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rivers

/ˈɹɪvəz/ /ˈɹɪvɚz/

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noun

Реки

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

Examples :

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

Иногда реки выходят из берегов и вызывают наводнения.

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noun

Реки

Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

Examples :

"a river of blood"

Река крови.

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noun

Последняя сданная карта

The last card dealt in a hand.

Examples :

"The rivers in tonight's poker game were cruel; I kept getting bad cards on the final draw. "

Последняя сданная карта в сегодняшней покерной игре была жестокой; мне все время выпадали плохие карты на последней раздаче.

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noun

Реки

A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Examples :

"The editor noticed distracting rivers running through the essay, created by the badly justified paragraphs. "

Редактор заметил отвлекающие «реки», проходящие через эссе, созданные плохо выровненными абзацами.

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verb

Переиграть, обыграть

To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

Examples :

"Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades."

Джонни переиграл меня, вытащив этого туза пик.

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noun

Реки

One who rives or splits.

Examples :

"The rivers of wood at the lumberyard were strong men, splitting logs for firewood. "

Реки из дерева на лесопилке были сильными мужчинами, которые кололи бревна для дров.