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live1

Pronunciation: /lɪv/

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French translation of live

vi

  • 1 (gen) vivre as long as I live… = tant que je vivrai… to live to regret sth = en venir à regretter qch long live democracy! = vive la démocratie! to live on or off = vivre de [fruit, charity]; = vivre sur [wage]
  • 2 (dwell) [person] vivre, habiter (with avec); [animal] vivre they live at number 7 = ils habitent au numéro 7 to live in = vivre dans, habiter [house, apartment] easy to live with = facile à vivre

Idioms

to live it up

(colloq) mener la grande vie

Phrasal verbs

live in

[maid] être logé/-e et nourri/-e

live on

[reputation, tradition] se perpétuer

live up to

[person] répondre à [expectations]; être à la hauteur de [reputation]

live in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of live in the British & World English dictionary Definition of live in the US English dictionary

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