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vivir

/biˈbiɾ/, [biˈβ̞iɾ]

live, to live

Noun vivir m (plural vivires)

  1. life; lifestyle

Verb vivir (first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite viví, past participle vivido)

  1. (intransitive) to live; to be alive
  2. (intransitive) to make a living, to live (on)
    Vive de migas, nada más.
    He lives on crumbs, nothing more.
  3. (intransitive) to live, reside, inhabit
    Vive en la casa roja.
    She lives in the red house.
    La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles.
    The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters.
  4. (transitive) to experience, to live through

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • No debes vivir más allá de tus posibilidades.

    You must not live beyond your means.

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  • Tom quiere vivir en el campo después de retirarse.

    Tom wants to live in the country after he retires.

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  • Si fuera posible, uno debería vivir dos veces.

    If possible, one should live twice.

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  • Marte es un lugar prometedor donde podríamos vivir.

    Mars is a promising place where we may be able to live.

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  • Yo era joven y quería vivir.

    I was young, and I wanted to live.

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  • Mi profesión y mi arte es vivir.

    Living is my profession and my art.

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  • Ella no puede vivir sin él.

    She can't live without him.

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  • Tienen que vivir con su pequeño ingreso.

    They have to live on his small income.

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  • Un corresponsal debe adaptarse pronto a vivir en el extranjero.

    A correspondent must soon adjust himself to life abroad.

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  • Nunca me imaginé ni por un momento que yo podría costearme el vivir en una casa tan elegante.

    I never for a moment imagined I'd be able to afford to live in such a fancy house.

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