La berge, la rive, et le bord…. Do these three words (berge, rive and bord) roughly mean the same thing? Do they all mean “bank”, as in a river bank? (i.e. the edge of a river?) In this excerpt, all three words are used. « Mais il était désormais à l’abri de ses ennemies. Biscuit jeta un coup d’œil prudent sur la berge. Les abeilles avaient disparu. Elles non plus n’aiment pas l’eau. Rassuré, Biscuit nagea vers le bord et remonta sur la rive en poussant un gros soupir de soulagement. » I translated the above as: “But he was from now on under cover from his enemies. Biscuit took a careful look on the bank. The bees were missing. They did not like the water either. Reassured, Biscuit swam towards the bank and came back up on the bank to heave a large sigh of relief.” I know my translation isn’t quite right (it sounds very strange o_O). Could you help clear this up for me?