No. 924 in Italian
fiume
"Fiume" means "river" in English.
In a sentence
Il fiume scorre placidamente attraverso la valle.
The river flows placidly through the valley.
In this sentence, 'fiume' refers to a natural watercourse, indicating its primary geographic and physical meaning.
Un fiume di gente si radunò per la manifestazione.
A river of people gathered for the demonstration.
Here, 'fiume' is used metaphorically to describe a large, flowing group or crowd.
Ho letto un libro molto interessante sulle fiume tropicali.
I read a very interesting book about tropical rivers.
In this case, 'fiume' is used in the plural form to refer to the general concept of rivers, specifically tropical ones.
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