Palavra Inglês do Dia

river

rio

Definições

inglês > português

river

1. Substantivo. rio

inglês > inglês

river

1. n. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, ending at an ocean or in an inland sea.

Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.

2. n. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

a river of blood

3. n. (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.

4. n. (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

5. v. (poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

6. n. One who rives or splits.

português > inglês

rio

1. n-m. river (large body of flowing water)

2. n-m. (figuratively) a large amount of anything

Ganhamos um rio de dinheiro. - We earned a truckload of money.

3. v. verb form of rir

Pronúncia

Exemplos

He always went fishing on the river when he was young.
    Ele sempre pescava no rio quando era jovem.
He had no difficulty swimming across the river.
    Ele não teve dificuldade em nadar no rio.
The castle is on the other side of the river.
    O castelo fica do outro lado do rio.
Our town is on the East Side of the river.
    Nossa cidade fica no lado leste do rio.
He crossed the river in a small boat.
    Ele atravessou o rio num pequeno bote.

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