live for

vivir para

Disfrutar tanto de algo que se vuelve una de las cosas más importantes de tu vida.

En inglés sencillo: To enjoy something so much that it is one of the most important things in your life.

• I live for music.
• He lived for those quiet evenings with his family.
• Do you live for the weekend?

Cómo se usa: live for something (She lives for the excitement of performing.)

Sinónimos: adore, love

Expresiones frecuentes: live for music, live for weekends

vivir por, vivir para

Tener a alguien o algo que te da una razón para seguir viviendo.

En inglés sencillo: To have someone or something that gives you a reason to stay alive.

• He has his children to live for.
• After the loss, she found something new to live for.
• What gave him a reason to live for another day?

Cómo se usa: have something/someone to live for (She knew she still had her children to live for.)

Expresiones frecuentes: live for someone, live for something

anhelar

Desear intensamente que llegue un acontecimiento que mejore tu vida.

En inglés sencillo: To hope strongly for a future event that would make your life better.

• I live for the day we meet again.
• She lived for the moment her son would come home.
• They live for the day when peace returns.

Cómo se usa: live for the day when… (He lives for the day when he can return home.)

Sinónimos: long for, look forward to

Expresiones frecuentes: live for tomorrow, live for that day