vive

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See also: vivé

English

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Etymology

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From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.

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Adjective

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vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)

  1. (obsolete) lively, animated[1]
    • 1890, Samuel Harvey Reynolds, Introduction The Essays of Francis Bacon
      the French King, when by a vive and forcible persuasion he moved him to a war upon Flanders

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From vivi +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvive]
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ve

Adverb

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vive

  1. In a lively manner.
    • 1891, L. L. Zamenhof, La batalo de l'vivo, translation of The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens:
      "Kaj tamen, Grace — fratino mi preskaŭ dirus."
      "Diru ĝin!" ŝi lin vive interrompis. "Mi aŭdas ĝin kun plezuro, neniam nomu min alie."
      "And yet, Grace - I'd almost say 'sister'."
      "Say it!" she interrupted him in a lively way. "I'm pleased to hear it, never call me otherwise."

French

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Adjective

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vive f sg

  1. feminine singular of vif

Verb

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vive

  1. inflection of vivre:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. first-person singular imperative
    Vive moi!Yay for me!
  2. first-person plural imperative of vivre
    Vive nous!Yay for us!
  3. second-person singular imperative of vivre
    Vive tu!Go (you singular)!
  4. second-person plural imperative of vivre
    Vive vous!Long live (you plural)!
  5. third-person singular imperative of vivre
    Vive la France!Long live France!
  6. third-person plural imperative of vivre
    Vive les femmes!Go women! Go girls!

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When used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” it is usually translated by “long live” in English. Cognate to Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese viva, of identical usage. Note that in modern French "vivent" is no longer used for the third person plural imperative; e.g. vive les vacances (yay for vacations).

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Noun

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vive f (plural vives)

  1. (ichthyology) any of certain kind of fish, mostly in the family Trachinidae, but especially the sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri) or the Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) From FishBase

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Galician

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Verb

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vive

  1. inflection of vivir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of viver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Hungarian

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Noun

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vive

  1. Misspelling of víve.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: vì‧ve

Verb

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vive

  1. third-person singular present indicative of vivere

Adjective

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vive f pl

  1. feminine plural of vivo

Kabuverdianu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese vivo.

Adjective

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vive

  1. (Barlavento) alive, living

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Latin

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Verb

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vīve

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of vīvō

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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From French vivre (to live), compare Haitian Creole viv.

Verb

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vive

  1. to live

References

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  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Piedmontese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vive

  1. to live

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vi‧ve

Verb

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vive

  1. inflection of viver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of vivar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbibe/ [ˈbi.β̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: vi‧ve

Verb

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vive

  1. inflection of vivar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of vivir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative