vif

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. alive
2. lively, brisk
3. vivid, bright
4. keen, sharp
5. poignant, cutting, sharp
6. sharp, jagged
7. acute, intense, strong
8. great, deep

Noun

1. (obsolete) living person
2. flesh, living flesh

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vif/

Etimologie (Engels)

Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Sinne

Ces hélices rencontrent un vif succès , en particulier à l’exportation.

These propellers were a great success, especially for export.