river

['rivə]

noun

(a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; (also adjective) a river animal.) reka

- river-bed

- riverside

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I [rívə]

1.

noun

reka; potok (tudi figuratively); figuratively velika množina

the river Thames British English reka Temza

Hudson River American reka Hudson

down the river — po reki (vodi) navzdol

up the river — po reki (vodi) navzgor, proti vodi

river of tears — potok solz

rivers of lava — reka lave

to cross the river — iti čez reko, figuratively umreti

to sell s.o. down the river American slang popolnoma koga na cedilu pustiti, prevarati, izdati, zlorabiti

to send s.o. up the river American slang vtakniti koga v ječo, v zapor;

2.

adjective

rečni

river mouth — ustje reke

river traffic — rečni promet

river rat slang tat, ki deluje zlasti na rečnih bregovih

River Brethren — amerikanska baptistična sekta

II [rávə]

noun

cepilec (lesa, drv); kdor cepi, kolje, trga