survive

survivre, résister

Rester en vie ou continuer d’exister après un danger, des dégâts ou une épreuve difficile.

En anglais simple : To stay alive or continue to exist after danger, damage, or a difficult experience.

• Everyone survived the accident.
• The old bridge survived the storm.
• How did she survive such a serious illness?

Comment l'utiliser : survive something (Only two buildings survived the fire.)

Synonymes : live through, come through

Expressions courantes : survive a crash, survive the war, survive a fire, survive an attack

survivre, rester en vie

Continuer à vivre, surtout dans des conditions difficiles ou dangereuses.

En anglais simple : To remain alive, especially when living is difficult or dangerous.

• The injured man survived.
• We survived on very little food.
• How long can someone survive without water?

Comment l'utiliser : survive on something (They survived on rice and beans.); survive without something (A person cannot survive long without water.)

Synonymes : stay alive, live

Contraires : die

Expressions courantes : survive without food, survive on something, survive in the wild