vivir
to live
The verb for being alive
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vivid
lifelike / intense
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-ir
verb suffix
Vivir means to live and turns the English word vivid0 into a verb. Something that is vivid0 feels so real it's as if you're living it yourself — it's full of life.
vivir
to live, to be alive
To be alive — the most fundamental sense of the word.
Los dinosaurios vivieron hace millones de añosDinosaurs lived millions of years ago
to live
To live somewhere, as in to reside or dwell in a place.
Vivo en un apartamento cerca del centroI live in an apartment near the city center
to live through
To live through or experience something — like living a vivid moment firsthand.
Vivimos momentos muy difíciles durante la tormentaWe lived through very difficult moments during the storm
vivir de
to live off, to live on, to survive on
To live off of something — "de" marks the source you draw your life from.
Vive de su arteShe lives off her art
La gente de este pueblo vive de la pescaThe people of this town survive on fishing