river

UK: /ˈrɪv.ər/ US: /-ə`/

Translation

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⇨ río

river mouth

desembocadura de un río

■ Al dar el nombre de un río, se escribe con mayúscula inicial: the River Thames

to go {down/up} river

⇨ ir río {abajo/arriba}

to sell sb down the river

⇨ traicionar a alguien

(Definition of river n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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