vivid [ˈvɪvɪd]
vivid [ˈvɪvɪd]
adjetivo
1vívido(a) (description, memory, impression); muy vivo(a) (imagination); vivo(a) (colors)
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vivid [vi-vid]
adjetivo
1Vivo, despejado, lleno de vida, intenso; brillante (color) (brilliant, bright).
2Vivo, de apariencia viviente, animado, enérgico (clear, striking, active, lively).
3Activo, que obra con vivo interés.
- His imagination is more vivid than most people’s -> su imaginación es más viva que la de la mayoría de la gente
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vivir
intransitive verb
1
to live
(existir, residir, subsistir)
- vivió noventa años -> she lived for ninety years
- alcanzar o dar para vivir -> to be enough to live on (sujeto: sueldo, pensión)
- vivir de -> to live on o off
- vivir para algo/alguien -> to live for something/somebody
- vivir bien -> to be well-off; (económicamente) to be happy (en armonía)
- no dejar vivir a alguien -> not to give somebody any peace
- ¿quién vive? -> who goes there?
- vivir para ver -> who'd have thought it?
2
to be alive
(estar vivo)
- todavía vive -> he's still alive
transitive verb
3
to live through
(experimentar)
- he vivido momentos difíciles -> I've gone through o had some difficult times
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vivir [ve-veer’]
verb neuter
1
To have life, to live; to enjoy life. (n)
2
To live, to continue, to last, to keep. (n)
3
To have the means of supporting life. (n)
4
To live; emphatically, to enjoy happiness. (n)
5
To live, to pass life in a certain manner. (n)
6
To be remembered, to enjoy fame. (n)
7
To be, to exist; to be present in memory. (n)
8
To live, to inhabit, to reside, to lodge. (n)
9
To temporize. (n)
10
To guard life. (n)
11
To have eternal life. (n)
- Alegría de vivir -> joy of living
- Como se vive se muere -> as we live so shall we die
- No me deja vivir, he doesn’t leave me alone. ¿Quién vive -> (Mil.) who is there
- Vivir para ver -> live and learn (or strange enough)
- Ha vivido momentos de verdadera angustia -> she went through moments of real agony
- No dejar vivir a uno -> to give somebody no peace
- Vivir por encima de sus posibilidades -> to live beyond one's means
- Ganar lo justo para vivir, to earn a bare living. ¡Viva el rey -> long life to the king
- Y vivieron felices y comieron perdices -> and they lived happily ever after
, long live the king!
vivir
verbo:intransitivo
1 (estar vivo) to live
los elefantes viven muchos años elephants live long lives; elephants live for many years; mientras yo viva as long as I live
todavía vivetodavía he's still alive
2 (pasar la vida) to live
solo vive para la música music is her whole life; she only lives for music; siempre he vivido honradamente I have always lived an honest life
ahora ya puedes vivir tranquila now you can relax; desde que me subieron el sueldo no vivo tan mal since I had a pay rise I haven't been that badly off; vivieron felices y comieron perdices they lived happily ever after
vivir bienbien to live well
en este país se vive bien people live well in this country; people have a good life in this country
vivir del cuento to live on by one's wits;o
vivir para ver you live and learn
3 (disfrutar de la vida)
no vivo de la intranquilidad que tengo I'm worried to death; no podía vivir de la vergüenza the shame of it was killing him
no dejar vivir a algndejar
su marido no la deja vivir her husband is always on at her; (familiar) her husband doesn't give her a moment's peace
los dolores no me dejan vivir the pain never lets up; los celos no la dejan vivir she is eaten up with jealousy
saber vivirsaber to know how to live
tú sí que sabes vivir you really know how to live
4 (habitar) to live
en esa casa no vive nadie nobody lives in that house; estuve viviendo un año en Londres I lived in London for a year; ¿vives sola? do you live on your own?
viven juntosjuntos (como pareja) they live together; (compartiendo casa) they live together; they share a house (together)
5 (subsistir)
con lo que gano no me llega para vivir what I earn is not enough to live on; la fotografía no me da para vivir I can't make earn a living from photography;o photography doesn't give me enough to live on; viven por encima de sus posibilidades they live beyond their means
vivir de algode to live on sth
vive de la caridad he lives on charity
yo vivo de mi trabajo I work for a living; vive de ilusiones he lives in a dream world
vivir al díadía to live from day to day
vivir de la plumapluma to live by one's pen
vivir de las rentasrentas to have a private income
publicó un libro hace años y desde entonces vive de las rentas years ago he published a book and he's lived off it lived on the strength of it ever since;o
verbo:transitivo
1 (experimentar) [+guerra, periodo difícil] to live through; go through
nosotros no vivimos la época del comunismo we didn't live through the communist era; la época que nos ha tocado vivir the age in which we happen to live; ha vivido momentos de verdadera angustia she went through moments of real agony
tú dedícate a vivir la vida go ahead and live life to the full get the most out of life;o
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Verb Conjugation for "vivir"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | vivo | viví | vivía | viviré | viva |
| Tú | vives | viviste | vivías | vivirás | vivas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | vive | vivió | vivía | vivirá | viva |
| Nosotros | vivimos | vivimos | vivíamos | viviremos | vivamos |
| Vosotros | vivís | vivisteis | vivíais | viviréis | viváis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | viven | vivieron | vivían | vivirán | vivan |
