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living
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.
3. (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.
adjective
4. (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.
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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. no direct translation 
to scare the living daylights out of somebodydar un susto de muerte a alguien
5. (colloquial) 
a. no direct translation 
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)
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living(
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masculine noun
1. (room) 
a. living room 
El apartamento tiene un living grande y dos dormitorios.The apartment has a large living room and two bedrooms.
2. (furniture) (Cuba) (South America) 
a. three-piece suite 
Yo de ti, en esa parte del salón pondría un living.If I were you, I'd put a three-piece suite in that part of the living room.
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living
Noun
1. (general) 
a. living room 
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living [ˈliβin]
livings (plural) [ˈliβin] (Latinoamérica) living room; lounge
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