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Machiavelli  <keelerad@tcd.ie> writes:
> Marc Bonnaud <mbonnaud@francenet.fr> wrote:
> >
> >No, this is "affluent" in French ; English has definitely no word to
> >designate only rivers that pour into the sea.
> 
> Erm, hate to throw a spanner in the works, but effluent is a description
> of a river that flows into the sea. It looks like this Engl= ish word was
> derived in France, but its got the same meaning. Sorry. 

"Affluent" is a French word for "tributary". The English word "affluent" 
generally means "wealthy", though the meaning "tributary" does exist as well.

"Effluent" means the exact opposite: "That which flows OUT of something". 

In French usage, "affluent" is used to describe a river that flows into a
"rivi�re" or a "fleuve", never into a sea or a lake. According to the
dictionary, the English word behaves identically though I've never seen it
used in a real text. 

Pierre
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