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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurvivant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: syr.vi.vɑ̃
"Les membres survivants de l'expédition sont rentrés chez eux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Continuing to live or exist, especially in spite of danger, hardship, or difficult conditions.
"The hikers spent days in the freezing wilderness, focused entirely on surviving."
- 1
Remaining alive or in existence after the death of others or the occurrence of a disastrous event.
"Archaeologists studied the few surviving fragments of the ancient manuscript."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb survive, stemming from Old French 'survivre', which traces back to Latin 'supervivere', combining 'super-' (over, beyond) and 'vivere' (to live). The present participle form has been used in English since the late Middle English period to describe the ongoing state of remaining alive or continuing to function after a hardship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surviving" is said worldwide
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survivant
Transliteration: syr.vi.vɑ̃
"Les membres survivants de l'expédition sont rentrés chez eux."
überlebend
Transliteration: yːbɐˈleːbn̩t
"Die überlebenden Passagiere wurden in Sicherheit gebracht."
sopravvissuto
Transliteration: so.prav.visˈsu.to
"I membri sopravvissuti della famiglia si sono riuniti."
sobreviviente
Transliteration: so.βɾe.βiˈβjen.te
"Los sobrevivientes del terremoto recibieron ayuda inmediata."
sobrevivente
Transliteration: so.bɾe.viˈvẽ.tʃi
"Ele é um sobrevivente de um grave acidente."
जीवित
Transliteration: jeevit
Script: जीवित रहना
"कठिन परिस्थितियों में भी जीवित रहना एक कला है।"
幸存的
Transliteration: xìng cún de
"救援人员正在搜寻幸存者。"
살아남는
Transliteration: salanamneun
"그들은 혹독한 추위 속에서 살아남기 위해 노력했다."
生き残る
Transliteration: ikinokoru
"彼はその過酷な環境で生き残ることができた。"
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