vivre

Definitions of vivre
  1. verb
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    synonyms: expérimenter, éprouver
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    fouiller, passer par, subir
    go or live through
  2. verb
    go or live through
    synonyms: fouiller, passer par, subir
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    expérimenter, éprouver
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    endurer, souffrir, subir, supporter
    undergo or be subjected to
    endurer, souffrir, subir
    undergo or suffer
    ressentir, sentir
    undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
    jouir
    have for one's benefit
    trouver
    perceive or be contemporaneous with
    type of:
    avoir, éprouver
    pass through
  3. verb
    have life, be alive
    synonyms: être
    survivre, tenir, vivre de
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
  4. verb
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
    synonyms: survivre, tenir, vivre de
    être
    have life, be alive
    subsister, survivre, être en vie
    support oneself
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    tenir debout
    resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    persister
    survive from season to season, of plants
    passer
    live out one's life; live to the end
  5. verb
    lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
    synonyms: mener une vie
  6. verb
    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
    synonyms: habiter, occuper, peupler
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    habiter, loger, occuper, résider
    live (in a certain place)
    cohabiter, vivre ensemble
    share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
    habiter temporairement, loger
    be a lodger; stay temporarily
    bivouaquer, camper
    live in or as if in a tent
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    occuper une certaine position, se trouver, être
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  7. verb
    support oneself
    synonyms: subsister, survivre, être en vie
    survivre, tenir, vivre de
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
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    respirer
    be alive
    flotter, se laisser aller
    live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
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