live for

vivre pour

Aimer tellement une activité ou une chose qu’elle devient essentielle dans sa vie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : live for something (She lives for the excitement of performing.)

Synonymes : adore, love

Expressions courantes : live for music, live for weekends

vivre pour

Avoir une personne ou une chose qui donne une raison de rester en vie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : have something/someone to live for (She knew she still had her children to live for.)

Expressions courantes : live for someone, live for something

attendre avec impatience

Attendre avec un désir intense un événement qui rendrait la vie meilleure.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : live for the day when… (He lives for the day when he can return home.)

Synonymes : long for, look forward to

Expressions courantes : live for tomorrow, live for that day