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1 fiume
m riverfig flood, torrent* * *fiume s.m.1 river; ( corrente) stream: il fiume Mississippi, the Mississippi River (o the Mississippi); il fiume Tamigi, the River Thames (o the Thames); fiume navigabile, navigable river; un fiume in secca, a dry (o low) river; un fiume in piena, a full (o swollen) river (o a river in spate); seguire il corso di un fiume, to follow the course of a river; sorgente di fiume, river-head (o source o head of a river); bacino di fiume, river basin; letto di fiume, riverbed; sulle rive di un fiume, on the banks of a river // tutti i fiumi vanno al mare, (prov.) all rivers run into the sea2 (fig.) flood, stream, torrent: un fiume di lacrime, a flood of tears; un fiume di parole, a torrent (o flood) of words // a fiumi, in floods (o torrents): alla festa bevemmo vino a fiumi, we drank gallons of wine at the party◆ agg. long-drawn-out, interminable: un discorso fiume, an interminable speech; un romanzo fiume, a roman fleuve.* * *['fjume]1. smriver, (fig : di gente, parole) streamscorrere a fiumi — (vino, sangue) to flow in torrents
sgorgare a fiumi (da) — (acqua, sangue) to pour out (from)
2. agg invprocesso fiume — long-drawn-out o long-running trial
* * *['fjume] 1.sostantivo maschile1) riverin riva a un fiume — on the riverside o waterside
2) fig. (abbondanza) river, flood, stream2.romanzo fiume — epic, saga
••versare -i di inchiostro su qcs. — = to write a lot about sth.
scorrere a -i — [birra, vino] to flow
* * *fiume/'fjume/I sostantivo m.⇒ 91 river; in riva a un fiume on the riverside o waterside; lungo il fiume along the river(side); il fiume Po the river Po; Fiume Giallo Yellow River2 fig. (abbondanza) river, flood, stream; - i di sangue rivers of blood; un fiume di lacrime a flood of tears; un fiume di gente a flood of people; fiume di parole flow of words[ discorso] interminable, long-drawn-out; romanzo fiume epic, sagaversare -i di inchiostro su qcs. = to write a lot about sth.; scorrere a -i [birra, vino] to flow.
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