sobrevivir

v.

to survive.

sobrevivir a alguien to outlive somebody

Los perros sobreviven en el invierno Dogs survive in winter.

Los chicos sobreviven a las mascotas Kids survive pets.

Esos sentimientos sobreviven Those feelings survive=resist.

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sobrevivir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to survive

2 (a alguien) to outlive

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verb

to survive

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VI

1) (=quedar vivo) to survive

sobrevivir a — [+ accidente] to survive; [+ persona] to survive, outlive

2) (=durar más tiempo que) to outlast

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1.

verbo intransitivo to survive

sobrevivir A algo — to survive something

2.

sobrevivir vt <persona> to outlive, survive

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= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.

Ex. Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.

Ex. The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.

Ex. 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.

Ex. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.

Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.

Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.

Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

Ex. A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.

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* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to survive

sobrevivir A algo — to survive something

2.

sobrevivir vt <persona> to outlive, survive

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= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.

Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.

Ex: The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.

Ex: 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.

Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.

Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.

Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.

Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

Ex: A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

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sobrevivir [I1 ]

vi

to survive sobrevivir A algo to survive sth

cinco personas sobrevivieron a la explosión five people survived the explosion

■ sobrevivir

vt

‹persona› to outlive, survive

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sobrevivir (conjugate sobrevivir) verbo intransitivo
to survive;
sobrevivir A algo to survive sth
sobrevivir verbo intransitivo to survive
'sobrevivir' also found in these entries:
English:
come through
- exist
- last out
- live
- live through
- outlast
- outlive
- punch
- see out
- survive
- alive
- come
- linger
- out

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sobrevivir vi

to survive;

sobrevivir a un accidente to survive an accident;

sobrevivió a sus hijos she outlived her children

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sobrevivir

v/i survive

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sobrevivir vi

: to survive

sobrevivir vt

: to outlive, to outlast

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sobrevivir vb to survive

su abuelo sobrevivió a las dos guerras mundiales his grandfather survived the two world wars