French Conversation · Level 82
60 words
French word
riverain
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁivəʁɛ̃/
Meaning
- adjectiveriverside
Example
La maison riveraine est blanche.
The riverside house is white.
More examples
La rue riveraine est fermée à cause des inondations.
The riverside street is closed because of the flooding.
Core concept
The river-edge area and the people or structures associated with it.
Common phrases
maison riveraine
riverside house
rue riveraine
riverside street
Similar words
proche: Located a short distance from a person or thing.
voisin: Adjacent to something, with virtually no gap between them.
bordé: Having one side marked or bordered by another feature.
Definition in French
Qui appartient ou se rapporte au bord d'une rivière, en particulier pour des terrains ou des constructions.
Word origin
French riverain combines rive, meaning 'bank', with the suffix -ain, and rive traces back to Latin ripa.
Usage tips
- As a noun, un riverain can mean a person living beside a river or other waterway, rather than a riverside object.
Other meanings
- riverside residentnoun
Related words
- riverainriverside residentnoun