Grammatical class
Noun
rivière
a river (a large, winding stream that flows into a lake, bay, larger river, etc., but not into an ocean or sea)
Details
Syllables
ri-viè-re
Phonetics
ʁi.vjɛʁ
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
1461
Freq. (movies)
1636
Freq. (news)
5206
Sentences
Où coule la rivière ?
Where does the river flow?
A1
La rivière est belle.
The river is beautiful.
A1
La rivière est large.
The river is wide.
A1
La rivière est gelée.
The river is frozen.
A1
Il traversa la rivière.
He crossed the river.
A2
La rivière s'est tarie.
The river has dried up.
A2
La rivière s'est asséchée.
The river dried up.
B1
Nous avons sauté dans la rivière.
We jumped into the river.
B1
Il me vendit en aval de la rivière.
He sold me down the river.
B1
Sa maison est au bord de la rivière.
His house is on the bank of the river.
B1
Je longeais la rivière.
I walked along the river.
B2
Je nageais dans la rivière.
I was swimming in the river.
B2