living

la vida

USAGE NOTE

This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 4).

living(lihv-ihng)

noun

1. (way of life)

a. la vida

(F)

Beachside living is very peaceful.

La vida en la playa es muy tranquila.

2. (livelihood)

a. la vida

(F)

I don't know how that artist earns a living.

No sé cómo ese artista se gana la vida.

adjective

3. (alive)

a. vivo

Many consider him the greatest living writer in all of Europe.

Hay muchos que lo consideran el escritor vivo más importante de toda Europa.

plural noun

4. (living people)

a. los vivos

(M)

On the Day of the Dead, the living remember those who have already passed away.

El Día de Muertos, los vivos recuerdan a los que ya fallecieron.

living

Noun

1. (way of life)

a. la vida

(F)

to be fond of good livingser aficionado a la buena vida

living conditionscondiciones de vida

living expensesgastos mpl

living roomsala de estar, salón m

2. (livelihood)

a. el sustento

(M)

to earn one's livingganarse la vida

what does he do for a living?¿a qué se dedica?

adjective

3. (general)

a. vivo(a)

she is our finest living artistes nuestra mejor artista viva

there is not a living soul to be seenno se ve ni un alma

the best/worst within living memorylo mejor/peor que se recuerda

4. (colloquial)

a.

to scare the living daylights out of somebodydar un susto de muerte a alguien

5. (colloquial)

a.

to beat the living daylights out of somebodydar una buena paliza or

living willtestamento en 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 or aún con vida

Joe Namath, the greatest living American footballer

a living death un infierno

living faith fe (f) viva

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 uncle es el retrato vivo or la imagen viva de su tío

living language lengua (f) viva

the worst drought in or within living memory 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 proof prueba (f) evidente or palpable

he is living proof of the problems now facing the education system

I didn't see a living soul 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 seen 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 living ganarse la vida

what do you do for a living? ¿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 living ganarse la vida

It is possible to make a very good living from modelling...

he thinks the world owes him a living 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 living vida (f) ordenada

loose living vida (f) disipada; vida (f) disoluta

cost standard

plural noun

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 (f) destinada a la vivienda

living conditions (n) condiciones (f) de vida

The Merchant Shipping Bill which sought to improve living conditions at sea

living expenses (n) gastos (m) de mantenimiento

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 (f) de estar; living (m)

living space (n) espacio (m) vital; also

living standards (n) nivel (m) de vida

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 (f) 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; (por la que el declarante se niega a que su vida sea prolongada por medios artificiales en caso de encontrarse enfermo en fase terminal)