survivor

survivant, rescapé

Personne restée en vie après un accident, une catastrophe ou un autre événement dangereux.

En anglais simple : Someone who remains alive after an accident, disaster, or other dangerous event.

• They found one survivor.
• The survivors of the crash were taken to hospital.
• Was he the only survivor of the fire?

Comment l'utiliser : a survivor of something (She is a survivor of the earthquake.)

Expressions courantes : sole survivor, crash survivor, survivor of something

survivant

Personne qui a traversé une expérience très difficile ou qui lui a fait du mal.

En anglais simple : Someone who has lived through a very difficult or harmful experience.

• She is a cancer survivor.
• The group helps survivors of childhood abuse.
• As a survivor, he wanted to share his experience with others.

Comment l'utiliser : a survivor of something (The charity supports survivors of domestic violence.)

Expressions courantes : cancer survivor, abuse survivor, trauma survivor

proche survivant

Parent, ami ou autre personne encore en vie qui connaissait quelqu'un qui est mort.

En anglais simple : A living relative, friend, or other person who knew someone who has died.

• His wife was his closest survivor.
• Her survivors include two sons and a sister.
• The funeral brought together the dead man's grieving survivors.

Comment l'utiliser : survivors include someone (His survivors include his wife and three children.)

Synonymes : bereaved person

Expressions courantes : bereaved survivor, grieving survivor, survivor benefits