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sopravvivere

survive

verb soh-prahv-VEE-veh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'supervivere'

Also means

outlive

Usage Note

Sopravvivere takes the auxiliary essere in compound tenses, so 'they survived' is sono sopravvissuti. It is followed by a when you outlive a person or event: sopravvivere a un incidente. Note the double v from the prefix sopra- meeting vivere.

Examples

"Sono sopravvissuti all'incidente."

Natural Translation

They survived the accident.

Literal Translation

They-are survived to-the accident.

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