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I.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB trans

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1. live (conduct):

live

to live one's life

to live a normal/peaceful/healthier life

vivre normalement/paisiblement/plus sainement

to live a life of luxury/crime

vivre dans le luxe/crime

to live the life of a recluse/a saint

vivre en reclus/comme un saint

if I could live my life over again

si je pouvais revivre ma vie

you can't live your children's lives for them

vous ne pouvez pas vivre à la place de vos enfants

to live one's faith/one's politics

vivre sa foi/sa politique

2. live (undergo):

live experience

II.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB intr

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1. live:

live (dwell) animal:

live person: (gen)

vivre, habiter (with avec)

live (in permanent dwelling)

they live at number 7

ils habitent au numéro 7

three sons still living at home

trois fils qui vivent encore à la maison

animals that live underground

des animaux qui vivent sous terre

to live together/apart/alone

vivre or habiter ensemble/séparément/seul

to live in house, apartment

vivre dans, habiter

it isn't fit to live in

c'est insalubre

he's not very easy to live with

il n'est pas très facile à vivre

Devon is a nice place to live

il fait bon vivre dans le Devon

have you found anywhere to live yet?

avez-vous trouvé à vous loger?

he lives at the library/doctor's iron

il est toujours fourré à la bibliothèque/chez le médecin inf

he lives in his jeans

il est toujours en jean

2. live (lead one's life):

live

to live happily/extravagantly

vivre heureux/de manière extravagante

to live in luxury/poverty

vivre dans le luxe/la pauvreté

we live in the computer age

nous vivons à l'ère de l'informatique

to live for sport, work, family

ne vivre que pour

to live in hope/fear/etc (of sth/of doing)

vivre dans l'espoir/la peur (de qc/de faire)

to live through sth experience, period

to live without person

to live without drugs, TV, electricity

they lived happily ever after (in story)

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig

live (survive)

to live to be eighty/ninety

vivre jusqu'à l'âge de quatre-vingts/quatre-vingt-dix ans

nothing can live in this environment

rien ne peut vivre dans ce milieu

his grandfather is still living

son grand-père vit toujours

as long as I live, I'll…

tant que je vivrai, je…

you'll regret this for as long as you live

vous le regretterez toute votre vie

she 's only got two months to live

il ne lui reste que deux mois à vivre

I don't think he'll live

je ne pense pas qu'il survive

the memory will live in my heart forever

le souvenir vivra toujours dans mon cœur

these plants live through the hardest of winters

ces plantes survivent à l'hiver le plus rude

she'll not live through the night

elle ne passera pas la nuit

I'll live! hum

je n'en mourrai pas!

I've got nothing left to live for

je n'ai plus de raison de vivre

to live to regret sth

en venir à regretter qc

long live democracy/the King!

vive la démocratie/le roi!

4. live (subsist, maintain existence):

live

to live by hunting/begging

vivre en chassant/en mendiant

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

to live by one's wits

vivre d'expédients

to live on or off fruit, interest, profits, charity, promises

to live on or off wage, capital

to live off sb

se faire entretenir par qn

his wages aren't enough to live on

son salaire ne suffit pas pour le faire vivre

her children live on junk food

ses enfants ne mangent que des cochonneries inf

enough food to live on for a week

assez de nourriture pour une semaine

to live out of tins/the freezer

vivre de conserves/de surgelés

III.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv]

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I.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

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1. live (not dead):

live person, animal, bait

real live

en chair et en os

3. live ELEC:

live

4. live (burning):

live coal

live match, cigarette end

5. live:

live (capable of exploding) ammunition, bullet

live (unexploded) bomb

6. live (topical):

live issue

II.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

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live RADIO, TV appear, bring, broadcast, transmit

live play, perform

live rail N

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live rail

rail m conducteur

I.live out VB [Brit lɪv -, Am lɪv -] (live out)

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II.live out VB [Brit lɪv -, Am lɪv -] (live out [sth])

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1. live out (survive):

live out winter, day

I don't think he'll live out the week

je ne crois pas qu'il passera la semaine

2. live out (spend):

to live out the rest of one's days somewhere

finir ses jours quelque part

3. live out (enact):

live out fantasies

live in VB [Brit lɪv -, Am lɪv -]

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I.live on VB [Brit lɪv -, Am lɪv -] (live on)

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live on person:

live on reputation, tradition, work:

live-in [Brit ˈlɪvɪn, Am ˈlɪvɪn] ADJ

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live birth N

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live birth

naissance f d'un enfant viable

live-stream VB trans

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live wire [Am ˈlaɪv ˌwaɪ(ə)r] N

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1. live wire ELEC:

live wire

fil m sous tension

2. live wire fig:

to be a live wire

être très dynamique

Translations for live in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.live¹ [laɪv] ADJ

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1. live (living):

live

real live

en chair et en os

2. live RADIO, TV:

live

to give a live performance

jouer en public

3. live (carrying electrical power):

live

4. live MIL:

live

5. live (burning):

live

II.live¹ [laɪv] ADV

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1. live RADIO, TV:

live

2. live MUS:

live

I.live² [lɪv] VB intr

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1. live (be alive):

live

the right to live

le droit à la vie

as long as sb lives

tant qu'il y aura de la vie

to only live for sb/sth

ne vivre que pour qn/qc

2. live (reside):

live

to live together/apart

vivre ensemble/séparés

II.live² [lɪv] VB trans

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Phrases:

to live a lie

vivre dans le mensonge

to live and breathe sth

ne vivre que pour qc

live off, live on VB trans

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Phrases:

to live off the fat of the land

vivre comme un coq en pâte

live down VB trans

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live down one's past

live down failure, mistake

chercher à effacer

live bait N

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live bait

appât m vivant

live through VB trans

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live through

live out VB intr

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1. live out (live):

to live out one's life

2. live out (fulfil):

live out one's destiny

live out one's dreams, fantasies

live in VB intr

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live in

habiter sur place

live in student

live up to VB trans

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Translations for live in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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[live] stream

a house/to live on Baker Street

une maison dans/habiter Baker Street

to live and let live

faire preuve de tolérance

to live in a flat/a house Brit

habiter dans un appartement/une maison

to live in an apartment/a house Am

habiter dans un appartement/une maison

to live in a house/a caravan

habiter une maison/caravane

to live at (number) 17, rue Leblanc

habiter (le) 17, rue Leblanc

to find a new place to live

(trouver à) se reloger

to live out in the open country

vivre en pleins champs

to live at the back of beyond

habiter à perpète

to go and live in the country

s'installer à la campagne

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A vigilant pet owner who treats secondary infections can assist an infected cat to live a reasonably long life. en.wikipedia.org

These creatures literally live within certain types of rock and travel as ink travels through a blotter. en.wikipedia.org

The sickest ones are kept in a room as forbidding as a dungeon, where they live in a state of odorous untidiness, many of them refusing to wear clothes. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the people live by slash-and-burn agriculture, and rely on bushmeat such as porcupine, sitatunga, and forest hog for protein. en.wikipedia.org

Hospitals and ambulance services near to where the jellyfish live possess it, and must be contacted as soon as possible. en.wikipedia.org

As the church grew, many members were eager to gather together and live some of the teachings of the early church. en.wikipedia.org

Two-thirds of the city's residents live in single-family homes and 25% in apartment buildings; 9% live in sub-standard housing. en.wikipedia.org

These eels can live up to 30 years. en.wikipedia.org

The event has been carried live via satellite television. en.wikipedia.org

Later, recruits receive live fire training with each firearm. en.wikipedia.org

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