subsistir

v.

1 to live, to exist.

2 to survive.

3 to subsist, to live on, to last, to live.

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subsistir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (conservarse) to subsist, remain, last

2 (vivir) to subsist, live on, survive

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verb

1) to subsist

2) endure, last

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VI

1) (=malvivir) to subsist, live (con, de on)

(=perdurar) to survive, endure

todavía subsiste el edificio — the building is still standing

es una creencia que subsiste — it is a belief which still exists

sin ayuda económica no podrá subsistir el colegio — the school will not be able to survive without financial aid

2) And (=vivir juntos) to live together

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verbo intransitivo persona/planta to survive, subsist (frml); creencia/tradición to persist, survive

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= subsist.

Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.

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* subsistir a base de = live on.

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verbo intransitivo persona/planta to survive, subsist (frml); creencia/tradición to persist, survive

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= subsist.

Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

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subsistir [I1 ]

vi

1 «persona/planta» to survive, subsist (frml)

2 «creencia/tradición» to persist, survive

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subsistir (conjugate subsistir) verbo intransitivo [persona/planta] to survive, subsist (frml);
[creencia/tradición] to persist, survive
subsistir verbo intransitivo
1 (un ser vivo) to live: subsisten a base de maíz, they subsist o live on maize
2 (una costumbre, creencia, un sistema, etc) to remain, survive: todavía subsiste la esclavitud, slavery still goes on
'subsistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantenerse
- vivir
- caza
- cazar
English:
exist
- subsist
- subsistence

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subsistir vi

1. [vivir] to live, to exist

2. [sobrevivir] to survive

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subsistir

v/i live, survive; de pobreza, tradición live on, persist

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subsistir vi

1) : to subsist, to live

2) : to endure, to survive