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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

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

live in other Oxford dictionaries

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