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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

alive [Brit əˈlʌɪv, Am əˈlaɪv] ADJ

1. alive (living):

alive lit: vivant

alive lit: en vie

to keep sb/sth alive person, animal: maintenir qn/qc en vie

to keep a plant alive: entretenir une plante

to stay alive: rester en vie

to bury sb alive: enterrer qn vivant

to be burnt alive: être brûlé/-e vif/vive

to be taken/captured alive: être pris/capturé vivant

alive and well, alive and kicking lit, fig: bien vivant

it's good or great to be alive!: il fait bon vivre!

no man alive: personne au monde

just alive: entre la vie et la mort

2. alive (lively):

alive person: vivant

alive mind, senses: en éveil

to bring [sth] alive story, account: rendre [qc] vivant

to bring [sth] alive party, place: animer

to come alive party, place:: s'animer

to come alive history:: prendre vie

3. alive (in existence):

alive institution, art, tradition: vivant

alive interest, faith: vif/vive

to keep [sth] alive tradition etc: préserver

we shall keep his memory alive: nous perpétuerons sa mémoire

to keep dialogue alive POL: maintenir le dialogue

it kept our hopes alive: cela nous faisait garder espoir

4. alive:

alive with (teeming with) insects etc: grouillant de

Phrases:

alive to (aware of) possibility etc: conscient de

dead-and-alive ADJ Brit pej

dead-and-alive place:

dead-and-alive: mort

to be roasted alive fig: être grillé vif

French

English

il est vivant: he is alive

il est toujours vivant: he is still alive ou living

être encore vivant coutume, souvenir:: to be still alive

du vivant de mon père: while my father was alive

personne n'en a ou est réchappé: nobody came through it alive

truite au bleu: trout poached alive

subir le supplice du gril: to be roasted alive

si je l'attrape, je l'étripe! hum: if I catch him I'll skin him alive!

cela me mine (plus fort): it's eating me alive

être dévoré par les moustiques: to be eaten alive by mosquitoes

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

alive [əˈlaɪv] ADJ

1. alive (not dead):

alive: vivant(e)

to keep sb alive: maintenir qn en vie

to keep hope alive: garder espoir

2. alive (active):

alive: actif(-ive)

to come alive city: s'éveiller

to be alive with fleas/greenfly: être couvert de puces/de pucerons

3. alive (aware):

to be alive to sth: être conscient de qc

to flay sb (alive) fig inf: écorcher qn à vif

to be still alive: être encore vivant

to be buried alive: être enterré vivant

French

English

être encore vivant: to still be alive

enflammer personne: to come alive

avaler qn personne: to eat sb alive

du vivant de qn: when sb was alive

le bonheur de vivre: the good fortune to be alive

vif (vive): alive

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

alive [ə·ˈlaɪv] ADJ

1. alive (not dead):

alive: vivant(e)

to keep sb alive: maintenir qn en vie

to keep hope alive: garder espoir

2. alive (active):

alive: actif(-ive)

to come alive city: s'éveiller

to be alive with fleas/greenfly: être couvert de puces/de pucerons

3. alive (aware):

to be alive to sth: être conscient de qc

to flay sb (alive) fig inf: écorcher qn à vif

to be still alive: être encore vivant

to be buried alive: être enterré vivant

French

English

être encore vivant: to still be alive

du vivant de qn: when sb was alive

enflammer personne: to come alive

avaler qn personne: to eat sb alive

le bonheur de vivre: the good fortune to be alive

vif (vive): alive

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep sb alive: maintenir qn en vie

to keep hope alive: garder espoir

to come alive city: s'éveiller

to be alive with fleas/greenfly: être couvert de puces/de pucerons

to be alive to sth: être conscient de qc

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