live

Signification

Verb

1. To be alive; to have life.
2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
3. (informal) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
4. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
5. To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
6. To cope.
7. To pass life in a specified manner.
8. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
9. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
10. (obsolete) To live as; to live being.
11. To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
12. To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
13. (informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Adj

1. Having life; that is alive.
2. Being in existence; actual.
3. Having active properties; being energized.
4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
5. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
6. Taken from a living animal.
7. Imparting power; having motion.
8. Still in active play.
9. Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
10. Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
11. In person.
12. Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
13. Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
14. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
15. Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
16. Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
17. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
18. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
19. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
20. (slang) Energetic, attentive, active.
21. (slang) Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
22. Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

Adv

1. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
2. Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɪv/

Étymologie

From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Dutch leven (“to live”), German Low German leven, lęven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”).

Phrases

Live and let live .

Vivre et laisser vivre.

It’s an incredible live performance on his part .

C’est une incroyable performance en direct de sa part.

Elizabeth tells the angry crowd to let Abigail live .

Elizabeth dit à la foule en colère de laisser Abigail vivre.

A few residents live on board full-time while most visit periodically throughout the year .

Quelques résidents vivent à bord à plein temps tandis que la plupart visitent périodiquement tout au long de l'année.