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alive [əˈlaɪv]
adjetivo
1. vivo(a) (living)
- to be alive -> estar vivo(a)
- to keep somebody alive -> mantener vivo(a) a alguien
- to keep a memory alive -> mantener un recuerdo vivo
- to stay alive -> sobrevivir
- to be burnt/buried alive -> ser quemado(a)/enterrado(a) vivo(a)
- to be alive and well -> estar a salvo (still living)
- the oldest man alive -> el hombre más viejo del mundo
2. (aware)
- to be alive to something -> ser consciente de algo, darse cuenta de algo
3. (full of vitality)
- I've never felt so alive -> nunca me he sentido tan lleno de vida
- he came alive when someone mentioned food -> revivió cuando alguien nombró la comida
4. (teeming)
- to be alive with something -> ser un hervidero de algo
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alive [a-láif]
adjetivo
1. Vivo o viviente, 2.
2. Activo, vivo, alegre.
3. Se usa muchas veces enfáticamente para ponderar:
verbo
4.
- The best man alive -> el mejor hombre que existe, o que hay entre los vivientes
- Alive and kicking -> vivito y coleando
- Dead or alive -> vivo o muerto
Vivo, no apagado, ni destruido.
"alive" in the Answers forum
| Q: | Are you alive? |
| A: | First it is singular (tú) and second plural (vosotros) Estás vivo (tú)? Estáis vivos (vosotros)? I thought that you knew, sorry In Spanish we don't… |
| Q: | why do spanish names for animals change when theyre alive to when they are food? |
| A: | > Natasha said: > Why do English names for animals change'beef, cow, steaksheep, lamb, muttonpig, porkIt's actually a useful (if frustrating) distinction.… |
| Q: | Who is the sexiest person alive or dead? |
| A: | Who is the sexiest person alive or dead? I think the sexiest person has to be alive. Dead gets ugly after a while. |
| Q: | Who is the sexiest person alive? |
| A: | My wife, of course! |
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