Word for the river emptiyng into the ocean
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In Portuguese we have the word "desaguar", which would roughly translate to "to release water" but is almost exclusively used to mean the offloading of water by a river into another body of water. We use it as such:
The Mississippi River "desagua" in the Atlantic.
Is there an equivalente word in English? It would be nice if the English word would "behave" in the same way as the Portuguese one, where it immediately makes the user think of a river, as opposed to for example the word "drain" which is far too general.
For reference, the sentence I am trying to translate is from a song/poem and reads
The river from my land*, "desagua" in my heart.
*: Land could possibly be translated as home too.
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In Portuguese we have the word "desaguar", which would roughly translate to "to release water" but is almost exclusively used to mean the offloading of water by a river into another body of water. We use it as such:
The Mississippi River "desagua" in the Atlantic.
Is there an equivalente word in English? It would be nice if the English word would "behave" in the same way as the Portuguese one, where it immediately makes the user think of a river, as opposed to for example the word "drain" which is far too general.
For reference, the sentence I am trying to translate is from a song/poem and reads
The river from my land*, "desagua" in my heart.
*: Land could possibly be translated as home too.
single-word-requests meaning meaning-in-context translation
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
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A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
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I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday
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In Portuguese we have the word "desaguar", which would roughly translate to "to release water" but is almost exclusively used to mean the offloading of water by a river into another body of water. We use it as such:
The Mississippi River "desagua" in the Atlantic.
Is there an equivalente word in English? It would be nice if the English word would "behave" in the same way as the Portuguese one, where it immediately makes the user think of a river, as opposed to for example the word "drain" which is far too general.
For reference, the sentence I am trying to translate is from a song/poem and reads
The river from my land*, "desagua" in my heart.
*: Land could possibly be translated as home too.
single-word-requests meaning meaning-in-context translation
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
In Portuguese we have the word "desaguar", which would roughly translate to "to release water" but is almost exclusively used to mean the offloading of water by a river into another body of water. We use it as such:
The Mississippi River "desagua" in the Atlantic.
Is there an equivalente word in English? It would be nice if the English word would "behave" in the same way as the Portuguese one, where it immediately makes the user think of a river, as opposed to for example the word "drain" which is far too general.
For reference, the sentence I am trying to translate is from a song/poem and reads
The river from my land*, "desagua" in my heart.
*: Land could possibly be translated as home too.
single-word-requests meaning meaning-in-context translation
single-word-requests meaning meaning-in-context translation
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
asked yesterday
Bernardo MeurerBernardo Meurer
16427
16427
A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
2
I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday
add a comment |
A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
2
I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday
A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
2
2
I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday
I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday
add a comment |
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We can say
The Mississippi drains/empties/discharges/flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The closest word for your purposes might be flow, which makes one immediately think of a liquid (although I guess blood flows as well as water, so the poem might acquire some new connotations.).
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Peter Shor Peter Shor
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I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
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We can say
The Mississippi drains/empties/discharges/flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The closest word for your purposes might be flow, which makes one immediately think of a liquid (although I guess blood flows as well as water, so the poem might acquire some new connotations.).
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Peter Shor Peter Shor
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I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
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We can say
The Mississippi drains/empties/discharges/flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The closest word for your purposes might be flow, which makes one immediately think of a liquid (although I guess blood flows as well as water, so the poem might acquire some new connotations.).
answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
63.4k5123230
I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
– Bernardo Meurer
yesterday
add a comment |
We can say
The Mississippi drains/empties/discharges/flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The closest word for your purposes might be flow, which makes one immediately think of a liquid (although I guess blood flows as well as water, so the poem might acquire some new connotations.).
answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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We can say
The Mississippi drains/empties/discharges/flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
The closest word for your purposes might be flow, which makes one immediately think of a liquid (although I guess blood flows as well as water, so the poem might acquire some new connotations.).
answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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answered yesterday
Peter Shor Peter Shor
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63.4k5123230
I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
– Bernardo Meurer
yesterday
add a comment |
I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
– Bernardo Meurer
yesterday
I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
– Bernardo Meurer
yesterday
I think "flows" is almost perfect! Also, I can't believe the Peter Shor just answered me, this is weird.
– Bernardo Meurer
yesterday
add a comment |
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A river discharges into the sea, but that word too has other connotations such as with drains and bodily functions.
– Weather Vane
yesterday
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I would say "The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico" ... answers.com/Q/…
– GEdgar
yesterday