survive

sobrevivir, resistir

Seguir vivo o continuar existiendo después de un peligro, un daño o una experiencia difícil.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: survive something (Only two buildings survived the fire.)

Sinónimos: live through, come through

Expresiones frecuentes: survive a crash, survive the war, survive a fire, survive an attack

sobrevivir, seguir vivo

Mantenerse con vida, especialmente en condiciones difíciles o peligrosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: survive on something (They survived on rice and beans.); survive without something (A person cannot survive long without water.)

Sinónimos: stay alive, live

Antónimos: die

Expresiones frecuentes: survive without food, survive on something, survive in the wild