River - Rivière (The 2223rd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for River is Rivière. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2223rd most common word in French. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: river

French: rivière

Examples


The river is very beautiful around here.	La rivière est très belle par ici.
His house is by the river.	Sa maison est au bord de la rivière.
I've never seen a river so pretty.	Jamais n'ai-je vu si belle rivière.
He swims in the river.	Il nage dans la rivière.
His house is by the river.	Sa maison est au bord de la rivière.
There was no water in the river.	Il n'y avait pas d'eau dans la rivière.
There is a river beside the house.	Près de la maison, il y a une rivière.
I would walk along the river.	Je me promenais souvent le long de cette rivière.

The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.	La rivière n'est plus aussi propre qu'elle l'était.
The river has become much cleaner than before.	La rivière est devenue beaucoup plus propre qu'avant.
This river becomes shallow at that point.	La rivière devient peu profonde à cet endroit.
This river is deepest here.	Cette rivière est ici à sa plus grande profondeur.
A river is a stream of water.	Une rivière est un cours d'eau.
The water in this river is very clean.	L'eau de cette rivière est très propre.
His plan is to build a bridge over that river.	Son plan est de construire un pont sur cette rivière.
He would often swim in this river.	Il avait la fréquente habitude de nager dans cette rivière.
I think that it's dangerous to swim in that river.	Je pense que c'est dangereux de nager dans cette rivière.
He knows how to cross a river.	Il sait traverser une rivière.
It is impossible for us to cross that river.	Il nous est impossible de traverser la rivière.
The river look like a tremendous snake from the view of sky.	Vue depuis le ciel, la rivière ressemblait à un énorme serpent.
The hill slopes downward to the river.	La colline descend jusqu'à la rivière.