vivre

vivre [vivʀ(ə)] vi, vt → to live

nm le vivre et le logement → board and lodging;

vivres nmpl → provisions, food supplies;

il vit encore → he is still alive;

se laisser vivre → to take life as it comes;

ne plus vivre (= être anxieux) → to live on one's nerves;

il a vécu (= eu une vie aventureuse) → he has seen life;

ce régime a vécu → this regime has had its day;

être facile à vivre → to be easy to get on with;

faire vivre qn (= pourvoir à sa subsistance) → to provide (a living) for sb;

vivre mal (= chichement) → to have a meagre existence;

vivre de [+ salaire etc] → to live on