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upriver

/ˌʌpˈrɪvər/ /ʌpˈrɪvər/

Meanings
adjective adverb

Río arriba

Towards the source of a river.

Examples :

"The upriver village relied on the river for its drinking water. "
La aldea río arriba dependía del río para su agua potable.
geography direction

Related Words

Illustration paddled

paddled verb

/ˈpædld/ /ˈpædəld/

Remar

"We paddled the canoe across the lake. "

Remamos la canoa por el lago.

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

Hacia

"She moved toward the door."

Ella se movió hacia la puerta.

Illustration waterfall

waterfall noun

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/

Cascada, catarata

"The hikers were amazed by the powerful waterfall cascading down the rocky cliff face. "

Los excursionistas quedaron asombrados por la poderosa cascada que caía por la cara rocosa del acantilado.

Illustration source

source noun

/sɔːs/ /sɔɹs/

Fuente, origen

"The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling."

La acusada se negó a revelar la fuente de las drogas ilegales que vendía.

Illustration potable

potable noun

/ˈpɒt-/ /ˈpoʊtəbəl/

Bebida

"After a long hike, we were grateful to find a clear spring; its cool, refreshing potable was exactly what we needed. "

Después de una larga caminata, agradecimos encontrar un manantial claro; su bebida fresca y refrescante era exactamente lo que necesitábamos.

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

contra

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Es un trabajo duro nadar contra la corriente.

Illustration struggled

struggled verb

/ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/

luchar, esforzarse

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

Durante siglos, el pueblo de Irlanda luchó constantemente para hacer valer su derecho a gobernarse a sí mismo.

Illustration fighting

fighting verb

/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

Luchar, pelear

"A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous."

Un animal herido luchará como un maníaco, implacable, salvaje y asesino.

Illustration current

current noun

/ˈkʌɹənt/ /ˈkɝɹənt/

Corriente

"The current of air coming from the open window is making the papers on my desk flutter. "

La corriente de aire que viene de la ventana abierta está haciendo que los papeles en mi escritorio se agiten.

Illustration village

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Aldea, pueblo

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Hay 2 iglesias y 3 tiendas en nuestro pueblo.

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Bella

"Hey, beautiful!"

¡Hola, bella!

Illustration drinking

drinking verb

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

Beber

"He drank the water I gave him."

Él bebió el agua que le di.