| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| live vi | (reside) | bo vitr |
| | (litterär) | leva vitr |
| | (formell) | ha sin hemvist vbal uttr |
| | Luca lives on the second floor. |
| | Luca bor på andra våningen. |
| dwell vi | formal, literary (live) (vara bosatt på plats) | bo, leva vitr |
| | (bosatt eller uppehållas) | vistas vitr |
| | George has dwelled here all his life. |
| | George har bott (or: levt) här hela sitt liv. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | leva vitr |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. När du blir stor så får du själv bestämma hur du vill leva. |
| survive vi | (continue to exist) | överleva vitr |
| | | leva vitr |
| | Cockroaches have survived for millions of years. |
| breathe vi | (to be alive) (bildlig) | andas vitr |
| | | leva vitr |
| Anmärkning: Often in the continous |
| | As long as I'm breathing that man will never set foot in my house! |
| | Så länge jag andas så kommer den mannen aldrig att sätta sin fot i mitt hus! |
| live vi | (be alive) | leva vitr |
| | | vara vid liv vbal uttr |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | Kungen är inte död! Han lever! |
| live vi | (remain alive) | leva vitr |
| | | vara vid liv vbal uttr |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Ja, han lever fortfarande. Han måste vara nittio år gammal. |
| lead sth vtr | (live) | leva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| | Min farfar (or: morfar) levde ett hårt liv. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| be on borrowed time n | figurative (uncertain time period) (bildlig) | leva på lånad tid vbal uttr |
| | With all the budget cuts we're experiencing, there's no doubt this project is on borrowed time; it's going to get shut down any day now. |
| cavort vi | (frolic, make merry) | roa sig vtr + refl |
| | | leva om vitr partikel |
| | The friends cavorted and enjoyed each other's company at the party. |
coexist with sth/sb,
also UK: co-exist with sth/sb vi + prep | (live side by side with) | koexistera med ngt/ngn vitr + prep |
| | | leva sida vid sida av ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Surprisingly, the dogs coexist with the cats here without issues. |
come to grips with sth,
get to grips with sth v expr | informal, figurative (deal with, accept) | acceptera⇒ vtr |
| | | lära sig leva med ngt vbal uttr |
| | It was difficult to come to grips with my parents' tragic deaths. |
| come to terms with sth v expr | figurative (accept) | lära sig leva med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | acceptera⇒ vtr |
| | It took Rich years to come to terms with the death of his father. |
| debauch sb vi | (behave self-indulgently) (formell) | leva osedligt vtr + adj |
| | | vara oansvarig vtr + adj |
| | | festa vitr |
| deliver vi | figurative (fulfill a commitment or hope) (bildlig, prestera) | leverera vitr |
| | | leva upp till vbal uttr |
| | When asked to increase sales by 20%, he delivered. |
| | När han blev ombedd att öka försäljningen med 20%, så levererade han. |
| freewheel vi | figurative (live freely or independently) (ej efter norm, regel) | leva figjort vitr + adv |
| | Michelle is just freewheeling through life and doesn't have firm plans for the future. |
| indwell sth vtr | literary, poetic (live within) | befolka⇒ vtr |
| | (en stads gränser) | leva inom vtr + adv |
| leech sth off sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative (obtain sth from sb else) | snylta ngt från ngn vtr + prep |
| | (bildlig) | leva som parasit vbal uttr |
| | Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream. |
lifestyle,
life-style,
life style n | (way of living) | livsstil s |
| | (formell) | livsföring s |
| | (ofta om djur) | levnadssätt s, spl |
| | | sätt att leva uttr. |
| | Karen liked living in a big city because it gave her the kind of lifestyle that she enjoyed. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | leva separat vitr + adj |
| | | inte bo ihop uttr |
| | | vara särbo vtr + s |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live as husband and wife v expr | (cohabit as a couple) | leva som man och hustru, leva som man och fru vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | bete sig som ett gift par vbal uttr |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live by sth vi + prep | figurative (take as a rule for life) | leva efter ngt vitr + prep |
| | 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) | leva av ngt, leva på ngt vitr + prep |
| | Man cannot live by bread alone, as the proverb has it. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | leva gott vtr + adv |
| | (omodern) | leva på stor fot vbal uttr |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| | De levde gott i Thailand för allt var så billigt där. |
| | De levde på stor fot i Thailand för allt var så billigt där. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | leva ett liv i lyx och flärd vbal uttr |
| | | leva lyxliv vtr + s |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) (vardagligt) | festa loss vitr partikel |
| | | leva livet vitr + s |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live off sth vtr phrasal insep | (survive on, be supported by) | leva på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | leva av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The widow lives off her late husband's pension and Social Security checks. |
| live on sth vtr phrasal insep | (use for money) | leva på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but I couldn't live on just that. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) | leva vidare vitr partikel |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| live on sth alone v expr | (have sth as only sustenance) | leva enbart på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | livnära sig enbart på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live on the edge v expr | informal, figurative (take risks) | leva farligt vitr + adj |
| | Louise likes to take risks and live on the edge. |
| live out sth vtr phrasal insep | (live for the duration of) | leva resten av sina dagar - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | She lived out her last years in the same small town. |
| live out sth vtr phrasal insep | (enact, fulfill) | leva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | förverkliga⇒ vtr |
| | He urged his students to live out their dreams. |
| live up to sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (be as good as) | leva upp till ngt vbal uttr |
| | She made every effort to live up to her ideals. |
live up to sb's expectations,
live up to expectations v expr | (be as good as anticipated) | leva upp till ngns förväntningar vbal uttr |
| | | leva upp till förväntningar vbal uttr |
| | I fear I will never live up to my parents' expectations. |
| live with sb vi + prep | (share a home) | leva med ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | bo ihop med ngn vbal uttr |
| | I once lived with someone who would never wash the dishes. |
| live with sth vi + prep | (accept or endure: sth) | leva med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | acceptera⇒ vtr |
| | His disease is incurable - he'll just have to live with it. |
| relive sth vtr | (experience again) | leva om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Bob went to Paris to relive his time as a college exchange student. |
| rusticate vi | (live in the country) | bo på landet vbal uttr |
| | | leva lantliv vitr |
| satisfy sth vtr | (requirement) | uppfylla⇒ vtr |
| | | leva upp till ngt vbal uttr |
| | The panel checked that the candidate satisfied the conditions for applying for the job. |
| subsist on sth vi + prep | (survive on minimal money) | överleva på vitr + prep |
| | | existera vitr |
| | | leva på vitr + prep |
| | It's difficult to subsist on such a low salary. |
| subsist on sth vi + prep | (survive on minimal food) | överleva på ngt vitr + prep |
| | | existera vitr |
| | | leva på vitr + prep |
| | In prehistoric times, people subsisted on what they gathered and hunted. |
| unlivable adj | (building: not habitable) (byggnad) | obeboelig adj |
| | | som inte går att leva i adj |
| way of life n | (lifestyle) | sätt att leva på s |
| | | livsstil s |
| | For a lot of people the use of mobile computing devices has become a way of life. |
| worlds apart adj | figurative (in different environments) (bildlig) | i skilda världar uttr |
| | (bildlig) | leva i skilda världen vbal uttr |
| | When I read letters from my friend in Africa I realize we are worlds apart. |