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[Word of the Day], LATINA

survive (Latina): supersto, supersum – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • unus.​omnino.​superfuit.​​ex.​​tanta.​familia.​qui.​propter.​aetatem.​puerilem.​duci.​non.​potuerat.​ad.​pugnam – “Only one, from such a large family, survived, who, because of his young age, could not be taken to combat.”

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[Word of the Day], 日本語

survive (日本語): 生き残る [いきのこる], 生き抜く [いきぬく] – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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 (Example sentences from tatoeba.org.)

  • 最も力の強い種や、最も知能の高い種が生き残るのではなく、変化に最も良く適応できる種が生き残るのです。 [最ももっとも 力ちから の 強いつよい 種たね や 、 最ももっとも 知能ちのう の 高いたかい 種しゅ が 生き残るいきのこる の で は なく 、 変化へんか に 最ももっとも 良くよく 適応てきおう できる 種しゅ が 生き残るいきのこる の です 。] – “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
  • 理論がそのような試練にたえて生き残るのは難しい。  [理論りろん が その よう な 試練しれん に たえ て 生き残るいきのこる の は 難しいむずかしい 。] – “It is difficult for a theory to survive such a test.”
  • その日その日を生き抜くのがやっとだ。  [その 日ひ その 日ひ を 生き抜くいきぬく の が やっと だ 。] – “I’m just living from day to day.”
  • 新聞は生き残れるか。 [新聞しんぶん は 生き残れるいきのこれる か 。] – “Will newspapers be able to survive?

 

[Word of the Day], Italiano

survive (Italiano): sopravvivere – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • Pochi sopravvivono a questa malattia. – “Few people survive this disease.”
  • Una libreria in quella posizione non farebbe abbastanza soldi per sopravvivere. – “A bookstore in that location wouldn’t make enough money to survive.”
  • In natura ogni essere vivente lotta, corre, mangia, attacca o fugge per sopravvivere. – “In nature every living being fights, runs, eats, attacks or flees for survival.”
  • Non sopravviverà più di un giorno. – “He/she/you won’t survive more than one day.”
  • L’azienda sta lottando per sopravvivere. – “The company is struggling for survival.”

 

[Word of the Day], Ελληνικά

survive (Ελληνικά): επιβιώνω, επιζώ – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • Η αλεπού ξέφυγε απ’ την παγίδα και κατάφερε να επιβιώσει. – “The fox survived after escaping from the trap.”
  • Κανένας δεν επέζησε του αεροπορικού δυστυχήματος. – “Nobody survived the plane crash.”
  • Πολλοί άνθρωποι σε όλο τον κόσμο επιβιώνουν με λιγότερο από ένα δολάριο τη μέρα. – “Many people around the world survive on less than a dollar per day.”
  • Οι κατσαρίδες έχουν επιβιώσει εδώ και εκατομμύρια χρόνια. – “Cockroaches have survived for millions of years.”
  • Τα είδη υπό εξαφάνιση δεν αναμένεται να επιβιώσουν τον εικοστό πρώτο αιώνα. – “The endangered species is not expected to last through the 21st century.”

 

 

[Word of the Day], Deutsch

survive (Deutsch): überleben – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • Wenige überleben diese Krankheit. – “Not many survive this disease.”
  • Es gab keine Überlebenden. – “There were no survivors.”
  • Ich kann allein überleben. – “I can survive alone.”
  • Die Sanitäter, die zuerst am Unfallort waren, hatten schon den Eindruck, dass er wohl nicht überleben würde. – “The paramedics who were first on the scene, already had the impression that he would probably not survive.”

 

[Word of the Day], Français

survive (Français): survivre – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • J’ai survécu à un accident de voiture. – “I survived a car accident.”
  • Deux soldats seulement ont survécu à l’attaque de leur campement. – “Only two soldiers have survived the attack to the camp.”
  • C’est l’ordre de la nature que les enfants survivent à leurs parents. – “It is the order of nature that children survive their parents.”
  • Il survécut à ses enfants. – “He survived his children.”
  • Quelle tristesse de survivre à ceux qu’on a le plus aimés! – “How sad it is to survive those one has loved so much!”
  • Il a une maladie grave, il n’en survivra pas. – “He has a grave disease, he is not going to survive.”
  • Ce sera un grand bonheur s’il en survive. – “It will be a great luck if he survives.”
  • Vous êtes bien heureux d’être survécu à cet accident. – “You are very lucky to have survived this accident.”

 

[Word of the Day], Esperanto

survive (Esperanto): postvivi – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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 (Sentences from tatoeba.org)

  • Poeto povas postvivi ĉion, escepte preseraron. – “A poet can survive everything but a misprint.”
  • Ĝi estas batalkampo. Kun nur unu regulo: postvivi. – “It’s a battlefield. WIth only one rule: survive.”
  • Sen mono oni ne povas postvivi. – “One can’t survive without money.”
  • Li malŝparis eĉ ne unu minuton daŭre pripensante, kiel postvivi, kaj kiel plibonigi sian staton. – “He didn’t lose a single minute, thinking constantly how to survive and how to improve his conditions.”
  • Se li donas renon, li povas postvivi danke al la alia. – “If he donates a kidney, he can survive with the other one.”

 

 

[Word of the Day], 中文

survive (中文): 生存 [ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ – shēngcún] – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • 沒有水，我們無法生存。 / 没有水，我们无法生存。 [méiyǒu shuǐ ， wǒmen wúfǎ shēngcún。] – “Without water, we cannot survive.”
  • 没有梦想，人不能生存。 [méiyǒu mèngxiǎng ， rén bù néng shēngcún。] – “Man can’t survive without dreams.”
  • 怎麼會有人認為不懂英語就不能生存？ / 怎么会有人认为不懂英语就不能生存？ [zěnme huì yǒu rén rènwéi bù dǒng yīngyǔ jiù bù néng shēngcún ？ – “Why do they say you have to learn English to survive?”
  • 沒有空氣和水，人類就無法生存。 / 没有空气和水，人类就无法生存。 [méiyǒu kōngqì hé shuǐ ， rénlèi jiù wúfǎ shēngcún 。] – “Both air and water are indispensable for life.”

 

 

[Word of the Day], Svenska

survive (svenska): överleva – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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Related words:

  • överleva “to survive”
  • överlevare “survivor”
  • överlevnad “survival”

 

  • Vi kommer att överleva. – “We’ll survive.”
  • Ingen skall överleva. – “No one will survive.”
  • Man överlever inte utan vatten. – “We don’t survive without water.”
  • Anpassning är nyckeln till överlevnad. – “Adaptation is the key to survival.”
  • Företaget kämpar för sin överlevnad. – “The company is struggling for survival.”
  • Jag är en överlevare. – “I am a survivor.”
  • Från offer till överlevare. – “From victim to survivor.”

 

 

[Word of the Day], Español

survive (es): sobrevivir – Word of the Day – 2014-10-02

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  • Él sobrevivió a su esposa.  – “He survived his wife”, i.e., “he lived longer than his wife.”
  • Él sobrevivió al accidente de avión. – “He survived the plane crash.”
  • No es el más fuerte el que sobrevive. – “It’s not the strongest the one who survives.”
  • Un poeta puede sobrevivir a cualquier cosa excepto un error de impresión. – “A poet can survive everything but a misprint.”
  • Es muy difícil sobrevivir en una ciudad grande sin endeudarse. – “It’s really difficult to survive in a big city without endebting oneself.”

Obs.: Se dice también “supervivir“. Del mismo modo: sobreviviente / superviviente (“survivor”); pero: supervivencia y no sobrevivencia (“survival”).