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sur·vive
(sər-vīv′)v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives
v.intr.
1. To remain alive or in existence.
2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood.
3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived.
v.tr.
1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years.
2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall.
3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.
[Middle English surviven, from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere : super-, super- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
sur·vi′vor n.
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surviving
(səˈvaɪvɪŋ)adj
(of a person) continuing to live, esp after a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illnesscontinuing to exist
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Adj. 1. surviving - still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"
extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
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Translations
على قَيْد الحَياه، حي، ما زال حَيّا
dosud žijící
efterlevende
életben maradt
eftirlifandi
doteraz žijúci
hayatta olan/kalan
surviving
[səˈvaɪvɪŋ] ADJ (= living) → vivo ; (after catastrophe, also Jur) → sobrevivientethe last surviving member of the band → el último miembro vivo del grupo
he had no surviving siblings → no dejó hermanos vivos
the surviving wife is entitled to a widow's pension → la esposa sobreviviente tiene derecho a una pensión de viudedad
surviving company (after merger) → compañía f resultante, empresa f resultante
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(səˈvaiv) verb1. to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc). Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident. oorleef يَبْقى حَيّا بَعْد كارِثَه، يَنْجو оцелявам sobreviver přežít überleben overleve επιβιώνω sobrevivir ellu jääma زنده ماندن jäädä henkiin survivre לִשׂרוֹד, לְהִינָצֵל जीवित रहना, बना रहना preživjeti, preturiti (što) életben marad tetap hidup lifa/komast af sopravvivere 生き残る 생존하다 išgyventi izdzīvot hidup overleven overleve, leve przeżyć, przetrwać ژوندی پاتی کیدل sobreviver a supravieţui выжить; остаться в живых prežiť preživeti preživeti överleva รอดตาย hayatta/sağ kalmak 活下來,倖免於 пережити; витримати زندہ بچ رہنا sống qua được 活下来,幸存,挺过
2. to live longer than. He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons. oorleef يَعيشُ بَعْدَ надживявам sobreviver přežít überleben overleve ζω μετά το θάνατο άλλων sobrevivir elama kauem kui, üle elama بيشتر عمر كردن elää kauemmin survivre לְהַמשִיך לִחיוֹת אַחֲרֵי की मृत्यु के बाद जीवित रहना nadživjeti túlél (vmit, vkit) hidup lebih lama lifa e-n sopravvivere 〜より長生きする 존속하다 pergyventi pārdzīvot (kādu); dzīvot ilgāk nekā hidup lebih lama overleven overleve, være gjenlevende przeżyć ډیرعمر کول sobreviver a supravieţui пережить prežiť preživeti nadživeti överleva มีชีวิตสืบต่อ ...-den daha uzun yaşamak 比...活得長 лишитися живим; пережити زیادہ دن تک زندہ رہنا sống lâu hơn 比...活得长
surˈvival noun the state of surviving. the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective) survival equipment. oorlewing البَقاء حَيّا، نَجاة оцеляване sobrevivência (pro) přežití das Überleben, Überlebens-... overlevelse; overlevelses- επιβίωση supervivencia ellujäämine, pääste- بقا eloonjääminen survie הישרדות मृत्यु से बच जाना preživljenje, opstanak túlélés kelangsungan hidup það að komast af sopravvivenza 生き残り 생존 išgyvenimas, išlikimas gyvam avārijas komplekts hidup overleving overlevelse; overlevelses- przetrwanie بقا sobrevivência de menţinere în viaţă) выживание prežitie; na prežitie preživetje opstanak överlevnad การอยู่รอด hayatta kalma, yaşama 倖存 виживання; доживання بقا، زندگی sự sống sót, sự tồn tại 幸存
surˈviving adjective remaining alive. She has no surviving relatives. lewend على قَيْد الحَياه، حي، ما زال حَيّا жив sobrevivente dosud žijící überlebend efterlevende επιζών, εν ζωή superviviente elusolev زنده ماندن elossa oleva survivant הישרדות अवशिष्ट, उत्तरजीवी živi, preživjeli életben maradt masih hidup eftirlifandi sopravvissuto 生き残りの 생존해 있는 išlikęs gyvas dzīvs palicis yang masih hidup overlevend gjenlevende; overlevende pozostały przy życiu ژوندی پاتی کیدل sobrevivente în viaţă оставшийся в живых doteraz žijúci živeč živ över-, efterlevande ซึ่งรอดชีวิต hayatta olan/kalan 倖存的 живий زندہ بچا ہوا، باقی vẫn còn sống 幸存的
surˈvivor noun a person who survives a disaster etc. There were no survivors of the air crash. oorlewer ناجٍ، باقٍ حَيّا оцелял sobrevivente kdo přežil der/die Überlebende (en) overlevende επιζών superviviente ellujäänu كسيكه خطر مرگ از سر گذرانده eloonjäänyt survivant/-ante ניצול उत्तर जीवित, उत्तरजीवी onaj koji je preživio, koji se spasio túlélő orang yang selamat e-r sem kemst lífs af sopravvissuto, superstite 生き残り 생존자 išlikęs gyvas žmogus dzīvs palicis cilvēks yang terselamat overlevende overlevende (człowiek) pozostały przy życiu هغه چا چی د مرګ خطر تیر کړیدی sobrevivente supravieţuitor оставшийся в живых; уцелевший kto prežil; pozostalý preživela oseba preživeli överlevande ผู้ที่อยู่รอด sağ kalan/kurtulan kimse 倖存者 людина, що вціліла بچ رہنے والا người sống sót 幸存者
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