vive

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /viv/, SAMPA: /viv/

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• Homophone: vives

Adjective

vive f.

1. feminine form of vif

Verb form

vive

1. First-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
2. Third-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
3. Second-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive le roi !

   Long live the king!

Usage notes

Used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” Usually rendered as “long live”, though used more generally than people, as in the informal English yay, go. Cognate to Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) viva, of identical usage.

Antonyms

• à bas

Derived terms

• vive la différence

Noun

vive f. (plural vives)

1. Any of certain kind of fish, especially the sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri) or the Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) From FishBase

Derived terms

• vive à tête rayonnée
• vive araignée
• vive du Cap Vert
• vive guinéenne
• vive peigne
• vive rayée

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Galician

Verb

vive

1. third-person singular present indicative of vivir
2. second-person singular imperative of vivir

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Italian

Verb form

vive

1. third-person singular present tense and imperfect of vivere

Adjective

vive f.

1. Plural form of viva.

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Latin

Verb

vīve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vīvō
   1. "live thou"
   2. "be thou alive, survive thou"
   3. "reside thou in"

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Portuguese

Verb

vive

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of verb viver.
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb viver.

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Spanish

Verb

vive (infinitive vivir)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of vivir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of vivir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of vivir.