survive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for survive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.survive [Am sərˈvaɪv, Brit səˈvʌɪv] VB intr

1. survive (continue in existence):

survive person/animal/plant:

sobrevivir

survive custom/tradition/belief:

sobrevivir

survive custom/tradition/belief:

perdurar

survive book/relic:

conservarse

of the original expedition few survived

de los integrantes de la expedición inicial quedaban pocos vivos

her last surviving descendant

su último descendiente vivo

they look unlikely to survive to the next round SPORTS

no parece probable que superen la próxima ronda

the manuscript has survived intact

el manuscrito se conserva intacto

one of the few surviving examples

uno de los pocos ejemplos que quedan

2. survive (cope, get by) inf:

how are you doing? — oh, surviving!

¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando inf

is it serious? — you'll survive

¿es grave? — mira, de esta no te mueres

to survive on sth he survives on black coffee and fruit

vive or se alimenta a base de café y fruta

I can just survive on $100 a week

con 100 dólares semanales apenas me alcanza para sobrevivir

II.survive [Am sərˈvaɪv, Brit səˈvʌɪv] VB trans

1. survive:

survive accident/crash

salir con vida de

survive war/earthquake

sobrevivir a

survive experience

superar

2. survive (outlive):

survive person

sobrevivir

he is survived by his wife and two children

lo sobreviven su esposa y dos hijos

he is survived by his wife and two children

deja esposa y dos hijos

he survived all his brothers and sisters

sobrevivió a todos sus hermanos

he survived all his brothers and sisters

enterró a todos sus hermanos hum

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it is highly improbable that they will survive

es muy improbable or poco probable que sobrevivan

Translations for survive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pervivir

to survive

sobrevivir

to survive

sobrevivir a algo

to survive sth

sobrevivir

to survive

subsistir

to survive

subsistir

to survive

lo que gana apenas le da para malvivir

what he earns is barely enough to survive on

vamos aviados si tenemos que vivir de tu sueldo

we're really up the creek o in trouble if we have to survive on your wages inf

los restos que perduran

the remains that survive o that still exist

conservarse

to survive

aún se conservan algunos restos del palacio

some remains of the palace still survive

tradiciones que se conservan en el sur

traditions which still endure o survive in the south

ingeniárselas inf no sé cómo se las ingenia para vivir con ese sueldo

I don't know how he manages to survive on that salary

survive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for survive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.survive [səˈvaɪv, Am sɚˈ-] VB intr (stay alive)

survive person

sobrevivir

survive book

conservarse

to survive on sth inf

vivir [o alimentarse] a base de algo

II.survive [səˈvaɪv, Am sɚˈ-] VB trans

survive

sobrevivir a

to survive an accident

salir con vida de un accidente

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to survive in the wild animals

sobrevivir en libertad

Translations for survive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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subsistir (empresa)

to survive

conservarse

to survive

sobrevivir (acontecimientos)

to survive

salir con vida

to survive

survive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to survive on sth inf

vivir [o alimentarse] a base de algo

to survive an accident

salir con vida de un accidente

to survive in the wild animals

sobrevivir en libertad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Though he had eight children, only three survived.

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No written records from such an early period survive, if ever existed.

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He was survived by his wife, one son, and two daughters.

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The actual tree survived until the 20th century, when it was destroyed by a fire.

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The suit is destroyed and only two survive.

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Although a rich spoken tradition survived, for 300 years the language was not written down.

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It tells the story of a week in the life of a family of six struggling to survive.

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The cantus and quintus partbooks do not survive.

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Only the strong survive... talent just don't get it.

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Only a single example was built, which survives today.

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