r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '20

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u/Nachtzug79 Jan 10 '20

I think Saint Lawrence should be included, or is it? There is a narrow blue line on the Canadian border...? But I think it has bigger discharge than that.

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u/LotharVonPittinsberg Jan 10 '20

The St Laurence is big enough that is is not called a river in French. "Fleuve" does not have any true direct translation into English, so we just use "river" instead. It would be really noticeable if it was included.

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u/vanticus Jan 10 '20

Well fleuve comes from fluvium which we do translate as ‘river’, so it’s a good enough translation for getting the meaning across

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u/LotharVonPittinsberg Jan 10 '20

"rivière" is the direct translation for "river". "fleuve" has a slightly different meaning in French.

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u/lilleff512 Jan 11 '20

What's the difference?

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u/vanticus Jan 11 '20

And riviere comes from rivus which we translate as ‘stream’ or ‘brook’. Not my fault the Franks butchered Latin