like: der Fluss → →
der Fluss ☊ 
sông ☊ 
☊ The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns. ☊ burst ☊
Here the river is confined in a narrow channel. ☊ confine ☊
During the drought the river dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood). ☊ flood ☊
flood sth: The river flooded the valley. ☊ flood ☊
+ adv./prep.: It's here that the river flows down into the ocean. ☊ flow ☊
It's so cold that even the river has frozen. ☊ freeze ☊
The river is 300 miles in length. ☊ length ☊
They followed the line of the river for three miles. ☊ line ☊
The detergent comes in powder or liquid form. ☊ liquid ☊
The river has risen (by) several metres. ☊ rise ☊
to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing) ☊ river ☊
The river ran dry (= stopped flowing) during the drought. ☊ run ☊
The river turns north at this point. ☊ turn ☊
How wide is that stream? ☊ wide ☊
The river winds its way between two meadows. ☊ wind ☊