[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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  • 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”).

 

[Word of the Day], Deutsch

(to) help (de): Hilfe, helfen – Word of the Day – 2014-09-25

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  • Lass mich dir helfen, dann geht es schneller. – “Let me help you, so it goes faster.”
  • Nimm Fixauxilin, das hilft sofort! – “Have a Fixauxilin, it helps immediately!”
  • „In alten Zeiten, als das Wünschen noch geholfen hat …“ – “In the old times, when wishing still helped, …”
  • „Der Mann, dem niemand half, half sich allein.“ – “The man, whom noone would help, helped himself alone.”
  • Dumm kann der Mensch sein, er muss sich nur zu helfen wissen. – “A man can be stupid, he only has to know how to help himself.”
  • Es war eine große Hilfe. – “It was a great help.”
  • Ich brauche dringend Hilfe! – “I need urgent help!”
  • Als sein Konto überzogen war, bekam er eine Hilfe von seinen Eltern. – “As his account was overdrawn, he received help from his parents.”
  • Das Land wird seine Hilfen an den Nachbarstaat einstellen müssen. – “The country will need to provide help to the neighbouring state.”
  • Sie bekommt für die Hilfen, auf die sie seit der Operation angewiesen ist, finanzielle Unterstützung von der Stiftung. – “She receives financial support from the foundation as help on which she depends for the operation.”
  • Ach, ich hätte so gerne eine Hilfe im Haushalt. – “Ah, how I would like some help with the housework.”
  • Schau doch mal in der Hilfe nach, was da zu „error 101“ steht. – “Look up in the help (manual), what ‘error 101’ stands for.”
  • Die Stute reagierte prompt auf die Hilfen. – “The mare reacted promptly to the help.”

 

[Word of the Day], Français

(to) help (fr): aide, aider – Word of the Day – 2014-09-25

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  • En triant mes déchets, j’aide au recyclage. – “By sorting my garbage, I support recycling.”
  • J’aide mon frère à porter ses cartons. – “I help my brother to carry boxes.”
  • Elle aide souvent les sans-abris. – “She frequently helps the homeless”
  • Cette méthode aide la mémoire. – “This method helps memory.”
  • Il s’aide de la rampe pour monter l’escalier. – “He climbs the ladder with the help of a ramp.”
  • Aidez-vous les uns les autres. – “Help each other!”
  • Vous ne vous aidez pas: vous restez inactif. – “You don’t help yourself: you stay inactive.”
  • J’ai besoin de votre aide. – “I need your help.”
  • Votre protection est sa seule aide. – “Your protection is her only help.”
  • Il n’aurait pas réussi sans l’aide de telle machine. – “He wouldn’t have managed without the help of such machine.”

 

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[Word of the Day], Esperanto

(to) help (eo): helpi, helpo – Word of the Day – 2014-09-25

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  • Ĉu vi povus helpi min? Mi estas perdita. – “Could you help me? I’m lost.”
  • Helpi al aliaj signifas helpi sin mem. – “To help others is to help oneself”
  • Ni devas helpi al tiuj, kiuj ne povas mem helpi al si. – “We must help all those who can’t help themselves.”
  • Ni ne povas helpi ĉiun, sed ĉiu povas helpi iun.  – “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”
  • Mi akceptis helpi la maljunan virinon. – “I consented to help the old lady.”
  • Kun helpo vi iros ĉien, sen helpo nenien. – “With help you will go anywhere; without help, nowhere.”
  • Mi dankemas pro via helpo. – “I’m grateful for your help.”

 

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