viva (redirected from vivas)

vi·va  (vv, -vä)

interj.

Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause.

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[Italian and Spanish, (long) live, both from Latin vvat, third person sing. present subjunctive of vvere, to live; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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viva ¹

interj

long live (a specified person or thing) [Italian, literally: may (he) live!]

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viva ² Brit

Noun

an examination in the form of an interview

Verb

[vivaing, vivaed]

to examine (a candidate) in a spoken interview [from viva voce]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

viva - an examination conducted by spoken communication oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Translations

viva [ˈvaɪvə] n (also: viva voce) → examen m oral

viva [ˈvaɪvə] n (also: viva voce) → (examen) oral

viva [ˈvaɪvə] n (Scol) (also: viva voce) [-ˈvəutʃɪ] → mündliche Prüfung f

viva [ˈvaɪvə] n (also: viva voce) → (esame m) orale