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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 live2 [11] alive and kicking (of a person) active and in good health look alive! hurry up! get busy! [Old English on līfe in life] aliveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 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 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. Translations alive [əˈlaɪv] ADJ 1. → 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 2. (fig) (= lively) → activo, enérgico 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 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 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. (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 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 alive [əˈlaɪv] adj (living) → vivo/a, in vita, vivente (fig) (lively) → vivace, sveglio/a; (active) → attivo/a to 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 adj alive [əˈlaiv] 1 living and not dead Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900. het gelewe حَي، عَلى قَيْد الحَياه жив naživu, živý levende; i live leben ζωντανός vivo elus زنده elossa vivant חָי जीवित živ élő hidup lifandi vivo 生きて 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidup in leven levende, i live żywy vivo viu, în viaţă живой živý, nažive živ živ i livet, levande มีชีวิตอยู่ sağ, canlı 活著的 живий زندہ ، حیات còn sống 活着的 2 full of activity The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march. het gewemel ناشِط، مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِر оживен oživený, plný myldre; vrimle wimmelnd (von) γεμάτος (ζωή) animado, activo kihav پر جنب و جوش vilkas grouillant de נִמְרָץ, תוֹסֵס फुर्तीला vrvjeti élénk ramai iðandi, morandi brulicante 活発な 활발한 knibždėte knibždantis rosības pilns meriah wemelend yrende full av, som kryr av pełny cheio plin de изобилующий plný (čoho) mrgoleč uzavreo full มีชีวิตชีวา hareketli 熱鬧的 такий, що кишить سرگرم sinh động 热闹的 alive to aware of He was alive to the dangers of the situation. was bewus van واعِ، مُدْرِك съзнаващ vědomý si klar over sich bewußt με πλήρη συναίσθηση consciente teadlik مطلع tietoinen conscient de עֵר ל- अवगत biti svjestan tudatában vminek menyadari vakandi fyrir conscio di 敏感な ...에 민감하여 (aiškiai) suprantantis saprotošs; apzinošs sedar zich bewust van klar over świadomy consciente conştient de осознающий vedomý si svest si svestan medveten om ตระหนักรู้ farkında, haberdar 覺察到 усвідомлюючий آگاہ nhận thức 觉察到 alive → على قيد الحياة 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Said he: 'I am your dear son, whom the wild beasts were said to have torn from your arms; but I am alive still, and will soon set you free. One kind of horse is alive, and has four legs and a head and a tail. "Sometimes it's safer than when they're alive though, sweetheart," commented Dan. |
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