| Traduções complementares |
| live adj | (coals: burning) (queimando) | incandescente adj |
| | | ardente adj |
| | Don't touch the coals from the fire; they are still live. |
| | Não toque a brasa da fogueira; ela ainda está incandescente. |
| live adj | (weapons) (munição) | vivo adj |
| | In training, the army uses blanks instead of live ammunition. |
| | No treinamento, o exército usa cartuchos sem bala em vez de balas reais. |
| live adj | (electrical: with current) (carregado com eletricidade) | carregado adj |
| | Don't touch the wires; they are still live with electricity. |
| | Não toque nos fios. Eles ainda estão carregados com eletricidade. |
| live adj | (sports: in play) (em jogo) | ativo adj |
| | The ball was still live because it had not gone out of bounds. |
| | A bola ainda estava ativa porque ela não tinha saído dos limites. |
| live adj | (audience: present at performance) | ao vivo loc adv |
| | The comedian loved performing in front of a live audience. |
| | O comediante adorou fazer o show na frente do público ao vivo. |
| live adv | (broadcast: direct) | ao vivo loc adv |
| | We are broadcasting live from the scene of the protest. |
| | Estamos transmitindo ao vivo do local do protesto. |
| live vi | (subsist) (subsistir) | viver v int |
| | Many people around the world live on less than a dollar per day. |
| | Muitas pessoas em todo o mundo vivem com menos de um dólar por dia. |
| live vi | (enjoy life) | viver v int |
| | | aproveitar v int |
| | You can't work all your life; you have to live! |
| | Você não pode trabalhar sua vida toda; você tem que viver! |
| live [sth]⇒ vtr | (lead a certain life) | viver v int |
| | Many monks live a Spartan life. |
| | Muitos monges vivem uma vida espartana. |
| live [sth] vtr | (experience) (experimentar) | viver vt |
| | He still lives the war in his imagination. |
| | Ele ainda vive a guerra em sua imaginação. |
| live [sth] vtr | (way of life) (modo de vida) | viver, levar vt |
| | He lives a moral life, as he speaks a moral life. |
| | Ele leva uma vida moral, como fala de uma vida moral. |
Locuções verbais
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| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | viver separado |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (embarrassment: get over) (figurado) | superar vt |
| | His friends ensured that he could never live down the day he accidentally wore his sister's pants. |
| live for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (take as one's reason for living) | viver para v int + prep |
| live in vi phrasal | (reside in your workplace) | morar no emprego expres v |
| | The hotel staff live in so they don't have to travel home after work. |
| | O pessoal do hotel mora no emprego, portanto eles não têm de viajar para casa depois do trabalho. |
| live off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (survive on, be supported by) (figurado, sobreviver às custas de) | viver de vt + prep |
| | The widow lives off her late husband's pension and Social Security checks. |
| | A viúva vive da pensão de seu falecido marido e de ajuda da seguridade social. |
| live on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (use for money) (dinheiro, bens) | viver de vt + prep |
| | | alimentar-se de, manter-se de vp + prep |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but I couldn't live on just that. |
| | Minha mãe me dá um auxílio mensal, mas eu não poderia viver só disso. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) (continuar a existir) | perdurar v int |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| | Embora um grande artista tenha morrido hoje, sua memória irá perdurar. |
| live out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (live for the duration of) | viver por vt + prep |
| | She lived out her last years in the same small town. |
| | Ela viveu por seus últimos anos na mesma cidade pequena. |
| live out vi phrasal | US (domestic, etc; not reside in house of employer) (figurado, não dormir na casa dos patrões) | dormir fora expres v |
| | Granddad's caregiver lives out, but she spends 12 hours a day at his home. |
| live out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enact, fulfill) (figurado) | correr atrás expres v |
| | (figurado) | viver vt |
| | He urged his students to live out their dreams. |
| live through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (experience or endure) | superar, sobreviver vt |
| | Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| live up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | viver à altura de expres v |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
| | Ela fez todos os esforços para viver à altura de seus ideais. |
Formas compostas:
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| go live vi | (be broadcast directly, go on air) (transmitir direto, ao vivo) | ir ao ar loc v |
| | | começar a operar loc v |
| | The new website went live last week. |
| live alone vi | (not cohabit) | morar, viver sozinho loc v |
| | After many years of flat-sharing, it is a luxury to live alone. |
| live and breathe [sth] v expr | figurative (be passionately interested in [sth]) (ser apaixonado, devotado a) | viver para vt + prep |
| | When I was a teenager I lived and breathed ballet. |
| | Her boyfriend lives and breathes football; nothing else seems to interest him. |
| live and learn v expr | (gain knowledge and experience) | vivendo e aprendendo expres |
| | Live and learn is my motto; we all learn from our own mistakes. I never knew that was possible! Well, you live and learn. |
| | Vivendo e aprendendo é o meu lema; todos aprendemos com nossos próprios erros. Eu nunca soube que isso era possível! Bem, vivendo e aprendendo. |
| live and let live v expr | (be tolerant of others) | ser tolerante |
| | Those two men used to fight a lot, but now they have decided to live and let live. |
| live as husband and wife v expr | (cohabit as a couple) | viver como marido e mulher expres |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live at vi + prep | (reside at) (residir) | morar em vt + prep |
| | George lives at his mom's house because he is not able to afford an apartment for himself yet. |
| live birth n | (birth: baby is born alive) | nascido vivo sm + adj |
| live by [sth] vi + prep | figurative (take as a rule for life) | levar a vida expres v |
| | Never give up is a good rule to live by if you hope to have success in life. |
| live by [sth] vi + prep | (use for survival) | viver por vt + prep |
| | Man cannot live by bread alone, as the proverb has it. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) (ter comportamento desregrado) | viver uma vida louca expres v |
| live forever v expr | (be immortal, never die) | viver para sempre vt + adv |
| live forever v expr | figurative (be enduring) (figurado: na memória) | viver para sempre loc v |
| | Classic movies like "Casablanca" will live forever in the hearts of movie-goers. Elvis died years ago but to the fans who still listen to his music, he will live forever. |
| | Filmes clássicos como "Casablanca" viverão para sempre nos corações dos cinéfilos. Elvis morreu há muitos anos, mas viverá para sempre para os fãs que ainda ouvem a sua música. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) (viver num estado de pobreza) | ao deus-dará loc adv |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| live hard v expr | informal (behave recklessly and decadently) (ter comportamento desregrado, decadente) | viver alucinadamente vt + adv |
| | Rock stars are known for living hard and dying young. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) (informal) | viver do bom e do melhor expres v |
| | (figurado, informal) | viver como um rei expres v |
| | (figurado, informal) | viver na mordomia expres v |
| | | viver em grande estilo expres v |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | viver com todo luxo expres v |
| live in peace v expr | (coexist harmoniously) (coexistir harmoniosamente) | viver em paz expres v |
| | Can't you just live in peace with your neighbors? |
| live in poverty v expr | (be very poor) | viver na pobreza vt + loc adv |
| | Half the world lives in poverty while the other half throws away good food. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) | viver intensamente expres |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) | viver intensamente expres |
| | It's all right to live it up once in a while; a few beers won't hurt you. |
| live music n | (performance by musicians) | música ao vivo sf |
| | There's something special about seeing live music instead of just listening to a recording. |
| live on [sth] alone v expr | (have [sth] as only sustenance) (figurativo - sustento, alimento único) | viver só de vi + prep |
| | | sobreviver de vt + prep |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live on borrowed time v expr | figurative (have limited time left) (figurado, ter tempo limitado até a morte) | empurrar o caixão com o pé expres |
| | | com os dias contados expres |
| | If you continue to smoke, soon you'll be living on borrowed time. |
| live on the edge v expr | informal, figurative (take risks) (figurado) | viver na corda bamba expres |
| | (figurado) | viver no limite expres |
| | Louise likes to take risks and live on the edge. |
| live performance n | (before an audience) | apresentação ao vivo sf + loc adv |
| | The band gave a live performance of their new song. |
| live show n | (tv, radio: live broadcast) (TV, rádio) | programa ao vivo |
| | I prefer edited programs rather than live shows. |
| live show n | (stage: live performance) | apresentação ao vivo |
| | This tape was recorded at his live show in New York. |
| live simply v expr | (avoid extravagant spending) | viver de maneira simples vt + loc adv |
| | If you lived simply you wouldn't have to work such long hours. |
| live the high life v expr | informal (have a luxurious lifestyle) | viver de maneira extravagante vt + loc adv |
| | Ever since he won the lottery he's been living the high life. |
| live through it v expr | US (experience or endure [sth]) (algo) | superar, sobreviver vt |
| | Don't worry - times are hard because of the recession but you'll live through it. |
| live together vi + adv | (cohabit) (coabitar) | viver junto vt + adv |
| | A year after they started dating, they decided to live together. |
live up to [sb]'s expectations,
live up to expectations v expr | (be as good as anticipated) | superar as expectativas expres v |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | viver bem, viver feliz vt + adv |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| live wire n | (cable carrying electricity) | fio sob tensão sm |
| | CAUTION: LIVE WIRES OVERHEAD. |
| | Always assume that a fallen wire is a live wire. |
live wire,
livewire n | figurative (lively, outgoing person) | pessoa cheia de vida expres |
| | | pessoa cheia de energia expres |
| | That kid is such a live wire! He never stays still! |
| live with [sb] vi + prep | (share a home) (coabitar com) | viver com vt + prep |
| | I once lived with someone who would never wash the dishes. |
| live with [sth] vi + prep | (accept or endure: [sth]) (algo) | aceitar, aguentar, vt |
| | | viver com vt + prep |
| | His disease is incurable - he'll just have to live with it. |
| live without [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be deprived of: [sth] or [sb]) | viver sem v int + prep |
| live-in adj | (residing in your workplace) | residente adj |
| | My mother is disabled and has to have a live-in carer. |
| Long live expr | (cheer in support) | longa vida a expres |
| | The crowd shouted with one voice: "Long live the king!". |