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vivir de

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
vivir de vi + prep	(costear sus necesidades)	live off of v expr
		live by vi + adv
	Pedro vive de su tienda de zapatos.
	Pedro lives off of his shoe shop.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
vivir⇒ vi	(tener vida)	live⇒ vi
	Las personas no pueden vivir sin oxígeno.
	People can't live without oxygen.
vivir vi	(residir)	live⇒ vi
	Juan vive en Madrid.
	Juan lives in Madrid.
vivir vtr	(experimentar)	experience⇒ vtr
		live through, go through vtr + prep
	Durante el terremoto los habitantes vivieron momentos de pánico.
	During the earthquake, residents experienced moments of fear.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
vivir nm	(forma de vida)	lifestyle n
		way of life n
	Disfrutaba de un lujoso vivir.
	She enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle.
vivir de algo vi + prep	(costear sus necesidades con)	live off [sth] vi + prep
		survive on [sth] vi + prep
		make a living from v expr
	Pedro vive de su tienda de zapatos.
	Muchas personas viven de la caridad.
	Peter lives off his shoe shop // Many people live off charity.
vivir para vi + prep	(consagrarse enteramente a) (with infinitive)	live to vi + prep
	(with gerund)	live for vi + prep
	Ana vive para sus hijos.
	Anna lives for her children.
vivir por vi + prep	(tener algo como razón de vivir)	live for vi + prep
	El poeta vivía por su arte.

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Compound Forms: vivir de | vivir
Spanish		English
vivir de alguien loc verb	(depender de alguien)	live off [sb] v expr
	Pablo vive de sus padres porque todavía es joven.
	Pablo lives off his parents because he's still young.
vivir de espaldas a algo loc verb	(negarse a ver algo)	deny the truth about [sth] v expr
		refuse to accept [sth] v expr
vivir de espaldas a la realidad loc verb	(evadirse del mundo)	turn a blind eye to reality v expr
	(figurative)	bury your head in the sand v expr
vivir de ilusiones loc verb	(ser soñador)	live on dreams v expr
vivir de la música loc verb	(trabajar en ese medio)	live off music v expr
vivir de las rentas, vivir de sus rentas loc verb	coloquial (del rendimiento de algo)	live off of private income v expr
	Los herederos no tienen que trabajar: viven de las rentas.
vivir de rentas loc verb	coloquial (sin trabajar)	live off private income v expr
		live off rent, live off investments v expr
Note: Se construye con adjetivos posesivos.
	Mi sueño es poder vivir de rentas.
	My dream is to live off private income.

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