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Mississippi,
Mississippi River n | (river in North America) (fleuve) | Mississippi nm propre |
Missouri,
Missouri River n | (North American river) (rivière américaine) | Missouri nm propre |
| navigable river n | (river that is passable by boats) | voie navigable nf |
| | With no navigable rivers, the area has remained isolated to this day. |
| | Faute de voies navigables, la zone est restée isolée jusqu'à maintenant. |
| | | cours d'eau navigable nm |
| onchocerciasis n | formal (eye and skin disease) (Médecine) | onchocercose nf |
| Pearl River n | (river in Mississippi, US) (États-Unis) | rivière aux Perles nf propre |
Pearl River,
Zhu Jiang n | (river in China) (Chine) | la rivière des Perles nf propre |
| river bank n | (land at edge of a river) | rive nf |
| | | berge nf |
| | The water spilled over the tops of these river banks during the last flood. |
| | La rivière a débordé de ses rives pendant la dernière crue. |
| | La rivière a débordé de ses berges pendant la dernière crue. |
| river basin n | (land sloping into a stream) (hydrologie) | bassin versant nm |
| river bed n | (bottom of a stream) | lit de la rivière nm |
| | The water was so clear it was easy to see down to the river bed. |
| | L'eau était si limpide qu'on pouvait voir le lit de la rivière. |
| river bend n | (curve of a stream) (souvent au pluriel) | méandre nm |
| | | coude d'un cours d'eau nm |
river birch,
red birch n | (tree) | bouleau noir nm |
| river blindness n | colloquial (onchocerciasis) (parasite) | cécité des rivières nf |
| river crossing n | (place to cross a stream) | gué nm |
| river delta n | (triangular area where stream meets ocean) | delta (du fleuve) nm |
| river horse | (animal) | hippopotame nm |
| river otter | (animal) | loutre de rivière nf |
scrub typhus,
Japanese river fever,
tsutsugamushi disease n | (pathology) (maladie) | typhus des broussailles nm |
| sell [sb] down the river v expr | figurative (betray) | trahir⇒ vtr |
the Serpentine,
the Serpentine River n | (lake in London) (lac londonien) | la Serpentine nf propre |
St. Croix,
St. Croix river n | (US river) (États-Unis) | rivière Sainte-Croix nf propre |
St. Croix,
St. Croix river n | (river in Canada and US) (États-Unis, Canada) | fleuve Sainte-Croix nm propre |
| tidal river n | (river with tides) | rivière à marées nf |
| | | fleuve à marées nm |
| | The Thames is a tidal river for part of its length. |
| underground river n | (stream running under the earth) | rivière souterraine nf |
| | The underground river flows through caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites. |