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Pronunciation: /lɪv/
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Spanish translation of live
A. vi
- vivir she lived to be 100 = llegó a cumplir 100 años she had three months to live = le quedaban tres meses de vida where do you live? = ¿donde vives? long live the king! = ¡viva el rey! live and let live (set phrase) = vive y deja vivir a los demás
B. vt
- vivir she lives a happy life = lleva una vida feliz, vive feliz to live life to the full = vivir la vida al máximo
Phrasal verbs
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live down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o if they see you wearing that, you'll never live it down = si te ven con eso no lo van a olvidar nunca -
live for
v + prep + o she lives for her work = vive para su trabajo I've nothing left to live for = ya no tengo nada por lo que vivir -
live off
v + prep + o a (be supported by) [family/friends] vivir a costa de; [crime/the land] vivir de b (feed on) [fruits/seeds] alimentarse de -
live on
a v + adv [memory] seguir* presente; [tradition] seguir* existiendo b v + prep + o a (feed on) alimentarse de b (support oneself with) she lives on $75 a week = vive con 75 dólares a la semana -
live through
v + prep + o [war/experience] vivir -
live together
v + adv a (cohabit) vivir juntos b (coexist) convivir -
live up
v + o + adv to live it up (colloq) = darse* la gran vida (fam) -
live up to
v + adv + prep + o it didn't live up to its reputation = no estuvo a la altura de su reputación they live up to their name = hacen honor a su nombre