rapids
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The meaning (definition) of the word rapids
fast, bumpy water in a river
The word rapids used in a sentence
“I watched the river rush over the rapids.”
How the word rapids is said around the world
| French | rapides (rah-PEED) |
| Spanish | rápidos (RRAH-pee-thohs) |
| Mandarin | 急流 (jee lyoh) |
| Hindi | तेज़ धारा (tayz DHAA-rah) |
| Arabic | تَيَّارَاتٌ سَرِيعَةٌ (tay-YAA-raa-tun sa-REE-a-tun) |
| Russian | пороги (pa-RO-gee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | rápidos (HAH-pee-doosh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | corredeira (koh-heh-DAY-rah) |
| Japanese | はやせ (hah-YAH-say) |
| German | Stromschnellen (SHTROHM-shnel-en) |
| Urdu | تیز دھارے (tayz DHAH-ray) |
| Punjabi | ਤੇਜ਼ ਧਾਰਾਂ (tayz DHAA-raan) |
| Korean | 급류 (goom-NYOO) |
| Hebrew | אשדות (ah-shah-DOHT) |
| Greek | ορμητικά νερά (or-mee-tee-KAH neh-RAH) |
| Dutch | stroomversnelling (STROHM-fur-snel-ing) |
| Tagalog | rumaragasang agos (roo-mah-rah-GAH-sahng AH-gohs) |
| Vietnamese | ghềnh (gen) |
| Turkish | akıntı (ah-kuhn-TUH) |
| Persian | تنداب (tohn-DAHB) |
| Polish | bystrza (BIST-shah) |
| Ukrainian | пороги (poh-ROH-hy) |
| Bengali | খরস্রোত (KHOR-sroht) |
| Swedish | fors (FORSH) |
| Italian | rapide (RAH-pee-day) |
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