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81 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) καλαμιά2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) γλωσσίδι -
82 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ -
83 riverside
noun (the ground along or near the side of a river: He has a bungalow on the riverside.) όχθη του ποταμού -
84 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) τρέχω2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) κυλώ3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) κυλώ, ρέω, τρέχω4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) δουλεύω5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) διευθύνω, διαχειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) τρέχω σε αγώνα7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) κάνω δρομολόγιο8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) διαρκώ9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) οδηγώ10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) ξεβάφω11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) περνώ13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) γίνομαι2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.)2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.)3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.)4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.)5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.)6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.)7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) συνεχώς- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
85 sediment
['sedimənt](the material that settles at the bottom of a liquid: Her feet sank into the sediment on the river bed.) ίζημα,κατακάθι -
86 sell
[sel]past tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) πουλώ2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) πουλώ3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) πουλώ,κάνω πωλήσεις4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) πουλώ,βοηθώ στις πωλήσεις•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
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87 shout
1. noun1) (a loud cry or call: He heard a shout.) κραυγή2) (a loud burst (of laughter, cheering etc): A shout went up from the crowd when he scored a goal.) ξεφωνητό,ιαχή2. verb(to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) φωνάζω,κραυγάζω -
88 sludge
(soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid: The river-bed is covered with thick sludge.) βούρκος -
89 sluggish
adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) νωθρός,αργοκίνητος -
90 source
[so:s]1) (the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes: They have discovered the source of the trouble.) πηγή2) (the spring from which a river flows: the source of the Nile.) πηγή -
91 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.) άνοιγμα2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) διάρκεια,χρονικό διάστημα2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) συνδέω -
92 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.) πρήζω, (παρα)φουσκώνω2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) φουσκοθαλασσιά3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) θαυμάσιος- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up -
93 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.) κολυμπώ2) (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).) καλύπτω απόσταση κολυμπώντας3) (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.) αίσθηση που δίνεται από ζάλη2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) κολύμπι- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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94 swollen
['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) πρησμένος -
95 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) αραιώνω -
96 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) κυκλοφορία, κίνηση2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) παράνομο εμπόριο, διακίνηση2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) διακινώ- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
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97 upstream
adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) κόντρα στο ρεύμα -
98 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.) -
99 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.) παραιτούμαι από2) (not to demand or enforce (a fine, penalty etc): The judge waived the sentence and let him go free.) χαρίζω, δεν επιβάλλω (ποινή) -
100 waters
noun plural (a body of water such as the sea, a river etc: the stormy waters of the bay.) νερά
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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
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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
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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
