What does fiume in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word fiume in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fiume in Italian.

The word fiume in Italian means river, river, flood, river, flood, long-drawn-out, river bank, swollen river, river in flood, stream bed, river bed, maxi-trial, family saga, endless meeting. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fiume

river

sostantivo maschile (corso d'acqua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ci sono due fiumi che da soli trasportano più acqua di tutti gli altri messi assieme.
There are two rivers that carry more water than all the others put together.

river, flood

sostantivo maschile (figurato (fluido: grande quantità) (huge amount of liquid, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lungo la strada ormai scorreva un fiume di pioggia.
There was a river flowing down the street by then.

river, flood

sostantivo maschile (figurato (persone: grande quantità) (huge amount of people or things, fig.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un fiume di persone si riversò nella piazza.
A river of people flowed into the square.

long-drawn-out

aggettivo invariabile (figurato (lungo, senza sosta)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fu una riunione fiume, impiegarono tutta la notte prima di riuscire ad accordarsi.
It was a long-drawn-out meeting, it took them all night to reach an agreement.

river bank

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

swollen river

river in flood

stream bed, river bed

maxi-trial

family saga

(literature)

endless meeting

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