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sobrevivir

to survive

verb soh-breh-bee-BEER Less Common

Usage Note

Sobrevivir is a compound of sobre- (over, above) + vivir (to live), following all regular -ir conjugations. It can be intransitive (sobrevivió = she survived) or take a to specify what was survived (sobrevivió al accidente = she survived the accident). The noun is sobreviviente or superviviente.

Examples

"Muchos civiles no sobrevivieron al terremoto."

Natural Translation

Many civilians did not survive the earthquake.

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