🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

sobrevivir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sobrevivir

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Survive/sərˈvaɪv/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1250 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Es difícil sobrevivir sin agua."

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1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

    "Many animals didn't survive the harsh winter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Old French survivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- 'over, beyond' + vivere 'to live'.

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