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existe

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English
English
French
French

exist [Brit ɪɡˈzɪst, ɛɡˈzɪst, Am ɪɡˈzɪst] VB intr

1. exist (be):

exist
exister
it really does exist
ça existe vraiment

2. exist (survive):

exist
survivre
they can do no more than exist on that wage
ce salaire leur permet tout juste de survivre

3. exist (live):

exist
vivre
to exist on a diet of potatoes
ne vivre que de pommes de terre
how can he exist without friends?
comment peut-il vivre sans amis?

I. pre-exist [Brit, Am ˌpriɪɡˈzɪst] VB trans

pre-exist
préexister à

II. pre-exist [Brit, Am ˌpriɪɡˈzɪst] VB intr

pre-exist situation, phenomenon:
préexister
pre-exist person, soul:
avoir une vie antérieure

III. pre-existing ADJ

pre-existing
préexistant
a pre-existing medical condition
un antécédent médical
the border exists because of their unwillingness to live together
la frontière existe parce qu'ils n'étaient pas disposés à vivre ensemble
subjectively perceive, exist
subjectivement
a state of war now exists between our two countries
nos deux pays sont désormais en état de guerre
a state of war now exists between the two departments/companies
c'est la guerre entre les deux services/sociétés
the car only exists on paper
la voiture n'existe que sur le papier
French
French
English
English
préexister
to pre-exist
exister
to exist
la route existe-t-elle vraiment?
does the road really exist?
les fantômes, ça existe?
do ghosts really exist?
les mammouths, ça existe encore?
do mammoths still exist?
je n'existe pas pour lui ou à ses yeux
as far as he's concerned, I don't even exist
je doute de leur existence
I doubt they exist
exister matériellement
really to exist

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

exist [ɪgˈzɪst] VB intr

1. exist (be):

exist
exister

2. exist (live):

to exist on sth
vivre de qc

3. exist (survive):

exist
subsister

pre-exist VB trans

pre-exist
préexister à
if they exist at all
si tant est qu'ils existent
French
French
English
English
préexister
to pre-exist
préexister à qn/qc
to pre-exist sb/sth
exister
to exist
la télévision était encore inexistante
television did not exist then
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

exist [ɪg·ˈzɪst] VB intr

1. exist (be):

exist
exister

2. exist (live):

to exist on sth
vivre de qc

3. exist (survive):

exist
subsister
if they exist at all
si tant est qu'ils existent
French
French
English
English
exister
to exist
préexister
to pre-exist
la télévision était encore inexistante
television did not exist then
Present
Iexist
youexist
he/she/itexists
weexist
youexist
theyexist
Past
Iexisted
youexisted
he/she/itexisted
weexisted
youexisted
theyexisted
Present Perfect
Ihaveexisted
youhaveexisted
he/she/ithasexisted
wehaveexisted
youhaveexisted
theyhaveexisted
Past Perfect
Ihadexisted
youhadexisted
he/she/ithadexisted
wehadexisted
youhadexisted
theyhadexisted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if they exist at all
si tant est qu'ils existent
to exist on sth
vivre de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

His war diary describes how he sighted a lone merchant ship, with no defensive armament (an unusual sight by 1917).
en.wikipedia.org
We very soon came to realise how much easier it was to make war than to reorganise for peace.
en.wikipedia.org
Just before the war he worked at a fishery collective farm.
en.wikipedia.org
War bond sales increased but enlistments went down.
en.wikipedia.org
This can prevent a poorly-performing item from underselling, but it also eliminates the possibility of a bidding war.
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