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3 Translation results for living in Spanish
noun
| adjective
| verb
livingnoun
livings
vida; trabajo
Example sentences of
living
noun
•the challenges of city living
•It's summertime, and the living is easy.
•the living and the dead
•The world belongs to the living.
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¿Cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta "What you do for a living?"
Cuando alguien te pregunta what you do for a living?, el o ella se refiere a que profesión o trabajo primario tienes. Por ejemplo: Can you tell me what you do for a living? - I am a software engineer. To make a living significa ganar suficiente dinero para pagar por tu estilo de vida. Por ejemplo: Gardening is a hard work, but it's a good way to make a living."
livingadjective
vivo
Example sentences of
living
adjective
•I was taught to respect all living things.
•His aunt is his closest living relative.
•He's one of our greatest living authors.
•It was the first time I had ever seen a living, breathing bear in the wild.
Living se aplica a cuerpos orgánicos que tienen vida, en contraste con aquéllos que la han perdido <artists both living and dead>. antonyms: lifeless
Alive es similar a living, pero viene después de la palabra que modifica <the bird was still alive>. antonyms: dead, defunct
Vital indica la energía y especialmente el poder de crecer y reproducirse que son característicos de todo ser viviente <his vital functions, including his pulse and breathing, seemed normal>.
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liveverb
lived, has lived, is living, lives
vivir; llevar una vida; mantenerse; residir
Example sentences of
live
verb
•We learned about the people who lived during colonial times.
•I wonder what it was like to live then.
•She's one of the greatest writers who ever lived.
•It was one of the largest animals that has ever lived.
•He lived to the age of 92.
More examples
•He's very sick and he may not live much longer.
•I hope I live to see the day when you admit you've been wrong about me!
