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101 sludge
(soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid: The river-bed is covered with thick sludge.) dubļi; nogulsnes; dūņas* * *dubļi; vižņi; padibenes, nogulsnes; dūņas -
102 sluggish
adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) lēns; miegains* * *gauss; inerts, kūtrs; lēni dzīstošs -
103 source
[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) avots; izcelšanās; pirmsākums2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) izteka* * *izteka; avots; pirmsākums -
104 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) attālums starp tilta balstiem; (tilta) posms2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) [] sprīdis; ilgums2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) sniegties no viena krasta līdz otram; savienot krastus* * *sprīdis; laika sprīdis; griešanās; neliela atstarpe; izbraukums; krišana; plētums; grīste; garums; spins; platums; uztraukums; laidums; iejūgs; ceļa posms; horda; savienot krastus; uzcelt tiltu; aptvert; paņemt oktāvu -
105 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) pietūkt; palielināt; palielināties2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) viļņošanās; viļņi3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) lielisks; kolosāls- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *viļņošanās; pacēlums, izcilnis; pastiprināšanās; uztūkums; švīts; liels vīrs; uztūkt; palielināties, pieaugt; pastiprināties; būt jūtu pārpilnam; dižoties, plātīties; lielisks; elegants -
106 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) peldēt2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) []peldēt; nopeldēt3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) peldēt; reibt; iet raibam gar acīm2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) pelde; peldēšanās- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *peldēšana; reibonis; peldēt; peldēties; pārpeldēt; peldināt; pārplūst; būt pārplūdinātam; reibt -
107 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) transports; satiksme2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) kontrabandas tirdzniecība2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) tirgoties ar kontrabandu- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden* * *satiksme, transports; pārvadājums; tirdzniecība; tirgoties -
108 upstream
adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) augšup; pret straumi* * *pret straumi -
109 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) ieleja* * *ieleja; satekne, tekne -
110 waive
[weiv]1) (to give up or not insist upon (eg a claim or right): He waived his claim to all the land north of the river.) atteikties no tiesībām2) (not to demand or enforce (a fine, penalty etc): The judge waived the sentence and let him go free.) atsaukt; atcelt (spriedumu u.tml.)* * *atteikties -
111 waters
noun plural (a body of water such as the sea, a river etc: the stormy waters of the bay.) ūdeņi* * *dziednieciski ūdeņi; dziednieciski minerālūdeņi -
112 waterway
noun (a channel, eg a canal or river, along which ships can sail.) ūdensceļš* * *ūdensceļš; fārvaters, kuģu ceļš -
113 weir
[wiə](a dam across a river, with a drop on one side.) dambis; aizsprosts* * *aizsprosts, dambis; tacis -
114 whirlpool
noun (a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents.) virpulis; atvars* * *atvars, virpulis -
115 dabble
['dæbl]1) (to play, or trail, in water: He dabbled his feet in the river.) šļakstīties; plunčāties2) (to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby: He dabbles in chemistry.) neprofesionāli nodarboties -
116 fossilise
verb (to change into a fossil: Time had fossilized the animal remains in the river-bed.) pārakmeņoties -
117 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) aizsprostot ceļu2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) virzīties -
118 peter out
(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) izsīkt; beigties -
119 rapids
noun plural (a place in a river where the water flows quickly, often having dangerous rocks in mid-stream.) krāces -
120 swollen
['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) pietūcis; uztūcis
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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
