raggi delta.* * *['deltə]1) (Greek letter) delta m. e f. (anche mat.)2) geogr. delta m.
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