out·live (out-l v )tr.v. out·lived, out·liv·ing, out·lives 1. To live longer than: She outlived her son. 2. To continue in use or existence long enough to survive (something else): a regulation that has outlived its usefulness. |
outlive [ˌaʊtˈlɪv]
vb (tr)
1. to live longer than (someone)
2. to live beyond (a date or period) he outlived the century
3. to live through (an experience)
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Translations
outlive [aʊtˈlɪv] VT → sobrevivir a
the agreement has outlived its original purpose → el acuerdo ha durado más tiempo de lo que se había planeado
she dropped men as soon as they outlived their usefulness → abandonaba a los hombres tan pronto como dejaban de resultarle útiles
the agreement has outlived its original purpose → el acuerdo ha durado más tiempo de lo que se había planeado
she dropped men as soon as they outlived their usefulness → abandonaba a los hombres tan pronto como dejaban de resultarle útiles
outlive
vt
(= live longer than) person → überleben; century → überdauern; to have outlived one’s day → nicht mehr der/die sein, der/die man einmal war; to have outlived one’s/its usefulness → ausgedient haben; (method, system) → sich überlebt haben
(= come safely through) storm etc → überstehen; disgrace etc → sich reinigen (können) von (geh), → frei werden von
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