vive

From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.

vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)

1. (obsolete) lively, animated; forcible

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vive

1. in a lively manner
   • 1891, Zamenhof, L. L., La batalo de l'vivo, translation of The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens:

     "Kaj tamen, Grace — fratino mi preskaŭ dirus."
     "Diru ĝin!" ŝi lin vive interrompis. "Mi aŭdas ĝin kun plezuro, neniam nomu min alie."

     "And yet, Grace - I'd almost say 'sister'."
     "Say it!" she interrupted him in a lively way. "I'm pleased to hear it, never call me otherwise."

• IPA^(key): /viv/

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• Homophone: vives

vive f sg

1. feminine singular of vif

vive

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
3. first-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive moi! ― Yay for me!

4. first-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive nous! ― Yay for us!

5. second-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive tu! ― Go (you singular)!

6. second-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive vous! ― Long live (you plural)!

7. third-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive la France! ― Long live France!

8. third-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive les femmes! ― Go women! Go girls!

When used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” it is usually translated by “long live” in English. Cognate to Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) viva, of identical usage. Note that in modern French "vivent" is no longer used for the third person plural imperative; e.g. Vive les vacances (Yay for vacations)

• à bas

• vive la différence

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

• “vive” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

vive

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

• Rhymes: -ive

vive

1. third-person singular present indicative of vivere

vive

1. Feminine plural of adjective vivo.

From Portuguese viver.

vive

1. to live

vīve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vīvō

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vɨ/

vive

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of viver
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of viver

• IPA^(key): /ˈbibe/, [ˈbiβe]

vive

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.