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a·live
(ə-līv′)adj.
Idiom: 1. Having life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. In existence or operation; active: keep your hopes alive.
3. Full of living or moving things; abounding: a pool alive with trout.
4. Full of activity or animation; lively: a face alive with mischief.
5. Sports In play; live: a foul called when the ball is alive.
alive to
Aware of; sensitive to: alive to the moods of others.
[Middle English : a-, in a specified state; see a-2 + live, life (from Old English līf; see life).]
a·live′ness n.
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alive
(əˈlaɪv)adj (postpositive)
1. (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life
2. in existence; active: they kept hope alive; the tradition was still alive.
3. (immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living: the happiest woman alive.
4. full of life; lively: she was wonderfully alive for her age.
5. (usually foll by with) animated: a face alive with emotion.
6. (foll by to) aware (of); sensitive (to)
7. (foll by with) teeming (with): the mattress was alive with fleas.
8. (Electronics) electronics another word for live211
9. alive and kicking (of a person) active and in good health
10. look alive! hurry up! get busy!
[Old English on līfe in life]
aˈliveness n
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a•live
(əˈlaɪv)adj.
1. living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
2. living (used for emphasis): the proudest person alive.
3. in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive.
4. full of energy and spirit; lively.
5. having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: The room was alive with color.
Idioms: 1. alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of.
2. alive with, filled with; swarming with.
a•live′ness, n.
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alive
If a person or animal is alive, they are not dead.
I think his father is still alive.
She knew the dog was alive.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'alive' in front of a noun. Don't say, for example, 'I have no alive relatives' or ' They export alive animals'. Instead you use living to talk about people, or live /laɪv/ to talk about animals.
I have no living relatives.
They export live animals.
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| Adj. | 1. | alive - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" animate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
| 2. |  alive - (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" | |
| 3. |  alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" | |
| 4. |  alive - (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs" | |
| 5. |  alive - in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" | |
| 6. | alive - mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" | |
| 7. |  alive - capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"active - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting |
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alive
adjective
1. living, breathing, animate, having life, subsisting, existing, functioning, alive and kicking, in the land of the living (informal) She does not know if he is alive or dead.
living gone, dead, departed, expired, extinct, deceased, lifeless, inanimate
living gone, dead, departed, expired, extinct, deceased, lifeless, inanimate
2. in existence, existing, functioning, active, operative, in force, on-going, prevalent, existent, extant Factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs.
in existence inactive, inoperative
in existence inactive, inoperative
3. lively, spirited, active, vital, alert, eager, quick, awake, vigorous, cheerful, energetic, animated, brisk, agile, perky, chirpy (informal), sprightly, vivacious, full of life, spry, full of beans (informal), zestful I never expected to feel so alive in my life again.
lively dull, lifeless, inactive, apathetic, spiritless
lively dull, lifeless, inactive, apathetic, spiritless
4. (with to) aware of, sensitive to, susceptible to, alert to, eager for, awake to, cognizant of, sensible of You must be alive to opportunity!
5. (with with) swarming with, packed with, bristling with, teeming with, buzzing with, abounding in, overrun by, jumping with, infested with, crawling with, thronged with, bustling with, hopping with The river was alive with birds.
alive and kicking alive, existing, functioning, breathing, animate, living, having life, subsisting, in the land of the living (informal) The secret police may still be alive and kicking.
alive and well well, strong, sound, fit, flourishing, robust, vigorous, sturdy, in good shape (informal), in good condition, fighting fit, in fine form, in fine fettle, physically fit, fit as a fiddle (informal), in fine feather, right as rain (Brit. informal) A man who was lost in a blizzard yesterday has been found alive and well.
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alive
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Translations
حيحَي، عَلى قَيْد الحَياهحَيّناشِط، مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِر
živýna živuoživenýplný
levendemyldrevrimlei live
eläväeloisaelossapirteäreipas
živ
élénkéletben lévőelevenélő
iîandi, morandilifandi
生きている
살아 있는
gyvasknibždėte knibždantissuprantantis
dzīvsrosības pilns
naživeplný
živ
levande
มีชีวิตชีวา
còn sống
alive
[əˈlaɪv] ADJ1. → vivo
to be alive → estar vivo, vivir
it's good to be alive! → ¡qué bueno es vivir!
to be still alive → vivir todavía; [dying person] → estar todavía con vida
while alive he did no harm → en vida no hizo daño a nadie
she plays as well as any pianist alive → toca tan bien como cualquier pianista del mundo
he's the best footballer alive → es el mejor futbolista del mundo
to bring a story alive → dar vida a una historia, animar una historia
to be buried alive → ser enterrado vivo
to burn sb alive → quemar a algn vivo
the scene came alive as she described it → la escena se animaba or vivificaba al describirla ella
we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes → los mosquitos nos comían vivos
to keep sb alive → conservar a algn con vida
to keep a memory alive → guardar vivo or fresco un recuerdo, hacer perdurar una memoria
to keep a tradition alive → mantener viva una tradición
man alive! (o.f.) → ¡hombre!
no man alive could do better → no lo podría hacer mejor nadie
he managed to stay alive on fruit → logró sobrevivir comiendo frutas
the prisoner must be taken alive → hay que capturar vivo or con vida al prisionero
see also dead A1
to be alive → estar vivo, vivir
it's good to be alive! → ¡qué bueno es vivir!
to be still alive → vivir todavía; [dying person] → estar todavía con vida
while alive he did no harm → en vida no hizo daño a nadie
she plays as well as any pianist alive → toca tan bien como cualquier pianista del mundo
he's the best footballer alive → es el mejor futbolista del mundo
to bring a story alive → dar vida a una historia, animar una historia
to be buried alive → ser enterrado vivo
to burn sb alive → quemar a algn vivo
the scene came alive as she described it → la escena se animaba or vivificaba al describirla ella
we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes → los mosquitos nos comían vivos
to keep sb alive → conservar a algn con vida
to keep a memory alive → guardar vivo or fresco un recuerdo, hacer perdurar una memoria
to keep a tradition alive → mantener viva una tradición
man alive! (o.f.) → ¡hombre!
no man alive could do better → no lo podría hacer mejor nadie
he managed to stay alive on fruit → logró sobrevivir comiendo frutas
the prisoner must be taken alive → hay que capturar vivo or con vida al prisionero
see also dead A1
2. (fig) (= lively) → activo, enérgico
look alive! (o.f.) (= hurry) → ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
alive and kicking → vivito y coleando
look alive! (o.f.) (= hurry) → ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
alive and kicking → vivito y coleando
3.
alive with [+ insects] → lleno de, hormigueante en
a book alive with interest → un libro lleno de interés
alive with [+ insects] → lleno de, hormigueante en
a book alive with interest → un libro lleno de interés
4. (frm) alive to (= aware of) → consciente de
I am alive to the danger → estoy consciente del peligro, me doy cuenta del peligro
I am fully alive to the fact that → soy consciente de que ..., no ignoro que ...
I am fully alive to the honour you do me → soy plenamente consciente del honor que se me hace
I am alive to the danger → estoy consciente del peligro, me doy cuenta del peligro
I am fully alive to the fact that → soy consciente de que ..., no ignoro que ...
I am fully alive to the honour you do me → soy plenamente consciente del honor que se me hace
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
alive
[əˈlaɪv] adj (lit) (= living) → vivant(e), en vie
to be alive → être vivant(e), être en vie
to be burned alive → être brûlé vif(vive)
to be buried alive → être enterré vivant(e)
to keep sb alive → maintenir qn en vie
alive and well [person] → sain(e) et sauf(sauve)
to be eaten alive (by insects) → se faire dévorer (fig) (= destroyed, defeated) → être mangé(e) tout(e) cru(e)
to eat sb alive (fig) (= destroy, defeat) → ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn
You must be confident, otherwise the interviewers will just eat you alive → Vous devez avoir confiance en vous, sans quoi les examinateurs ne feront qu'une bouchée de vous.
to be alive → être vivant(e), être en vie
to be burned alive → être brûlé vif(vive)
to be buried alive → être enterré vivant(e)
to keep sb alive → maintenir qn en vie
alive and well [person] → sain(e) et sauf(sauve)
to be eaten alive (by insects) → se faire dévorer (fig) (= destroyed, defeated) → être mangé(e) tout(e) cru(e)
to eat sb alive (fig) (= destroy, defeat) → ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn
You must be confident, otherwise the interviewers will just eat you alive → Vous devez avoir confiance en vous, sans quoi les examinateurs ne feront qu'une bouchée de vous.
(fig) (= lively, active) → plein(e) de vie
to feel alive → être plein(e) de vie
alive with sth → grouillant(e) de qch
alive to sth → sensible à qch
to come alive [story, description] → s'animer; [+ place, event] → s'animer; [person, voice] → s'animer
to bring sth alive [+ story, description, character] → donner vie à qch; [+ place, event] → animer
to keep sth alive [+ hopes, dream, memory] → garder qch intact(e)
alive and well [dream, organization, phenomenon] → bien vivant(e)
alive and kicking [person, organization] → plein(e) de vie
to feel alive → être plein(e) de vie
alive with sth → grouillant(e) de qch
alive to sth → sensible à qch
to come alive [story, description] → s'animer; [+ place, event] → s'animer; [person, voice] → s'animer
to bring sth alive [+ story, description, character] → donner vie à qch; [+ place, event] → animer
to keep sth alive [+ hopes, dream, memory] → garder qch intact(e)
alive and well [dream, organization, phenomenon] → bien vivant(e)
alive and kicking [person, organization] → plein(e) de vie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
alive
adj
pred (= living) → lebendig, lebend attr; dead or alive → tot oder lebendig; to be alive → leben; the greatest musician alive → der größte lebende Musiker; the wickedest man alive → der schlechteste Mensch auf der ganzen Welt; while alive he was always … → zu seinen Lebzeiten war er immer …; it’s good to be alive → das Leben ist schön; no man alive → niemand auf der ganzen Welt; to stay or keep alive → am Leben bleiben; to keep somebody/something alive (lit, fig) → jdn/etw am Leben erhalten; to do something as well as anyone alive → etw so gut wie jeder andere können; to be alive and kicking (hum inf) → gesund und munter sein; he’s been found alive and well → er ist gesund und munter aufgefunden worden; he’s very much alive → er ist ausgesprochen lebendig; to eat somebody alive (fig inf) → jdn in der Luft zerreißen; (Press) → über jdn herfallen; we were eaten alive by mosquitos (inf) → wir wurden von Moskitos halb tot gestochen (inf)
(= lively) → lebendig; to keep one’s mind alive → geistig rege bleiben; to come alive (= liven up) → lebendig werden; (= prick up ears etc) → wach werden; to bring something alive (story, character) → etw lebendig werden lassen
pred (= aware) to be alive to something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → bewusst sein; to be alive to certain possibilities/somebody’s interests → gewisse Möglichkeiten/jds Interessen im Auge haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
alive
[əˈlaɪv] adj (living) → vivo/a, in vita, vivente (fig) (lively) → vivace, sveglio/a; (active) → attivo/ato stay alive → sopravvivere
he was buried alive → è stato sepolto vivo
it's good to be alive → essere vivi è una bella cosa
he's the best footballer alive → è il miglior calciatore vivente or esistente
to keep a tradition alive → mantener viva or in vita una tradizione
to come alive (fig) → risvegliarsi, rianimarsi
to be alive with (insects) → brulicare or pullulare di
alive to (danger, honour) → conscio/a di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
alive
(əˈlaiv) adjective1. living and not dead. Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.
2. full of activity. The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.
alive to aware of. He was alive to the dangers of the situation.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
alive
→ حَيّ živý levende lebendig ζωντανός vivo elossa vivant živ vivo 生きている 살아 있는 levend levende żywy vivo живой levande มีชีวิตชีวา canlı còn sống 活着的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
a·live
a. vivo-a, con vida;
vt.
to be ___ → estar ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
alive
adj vivo, con vidaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.