living

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la vida

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living
[ˈlɪvɪŋ]
sustantivo
1vida (f) (way of life)
  • to be fond of good living -> ser aficionado a la buena vida
  • living conditions -> condiciones (f pl) de vida
  • living expenses -> gastos mpl
  • living room (cotidianos) -> sala (f) de estar, salón (m)
2sustento (m) (livelihood)
  • to earn one's living -> ganarse la vida
  • what does he do for a living? -> ¿a qué se dedica?
adjetivo
3vivo(a)
  • she is our finest living artist -> es nuestra mejor artista viva
  • there is not a living soul to be seen -> no se ve ni un alma
  • the best/worst within living memory -> lo mejor/peor que se recuerda
  • to scare the living daylights out of somebody (familiar) -> dar un susto de muerte a alguien
  • to beat the living daylights out of somebody (familiar) -> dar una buena paliza or tunda a alguien (español de España)
  • living will -> testamento (m) en vida

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living [li-vin]
sustantivo
1Modo de vivir o de ganar la vida, subsistencia, mantenimiento.
2Vida.
3Beneficio eclesiástico.
adjetivo
4Vivo, vigoroso; que tiene movimiento y vida.
  • Living coals -> brasas
  • Standard of living -> nivel de vida

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living [ˈlɪvɪŋ]
adjective
1 (alive) [+person, creature, plant] vivo
I have no living relatives no tengo ningún pariente vivo; Ireland's greatest living playwright el mejor dramaturgo irlandés vivo aún con vida;or
Joe Namath, the greatest living American footballer
a living deathdeath (literary) un infierno
living faithfaith fe viva; (f)
Betrayal belongs to trust just as doubt belongs to a living faith ...living organisms such as bacteria ...the oldest living tree in documented history
he's the living image of his uncleimage es el retrato vivo la imagen viva de su tío;or
living languagelanguage lengua viva; (f)
the worst drought in within living memoryormemory la peor sequía que se recuerda
the San Francisco earthquake is still within living memory el terremoto de San Francisco tuvo lugar en nuestro tiempo
living proofproof prueba evidente palpable; (f)or
he is living proof of the problems now facing the education system
I didn't see a living soulsoul no vi a un alma
I promised I wouldn't tell a living soul prometí que no se lo diría a nadie
His three-year-old sister rarely saw a living soul outside her own family There wasn't a living soul, there wasn't anything, not even a little bird why are the majority of living things symmetrical?
there wasn't a living thing to be seenthing no se veía a ningún ser vivo
daylight
2 (for living in) [+area] destinado a la vivienda
...the wall dividing the hall and living areas
our living accommodation was pretty basic el lugar donde vivíamos era bastante modesto
noun
1 (livelihood)
to earn a livingearn ganarse la vida
what do you do for a living?for ¿cómo te ganas la vida?; ¿en qué trabajas?
now he has to work for a living ahora tiene que trabajar para ganarse la vida
to make a livingmake ganarse la vida
It is possible to make a very good living from modelling...
he thinks the world owes him a livingowes piensa que tiene derecho a que se lo den todo regalado
2 (way of life) vida; (f)
the quality of urban living la calidad de la vida en la ciudad
clean livingclean vida ordenada; (f)
loose livingloose vida disipada; (f) vida disoluta; (f)
cost standard
noun:plural
the living los vivos
There'll be plenty of money for the living, and a decent burial for the dead.
modifier
living area (n) zona destinada a la vivienda; (f)
living conditions (n) condiciones de vida; (f)
The Merchant Shipping Bill which sought to improve living conditions at sea
living expenses (n) gastos de mantenimiento; (m)
I was offered an attractive fee, plus living expenses in New York, to write an article about
living quarters (n) (for students) residencia; (f) (for soldiers, servants, staff) dependencias; (f)
I'll show you to the living quarters
living room (n) sala de estar; (f) living; (m)
living space (n) espacio vital; (m) also
living standards (n) nivel de vida; (m)
a fall in living standards un descenso del nivel de vida
...the demand for better living standards
living wage (n) salario de subsistencia
a living wage It's impossible to employ so many people and go on paying them a living wage
£20 a week isn't a living wage con 20 libras a la semana no se puede vivir
They were asking for a living wage
living will (n) declaración de últimas voluntades por la que el declarante se niega a que su vida sea prolongada por medios artificiales en caso de encontrarse enfermo en fase terminal; (f) (por la que el declarante se niega a que su vida sea prolongada por medios artificiales en caso de encontrarse enfermo en fase terminal)

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living [ˈliβin]
sustantivo:masculino
livings (plural) [ˈliβin] (Latinoamérica) living room; lounge

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