río

/ˈrio/, [ˈri.o]

river

Examples

Tom desearía haber tenido el valor de saltar al río y salvar al bebé que se había caído.

Tom wished he had had the courage to jump into the river and save the baby that had fallen in.

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Me río de Tom.

I am laughing at Tom.

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Frente al parque hay un río precioso.

Opposite the park there is a beautiful river.

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Siempre me río en los funerales.

I always laugh at funerals.

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Voy seguido a pescar a ese río.

I often go fishing in that river.

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El río se salió de madre.

The river overflowed.

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Conseguimos cruzar el río a nado.

We managed to swim across the river.

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Disfrutamos de la brisa fresca que provenía del río.

We enjoyed the cool breeze that came from the river.

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Un río fluye.

A river flows.

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Es peligroso nadar en ese río.

It's not safe to swim in that river.

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Su plan es construir un puente por sobre ese río.

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

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El río tiene cinco pies de profundidad.

The river is five feet deep.

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¿Es esto un río?

Is this a river?

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El tifón causó que el río se desbordara.

The typhoon caused the river to flood.

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Harry consiguió atravesar el río nadando.

Harry managed to swim across the river.

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Gracias por haber cruzado el río para ayudarme.

Thank you for crossing the river to help me.

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¿Estás loco? ¡No puedo atravesar el río nadando!

Are you crazy? I'm not able to swim across the river!

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Fui a nadar al río.

I went swimming in the river.

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Es peligroso nadar en este río.

It's dangerous to swim in this river.

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Solía caminar a lo largo de ese río.

I used to often take walks along that river.

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