río

/ˈrio/, [ˈri.o]

river

Examples

Vi a un perro atravesar el río nadando.

I saw a dog swim across the river.

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A Tom no le gusta nadar en este río, él dice que está muy contaminado.

Tom doesn't like swimming in this river. He says it's too polluted.

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Se cayó al río.

He fell into the river.

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Ya existe un metro en Río.

There is already a subway in Rio.

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El río fluye lentamente hacia el mar.

The river flows slowly to the sea.

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Tom se preguntaba qué tan profundo era el río.

Tom wondered how deep the river was.

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Mi tierra se encuentra junto al río.

My land abuts on the river.

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Tom silbaba una melodía mientras caminaba por el río.

Tom whistled a tune as he walked along the river.

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Él no me dejaba nadar en el río.

He wouldn't permit me to swim in the river.

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Nuestra escuela está por el otro lado del río.

Our school is across the river.

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El río serpentea a través de la llanura.

The river meanders across the plain.

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Solía ir a pescar al río cuando era un niño.

I used to go fishing in the river when I was a child.

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El nivel de agua del río ha crecido.

The river's water level has risen.

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Es peligroso cruzar el río a nado.

This river is dangerous to swim across.

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Hicieron una declaración en la que decían que los rumores acerca de su divorcio eran una tontería. Pero cuando el río suena, agua lleva.

They issued a statement saying that the rumors regarding their divorce were complete nonsense. And yet, there's no smoke without fire.

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Él iba a menudo a pescar al río.

He would often go fishing in the river.

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Ese río desemboca en el Pacífico.

That river flows into the Pacific.

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Tom estuvo horas sentado en la orilla del río.

Tom has been sitting on the riverbank for hours.

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Finalmente atravesé el río.

I finally got across the river.

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A menudo voy a nadar al río.

I often go swimming in the river.

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