| Traduções principais |
| live⇒ vi | (reside) (residir) | viver v int |
| | | morar v int |
| | Luca lives on the second floor. |
| | Luca vive no segundo andar. |
| | Luca mora no segundo andar. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | viver v int |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | Dois empregos de tempo integral não é uma maneira de viver. |
| live vi | (be alive) | viver v int |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | O rei não está morto! Ele vive! |
| live vi | (remain alive) | viver v int |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Sim, ele ainda vive. Deve estar com uns noventa anos. |
| live vi | (exist) (existir) | viver v int |
| | Cockroaches have lived for millions of years. |
| | As baratas têm vivido por milhões de anos. |
| live adj | (living) | vivo adj |
| | We bought live crabs for dinner. |
| | Nós compramos siris vivos para o jantar. |
| live adj | (broadcast: direct) (transmissão de programa: ao vivo) | vivo adj |
| | Is this broadcast live or pre-recorded? |
| | Essa transmissão é ao vivo ou gravada? |
| live adv | (perform: in front of people) (na expressão 'ao vivo') | ao vivo loc adv |
| | The comedian loved performing live. |
| | O comediante adorou apresentar-se perante uma plateia ao vivo. |
| 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
live | living |
| 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:
living | live |
| assisted living n | (care facility) | casas com assistência para idosos loc sf |
| | Assisted living residences combine housing and health care. |
beat the living daylights out of [sb],
also US: beat the daylights out of [sb] v expr | informal (beat up badly) | dar uma surra expres v |
| cost of living n | (cost of basic necessities) | custo de vida sm |
| | The cost of living is outrageous in this city. |
| do [sth] for a living v expr | (work as) (ganha-pão) | fazer da vida expres |
| | What does he do for a living? |
| easy living n | (relaxed way of life) | vida fácil sf |
| easy living n | (wealthy lifestyle) (figurado) | vida fácil sf |
| | | vida boa sf |
eke out a living,
eke out an existence v expr | (struggle to earn money) | ganhar a vida de maneira árdua expres |
| | She ekes out an existence working two part-time jobs. |
| free-living adj | (plant, animal: not parasitic) | epífita adj |
| free-living adj | (person: indulging appetites) | comilão, glutão adj |
| make a good living v expr | (earn good amount of money) (estilo de vida confortável e amoroso) | vida boa sf + adj |
| | | vida confortável sf + adj |
| | He makes a good living from his paintings. |
| healthy living n | (regular exercise and good nutrition) (exercícios regulares e boa nutrição) | estilo de vida saudável loc sm |
| | | vida saudável sf |
| high standard of living n | (material comfort) (conforto material) | padrão de vida alto sm |
| in living memory adv | (as far back as people remember) | de que se tem lembrança loc adv |
| | | de que se tem memória loc adv |
| | This was the worst snowstorm in living memory. |
| | Esta foi a pior tempestade de neve de que se tem lembrança. |
| living allowance n | (government welfare benefit) | subsídio de subsistência sm |
| living being n | (creature: animal or person) (criatura, animal) | ser vivo loc sm |
| | No living being should ever be treated that way. |
| living conditions npl | (material circumstances in which [sb] lives) | condições de vida sf pl |
| | This program aims to improve living conditions for poorer residents of the city. |
| living death n | (joyless existence or experience) | vida miserável, vida sofrida loc sf |
| | Sitting in history class was living death. |
| living expenses npl | (money spent on basic needs) | despesas básicas sf pl |
| | | gastos básicos sm pl |
| | My family pays for my living expenses while I'm still studying. |
| living language n | (language that is currently spoken) (língua que se fala atualmente) | língua viva loc sf |
| | Welsh is still a living language in many parts of Wales. |
| living matter n | (organic material) (matéria orgânica) | matéria viva loc sf |
| | All living matter contains amino acids. |
| living quarters npl | (accommodation) | alojamento sm |
| | Residents must evacuate their living quarters when the alarm sounds. |
living roof,
green roof n | (roof with vegetation planted on it) (telhado) | teto verde sm + adj |
| living room n | (lounge, family room) | sala de estar expres |
| | The whole family gathered in the living room to play cards. My apartment has a kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. |
| | A família inteira se juntou na sala de estar para jogar cartas. Meu apartamento tem uma cozinha, sala de estar, dois quartos e um banheiro. |
| living situation n | (domestic arrangement) | qualidade de vida sf |
| living soul n | (person) (pessoa) | alma viva loc sf |
| | If I tell you this secret, you must swear not to tell a living soul! There's not another living soul as gentle and kind as you. |
| living space n | (home: rooms, etc.) (construção) | área útil sf |
| | The apartment offers 90 square metres of living space. |
| living space n | (living room) | sala de estar loc sf |
| | | espaço de convivência loc sm |
| | The property has a large open plan living space on the ground floor and three bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. |
| living space n | historical (Nazi idea: Lebensraum) (histórico, nazismo) | espaço vital sm |
| living space n | (land, territory to live on) (terra, território) | lar sm |
| | | moradia sf |
| living standards npl | (level of lifestyle comforts) | padrão de vida sm |
| | The recession has led to a drop in living standards. |
| living thing n | (animal or plant) (animal ou planta) | ser vivo sm + adj |
| living things npl | (life forms) | seres vivos sm pl |
| | So far as we know, living things only exist on Earth. |
| | Animals, plants, and bacteria are all examples of living things. |
| living wage n | (sufficient earnings to live on) (o suficiente para viver) | salário mínimo loc sm |
| | This company doesn't even pay its employees a living wage. |
| living will n | (legal statement of long-term wishes) | testamento sm |
| | | declaração de vontade sf |
| | When Sandra was diagnosed with a degenerative illness, she decided to make a living will. |
make a living,
earn a living,
make your living,
earn your living v expr | (earn money) | ganhar a vida expres v |
| | Sergei earns a living by driving a taxi. Stephen made his living by trading in stocks and shares. |
| | Sergei ganha a vida dirigindo um táxi. Stephen ganhou a vida negociando ações e títulos. |
nonliving,
non-living adj | (inanimate) | inanimado adj |
| | | não vivente |
nonliving,
non-living adj | (dead) | morto adj |
scare the living daylights out of [sb],
also US: scare the daylights out of [sb] v expr | informal (frighten [sb]) | quase matar de susto expres v |
| | | deixar com o coração na mão expres v |
| | | deixar apavorado expres v |
| | Did you have to jump out at me like that? You scared the living daylights out of me! |
| | Você tinha que pular na minha frente desse jeito? Quase me matou de susto! |
| scrape out a living v expr | (obtain daily necessities with difficult) | sobreviver v int |
| | | subsistir v int |
| | | ganhar a vida expres v |
| | Even with two jobs, she barely made enough to scrape out a living. |
| scratch out a living v expr | informal (struggle to earn money) (figurado, informal) | ganhar a vida expres v |
| | Even with two jobs it's hard to scratch out a living in this city. |
standard of living,
living standard n | (degree of material comfort) (grau de conforto material) | padrão de vida sm |
| | When I lost my job, my standard of living plummeted. |