living fossil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for living fossil in the English»French Dictionary

living fossil N

living fossil

fossile m vivant

Translations for living fossil in the English»French Dictionary

I.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB trans

1. live (conduct):

live

vivre

to live one's life

vivre sa vie

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

vivre

II.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv] VB intr

1. live:

live (dwell) animal:

vivre

live person: (gen)

vivre, habiter (with avec)

live (in permanent dwelling)

habiter

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

vivre

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

vivre

to live without person

vivre sans

to live without drugs, TV, electricity

se passer de

they lived happily ever after (in story)

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig

vivre

live (survive)

survivre

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

vivre

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

vivre de

to live on or off wage, capital

vivre sur

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

5. live:

to live with (put up with) illness, situation, consequences

accepter

to live with noise, décor

supporter

to learn to live with sth

apprendre à accepter qc

to live with oneself

vivre en paix avec soi-même

to live with the fact that …

admettre que …

‘Living with Aids’

‘au cœur du sida’

6. live (experience life):

live

vivre

this is what I call living

c'est ce que j'appelle vivre

come on! live a little!

allez viens! laisse-toi vivre!

she's really lived

elle a beaucoup vécu

you haven't lived until you've been to…

tu n'as rien vu tant que tu n'es pas allé à…

III.live¹ [Brit lɪv, Am lɪv]

live and let live

il faut être tolérant

to live it up inf

faire la fête inf

to live on fresh air

vivre d'amour et d'eau fraîche

you live and learn

on apprend tous les jours

I'll never live it down!

je ne pourrai plus marcher la tête haute!

to live sth down

faire oublier qc

I.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

1. live (not dead):

live person, animal, bait

vivant

real live

en chair et en os

2. live (not recorded):

live RADIO, TV band, broadcast, orchestra

en direct

live concert, performance, show, recording

sur scène

live theatre

vivant

live album

enregistré sur scène

live communications

public/-ique

before a live audience

devant un public

3. live ELEC:

live

sous tension

4. live (burning):

live coal

ardent

live match, cigarette end

allumé

5. live:

live (capable of exploding) ammunition, bullet

réel/réelle

live (unexploded) bomb

nonexplosé

6. live (topical):

live issue

d'actualité

II.live² [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

live RADIO, TV appear, bring, broadcast, transmit

en direct

live play, perform

sur scène

I.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

1. living (livelihood):

living

vie f

to earn or make a living

gagner sa vie

to earn or make an honest/a meagre living

gagner sa vie honnêtement/avec difficulté

to work for a living

travailler pour gagner sa vie

what do you do for a living?

qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?

it's not much of a living

ça permet tout juste de vivre

2. living (lifestyle):

living

vie f

easy/loose living

une vie facile/de débauche

3. living (incumbency):

living

cure f

Phrases:

the living + vb pl

les vivants mpl

II.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

living person, organism, legend, symbol, language:

living

vivant

to be living proof of

être la preuve vivante de

the living word REL

la parole vivante

a living hell

un véritable enfer

within living memory

de mémoire d'homme

there wasn't a living soul

il n'y avait pas âme qui vive

III.living [Brit ˈlɪvɪŋ, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ]

to be still in the land of the living

être encore de ce monde

fossil [Brit ˈfɒs(ə)l, ˈfɒsɪl, Am ˈfɑsəl] N

1. fossil GEOL:

fossil

fossile m

fossil attr hunter, collection

de fossiles

fossil organism

fossile

2. fossil (person):

fossil pej

fossile m

living fossil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for living fossil in the English»French Dictionary

I.live¹ [laɪv] ADJ

1. live (living):

live

vivant(e)

real live

en chair et en os

2. live RADIO, TV:

live

en direct

to give a live performance

jouer en public

3. live (carrying electrical power):

live

conducteur

4. live MIL:

live

amorcé(e)

5. live (burning):

live

ardent(e)

II.live¹ [laɪv] ADV

1. live RADIO, TV:

live

en direct

2. live MUS:

live

en public

I.live² [lɪv] VB intr

1. live (be alive):

live

vivre

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

habiter

to live together/apart

vivre ensemble/séparés

Phrases:

to live under a cloud

être né sous une mauvaise étoile

long live the king/queen!

longue vie au roi/à la reine!

we live and learn

on apprend à tout âge

to live and let live

faire preuve de tolérance

to live to regret sth

passer sa vie à regretter qc

to live by one's wits

se débrouiller pour vivre

II.live² [lɪv] VB trans

live

vivre

to live a life of luxury

mener un grand train de vie

to live life to the full

profiter pleinement de la vie

to live one's own life

vivre sa vie

to make life worth living

faire en sorte que la vie vaille la peine d'être vécue subj

Phrases:

to live a lie

vivre dans le mensonge

to live and breathe sth

ne vivre que pour qc

I.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] N

1. living no pl (livelihood):

living

vie f

I paint for a living

je vis de ma peinture

to work for one's living

travailler pour gagner sa vie

to make one's living as a sth/in sth

gagner sa vie en faisant qc

2. living no pl (way of life):

living

vie f

standard of living

niveau m de vie

a fast living

vie f de plaisirs

to make a good living

bien gagner sa vie

3. living + pl vb (people who are still alive):

the living

les vivants mpl

II.living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ

1. living (alive):

living

vivant(e)

does he have any living grandparents?

ses grands-parents sont-ils toujours en vie?

I don't think there will be a living soul down here

je ne pense pas qu'il y ait âme qui vive par ici

2. living (existent):

living language, legend

vivant(e)

living tradition

vivace

3. living (exact):

living image

exact(e)

to be the living image of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to be the living embodiment of sb/sth

être la personnification même de qn/qc

Phrases:

to scare the living daylights out of sb

faire une peur bleue à qn

I.fossil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:səl] N a. pej

fossil

fossile m

II.fossil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:səl] ADJ

fossil

fossile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I would favor retiring the term living fossil altogether, as it is generally misleading, the author observed to the popular scientific press.

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Lastly, the term living fossil misleadingly appears to suggest that the organism has somehow stopped evolving.

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The solenodon has often been called the living fossil because it has been around virtually unchanged for the past 76 million years.

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It was good to learn more about this very special living fossil.

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Because of the great age of this species, it is sometimes described as a living fossil.

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Revered for its beauty and its longevity, the ginkgo is a living fossil, unchanged for more than 200 million years.

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Some scientists describe it as a living fossil.

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The plant is considered a living fossil.

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Dawn redwood is widely planted as an ornamental tree because of its excellent horticultural qualities, rapid growth and status as a living fossil.

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A living fossil is an extant taxon that appears to have changed so little compared to fossil remains, that it is considered identical.

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