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common
/soβɾeβiˈβjente/
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Translation
survivor
Word origin
From sobrevivir ('to survive'), from Latin supervivere, formed from super ('over, beyond') plus vivere ('to live').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supervivere
- English cognates
- survive, survivor, vivid
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralsobrevivientes
Examples
.
The only survivor of the accident told his story.
.
The survivors waited hours until the rescue.
.
She is a survivor of a serious illness.
escombros.
They searched for survivors among the rubble.
naufragó .
The ship sank and there were no survivors.
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