cours d'eau — meaning in English
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English meaning
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
- watercourse noun Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
Senses
cours d'eau is used for these senses in English:
- run (chiefly, eastern, _, North Midland US, especially, Ohio, Pennsylvania) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- stream (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- watercourse Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
run — full definition
- verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- verb To manage or be in charge of something.
- verb To operate or function, especially of a machine, program, or system.
- verb To flow, as a liquid does.
- noun An act of running.
stream — full definition
- noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
- noun A steady, continuous flow of something, such as air, light, information, or people.
- verb To send or watch audio or video continuously over the internet, without downloading it first.