| Traduceri principale |
| live⇒ vi | (reside) | a locui vb.intranz. |
| | | a sta vb.intranz. |
| | Luca lives on the second floor. |
| | Luca locuiește la etajul doi. |
| | Luca stă la etajul doi. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | Cu două slujbe nu se poate trăi. |
| live vi | (be alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | Regele nu a murit. Trăiește. |
| | Regele nu a murit. E în viață. |
| live vi | (remain alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Da, încă mai trăiește. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Da, încă mai e în viață. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| live vi | (exist) | a exista vb.intranz. |
| | Cockroaches have lived for millions of years. |
| | Gândacii au existat timp de milioane de ani. |
| live adj | (living) | viu adj. |
| | We bought live crabs for dinner. |
| | Am cumpărat crabi vii pentru cină. |
| live adj | (with people present) (neologism) | live adv. |
| | The comedian loved performing in front of a live audience. |
| | Comediantului îi plăcea foarte mult să joace live în fața publicului. |
| live adj | (broadcast: direct) | în direct loc.adj. |
| | Is this broadcast live or pre-recorded? |
| | Este această transmisiune în direct sau înregistrată? |
Locuțiuni verbale
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| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | a trăi separați loc.vb. |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live in vi phrasal | (reside in your workplace) | a locui la locul de muncă expr. |
| | The hotel staff live in so they don't have to travel home after work. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) | a trăi în continuare expr.vb. |
| | | a dăinui vb.intranz. |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| live out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (live for the duration of) | a trăi o perioadă, a trăi o vreme expr.vb. |
| | She lived out her last years in the same small town. |
| live out vi phrasal | US (domestic, etc; not reside in house of employer) (angajat) | care nu locuiește în casa angajatorului expr.vb. |
| | Granddad's caregiver lives out, but she spends 12 hours a day at his home. |
| live out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enact, fulfill) | a însufleți vb.tranz. |
| | | a da viață loc.vb. |
| | | a îndeplini vb.tranz. |
| | He urged his students to live out their dreams. |
| live up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | a fi la înălțimea, a se ridica la înălțimea loc.vb. |
| | (așteptărilor, idealurilor) | a corespunde vb.intranz. |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
Forme compuse:
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| go live vi | (be broadcast directly, go on air) | a transmite în direct loc.vb. |
| | The new website went live last week. |
| live alone vi | (not cohabit) | a trăi singur loc.vb. |
| | 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]) | a trăi numai pentru expr.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a mânca ceva pe pâine expr.vb. |
| | 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) | niciodată nu e prea târziu ca să înveți expr. |
| | | cât trăiești, înveți expr. |
| | Live and learn is my motto; we all learn from our own mistakes. |
| | I never knew that was possible. |
| | Well, you live and learn. |
| live and let live v expr | (be tolerant of others) | fii tolerant |
| | 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) | a trăi ca soț și soție loc.vb. |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live at vtr | (reside at) | a locui la vb.intranz. |
| | George lives at his mom's house because he is not able to afford an apartment for himself yet. |
| live broadcast n | (media broadcasted in real time) | transmisie în direct s.f. |
| live by [sth] vi + prep | figurative (take as a rule for life) | a trăi după anumite reguli expr.vb. |
| | | a se ghida după expr.vb. |
| | 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) | a folosi pentru supraviețuire expr.vb. |
| | | a avea nevoie pentru supraviețuire expr.vb. |
| | Man cannot live by bread alone, as the proverb has it. |
| live down vtr | (stop being embarrassed about) | a nu se mai jena de vb.reflex. |
| | His friends ensured that he could never live down the day he accidentally wore his sister's pants. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | a duce o viață de desfrâu expr. |
| | | a trăi viața la maxim, a trăi viața într-un ritm nebun expr. |
| live forever vi | (be immortal, never die) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Elvis died years ago but to his fans he will live forever in their hearts. |
| live forever vi | (be enduring) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Classic movies like "Casablanca" will live forever in the hearts of movie-goers. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | a trăi de pe-o zi pe alta loc.adv. |
| | | a trăi în sărăcie loc.adv. |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| live hard vi | (behave recklessly and decadently) | a trăi decadent expr. |
| | Rock stars are known for living hard and dying young. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi bine, a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| live in peace v expr | (coexist harmoniously) | a trăi în pace loc.vb. |
| | Can't you just live in peace with your neighbors? |
| live in poverty vi | (be very poor) | a trăi în sărăcie loc.vb. |
| | Half the world lives in poverty while the other half is throwing away good food. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a se bucura de viață expr. |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a o face lată expr. |
| | 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) | muzică live s.f. |
| | | concert s.n. |
| | There's something special about seeing live music instead of just listening to a recording. |
| live off vtr | (survive on, be supported by) | a trăi din vb.intranz. |
| | The widow lives off her late husband's pension and Social Security checks. |
| live on vtr | (use for money) | a trăi pe seama expr. |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but it's not enough to live on. |
| live on borrowed time v expr | figurative (have limited time left) | a mai avea puțin de trăit expr.vb. |
| | | a-și scurta zilele loc.vb. |
| | If you continue to smoke, soon you'll be living on borrowed time. |
| live on [sth] alone vtr | figurative (have [sth] as only sustenance) | a trăi numai pe seama expr. |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live on the edge v expr | informal, figurative (take risks) | a se juca cu focul loc.vb. |
| | | a-și asuma riscuri loc.vb. |
| | Louise likes to take risks and live on the edge. |
| live show n | (tv, radio: live broadcast) | spectacol în direct s.n. |
| | I prefer edited programs rather than live shows. |
| live show n | (stage: live performance) | spectacol în direct, concert în direct s.n. |
| | This tape was recorded at his live show in New York. |
| live simply vi | (avoid extravagant spending) | a trăi modest loc.vb. |
| | If you live simply and don't buy things you don't need, you won't have to keep working extra shifts. |
| live the high life vi | informal (have a luxurious lifestyle) | a trăi regește expr. |
| | Ever since he won the lottery, he has been living the high life. |
| live through vtr | (experience or endure) | a supraviețui expr. |
| | Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| live through it v expr | US (experience or endure [sth]) | a-i supraviețui expr. |
| | Don't worry - times are hard because of the recession but you'll live through it. |
| live together vi + adv | (cohabit) | a trăi împreună vb.intranz. |
| | 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) | a se ridica la înălțimea așteptărilor expr.vb. |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | a trăi bine loc.vb. |
| | | a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| live wire n | literal (cable carrying electricity) | cablu sub tensiune s.n. |
| | CAUTION: LIVE WIRES OVERHEAD. |
live wire,
livewire n | figurative (lively, outgoing person) | persoană expansivă s.f. |
| | | argint viu s.n. |
| | That kid is such a live wire! He never stays still! |
| live with [sb] vi + prep | (share a home) | a trăi cu cineva vb.intranz. |
| | | a locui cu cineva vb.intranz. |
| | I once lived with someone who would never wash the dishes. |
| live with [sth] vi + prep | (accept or endure: [sth]) (ideea) | a accepta vb.tranz. |
| | (boală, gând) | a trăi cu vb.intranz. |
| | (gând, situație) | a se împăca cu vb.reflex. |
| | His disease is incurable - he'll just have to live with it. |
| Long live expr | (cheer in support) (regele, regina) | Trăiască interj. |
| | The crowd shouted with one voice: "Long live the king!". |