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21 sussistere
sussistere v. intr.1 to exist; to subsist: legge che ancora sussiste in molti paesi, law that still subsists in many countries; queste speranze sussistono solo nella mente dei folli, these hopes exist only in the minds of fools2 ( esser valido, reggere) to be valid, to be sound, to hold* good; to hold* water: le sue ragioni non sussistono, his arguments do not hold water.* * *[sus'sistere]1) (esistere) to subsist, to remain2) (essere valido) to be* validil fatto non sussiste — the fact is without foundation, there is no substance to the fact
* * *sussistere/sus'sistere/ [21](aus. essere)1 (esistere) to subsist, to remain; non sussiste ombra di dubbio there is no shadow of doubt2 (essere valido) to be* valid; il fatto non sussiste the fact is without foundation, there is no substance to the fact. -
22 elää
yks.nom. elää; yks.gen. elän; yks.part. eli; yks.ill. eläisi; mon.gen. eläköön; mon.part. elänyt; mon.ill. elettiinbe alive (verb)live (verb)subsist (verb)exist (noun)support oneself* * *• stay• be alive• dwell• exist• live by• live on• live• make one's living by• occupy• reside• subsist on• subsist• support oneself by• people• support oneself -
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24 аванс
1) General subject: advance, advance money, advance payment, front money, imprest, interjacent payment, subsist (в счёт зарплаты), subsistence allowance (в счёт заработной платы), advance notes2) Colloquial: subsist ( сокр. от subsistence) (в счёт зарплаты)3) Military: advance pay, (денежный) dead horse (военнослужащему)4) Economy: advance fee, downpayment (напр. при покупке в рассрочку), prepayment5) Jargon: boot (зарплаты)6) Banking: wage advance7) Business: advance sum, card advance, mobilization cost8) EBRD: down payment, earnest money, payment in advance9) leg.N.P. advance (as a payment made beforehand)10) Makarov: front money (при покупке в рассрочку), front-end money11) Marketology: upfront money (Сетевой маркетинг. Выплата комиссионых дистрибьютору авансом) -
25 кормиться
2) Makarov: feed (о животных), subsist (чем-л.), feed on (чем-л.), feed upon (чем-л.) -
26 erhalten
I v/t (unreg.)1. (bekommen) get, receive; (erlangen, gewinnen) get, obtain; (Geschenk, Befehl, Name, Preis) be given; (Preis) auch be awarded; (Eindruck) get, form; eine Geldstrafe erhalten be ( oder get umg.) fined, get a fine; 5 Jahre / lebenslänglich erhalten be sentenced to 5 years / life imprisonment, get umg. ( oder be given) 5 years / life ( oder a life sentence)2. (bewahren) keep; (Kunstwerke etc.) preserve, conserve; (Brauch) maintain, keep up; (Frieden) maintain, preserve; (retten) save; am Leben erhalten keep s.o. alive; jemanden bei guter Laune / Gesundheit erhalten keep s.o. in a good mood / in good health; sich (Dat) seinen Optimismus erhalten keep thinking positive(ly), stay optimistic, accentuate the positive; erhalt dir deinen Humor! hold on to ( oder don’t lose) your sense of humo(u)r; Gott erhalte dir deine kindliche Unschuld! iro. blessed are the innocent, how can you be so innocent!3. (ernähren) keep, support, maintainII v/refl survive, support o.s.; sich am Leben erhalten stay alive, survive; sich gesund erhalten stay ( oder keep) healthy ( oder fit and well); sich erhalten von subsist geh. ( oder live) on; sich bei guter Laune erhalten (vergnügt bleiben) keep up the good mood; bei Kummer etc.: keep one’s spirits up—I P.P. erhalten1II Adj.: gut / schlecht erhalten in good / poor condition, well / not well preserved; erhalten bleiben survive; noch erhalten sein remain, be left; er ist noch gut erhalten umg. he’s still in pretty good shape, he’s quite well preserved; er bleibt uns noch erhalten he’ll be around for a while ( oder some time) yet; euph. (ist nicht gestorben) he has pulled through, he’s been spared* * ** * *er|hạl|ten [ɛɐ'haltn] ptp erha\#lten irreg1. vt1) (= bekommen) to get, to receive; Preis, Orden to get, to receive, to be awarded; Strafe, neuen Namen, fünf Jahre Gefängnis to get, to be given; Resultat, Produkt, Genehmigung to obtain, to get(Betrag) dankend erhalten (form) — received with thanks (the sum of...)
See:→ Besuch2) (= bewahren) Gebäude, Natur to preserve; Gesundheit etc auch to maintainjdn am Leben/bei guter Laune erhalten — to keep sb alive/in a good mood
ich hoffe, dass du uns noch lange erhalten bleibst — I hope you'll be with us for a long time yet
erhalte dir deinen Frohsinn/Optimismus — stay cheerful/optimistic
seinen Frohsinn/Optimismus erhalten — he kept up or retained his cheerfulness/optimism
gut erhalten — well preserved (auch hum inf), in good condition
von der Altstadt sind nur noch ein paar Kirchen erhalten — of the old town only a few churches remain or still stand
3) (= unterhalten) Familie to support, to keep, to maintain2. vr(Brauch etc) to be preserved, to remain* * *1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) get2) (to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) conserve3) (to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) poll4) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) preserve5) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) receive* * *er·hal·ten *I. vt1. (bekommen)▪ etw [von jdm] \erhalten to receive sth [from sb]; Antwort, Brief, Geschenk receive; Befehl to be issued with [or receive]den Auftrag \erhalten, etw zu tun to be given [or assigned] the task of doing stheine Nachricht \erhalten to receive [or get] a messageeinen Orden \erhalten to be decoratedeinen neuen Namen \erhalten to be given a new name [or renamed]er erhielt 3 Jahre Gefängnis he got [or was sentenced to] 3 years in prison▪ etw [von jdm] \erhalten Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, Erlaubnis to be granted sth [by sb]3. (eine Vorstellung gewinnen)einen Eindruck [von jdm/etw] \erhalten to gain an impression [of sb/sth]4. (bewahren)▪ etw \erhalten to maintain sth; Vitamine/Wirkstoffe to retainich sehe, du hast dir deinen Optimismus \erhalten I see you're still an optimist▪ etw \erhalten to preserve sth▪ etw ist \erhalten sth is preservedjdm \erhalten bleiben to be with sb; (iron) to be with sb, to not lose sb6. (ausgestattet werden)eine andere [o neue] Fassung \erhalten to be adapted [or reworkedII. vr1. (sich halten)sich gesund \erhalten to keep [oneself] healthy2. (bewahrt bleiben)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (bekommen) receive <letter, news, gift>; be given < order>; get <good mark, impression>2.gut erhalten sein — <clothes etc.> be in good condition
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb survive* * *erhalten1A. v/t (irr)1. (bekommen) get, receive; (erlangen, gewinnen) get, obtain; (Geschenk, Befehl, Name, Preis) be given; (Preis) auch be awarded; (Eindruck) get, form;5 Jahre/lebenslänglich erhalten be sentenced to 5 years/life imprisonment, get umg ( oder be given) 5 years/life ( oder a life sentence)2. (bewahren) keep; (Kunstwerke etc) preserve, conserve; (Brauch) maintain, keep up; (Frieden) maintain, preserve; (retten) save;am Leben erhalten keep sb alive;jemanden bei guter Laune/Gesundheit erhalten keep sb in a good mood/in good health;sich (dat)seinen Optimismus erhalten keep thinking positive(ly), stay optimistic, accentuate the positive;Gott erhalte dir deine kindliche Unschuld! iron blessed are the innocent, how can you be so innocent!3. (ernähren) keep, support, maintainB. v/r survive, support o.s.;sich am Leben erhalten stay alive, survive;sich bei guter Laune erhalten (vergnügt bleiben) keep up the good mood; bei Kummer etc: keep one’s spirits uperhalten2A. pperf → erhalten1B. adj:gut/schlecht erhalten in good/poor condition, well/not well preserved;erhalten bleiben survive;noch erhalten sein remain, be left;er ist noch gut erhalten umg he’s still in pretty good shape, he’s quite well preserved;er bleibt uns noch erhalten he’ll be around for a while ( oder some time) yet; euph (ist nicht gestorben) he has pulled through, he’s been spared* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (bekommen) receive <letter, news, gift>; be given < order>; get <good mark, impression>2.gut erhalten sein — <clothes etc.> be in good condition
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb survive* * *v.to achieve v.to conceive v.to conserve v.to get v.(§ p.,p.p.: got)or p.p.: gotten•)to maintain v.to obtain v.to preserve v.to receive v. -
27 ernähren
I v/t2. (erhalten) support, keep; von meinem Gehalt kann ich keine Familie ernähren I can’t feed a family on my salary; dieser Beruf ernährt seinen Mann there’s a good living to be made from this job1. live on; Tier: auch feed on2. fig. make a living by (+ Ger.) davon kann ich mich kaum ernähren I can hardly survive ( oder get by) on that* * *to nurture; to maintain; to nourish; to support; to feed;sich ernährento subsist* * *er|näh|ren [Eɐ'nɛːrən] ptp ernährt1. vtto feed; (= unterhalten) to support, to keep, to maintaingut ernährt — well-nourished, well-fed
dieser Beruf ernährt seinen Mann — you can make a good living in this profession
2. vrto eatsich gesund ernä́hren — to eat healthily, to have a healthy diet
der Arzt klärte ihn auf, wie er sich ernä́hren sollte — the doctor advised him on his diet
sich von etw ernä́hren — to live or subsist on sth
sich von Übersetzungen ernä́hren — to earn one's living by doing translations
sich selbst ernä́hren müssen — to have to earn one's own living
* * *1) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) feed2) (to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc.) nourish* * *er·näh·ren *I. vt1. (mit Nahrung versorgen)▪ jdn/ein Tier \ernähren to feed sb/an animalsie ernährt ihre Kinder rein vegetarisch she gives her children vegetarian food only▪ jdn \ernähren to provide for sb, to support sbdie Schriftstellerei allein kann keinen \ernähren writing on its own doesn't bring in enough to live onII. vr1. (essen)du musst dich vitaminreicher \ernähren! you need more vitamins in your diet!2. (sich finanzieren)sie muss sich von Gelegenheitsjobs \ernähren she has to support herself by doing odd jobs* * *1.transitives Verb1) feed <young, child>mit der Flasche ernährt werden — be bottle-fed
2) (unterhalten) keep <family, wife>2.reflexives Verb feed oneselfsich von etwas ernähren — live on something; < animal> feed on something
* * *A. v/t1. feed, nourish;2. (erhalten) support, keep;von meinem Gehalt kann ich keine Familie ernähren I can’t feed a family on my salary;dieser Beruf ernährt seinen Mann there’s a good living to be made from this jobB. v/r:1. live on; Tier: auch feed on2. fig make a living by (+ger)davon kann ich mich kaum ernähren I can hardly survive ( oder get by) on that* * *1.transitives Verb1) feed <young, child>2) (unterhalten) keep <family, wife>2.reflexives Verb feed oneselfsich von etwas ernähren — live on something; < animal> feed on something
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28 genugsam
Adv. geh.: genugsam bekannt sein sufficiently well known* * *frugal; modest* * *ge|nug|sam [gə'nuːkzaːm]adv (geh)enough* * *ge·nüg·sam[gəˈny:kza:m]II. adv modestly* * *1.ein genügsamer Mensch — a person who lives modestly
2.Schafe sind sehr genügsame Tiere — sheep can live or subsist on very little
* * *genugsam adv geh:genugsam bekannt sein sufficiently well known* * *1.2.Schafe sind sehr genügsame Tiere — sheep can live or subsist on very little
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29 genügsam
Adv. geh.: genugsam bekannt sein sufficiently well known* * *frugal; modest* * *ge|nug|sam [gə'nuːkzaːm]adv (geh)enough* * *ge·nüg·sam[gəˈny:kza:m]II. adv modestly* * *1.ein genügsamer Mensch — a person who lives modestly
2.Schafe sind sehr genügsame Tiere — sheep can live or subsist on very little
* * *genügsam adj easily satisfied, easy to please; auch Pflanze, Tier etc: undemanding; (mäßig) moderate; im Essen: frugal; (bescheiden) modest;* * *1.2.Schafe sind sehr genügsame Tiere — sheep can live or subsist on very little
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30 Genügsamkeit
* * *die Genügsamkeitfrugality* * *Ge|nüg|sam|keitf -, no pl(von Mensch) undemanding naturedie Genǘgsamkeit einer Pflanze/eines Tieres — the modest requirements of a plant/an animal
seine bewundernswerte Genǘgsamkeit — his admirably undemanding nature
* * *Ge·nüg·sam·keit<->f kein pl modesty, simple needs pl* * *die; Genügsamkeitwegen ihrer Genügsamkeit sind Schafe... — as they can live or subsist on very little, sheep are...
* * ** * *die; Genügsamkeitwegen ihrer Genügsamkeit sind Schafe... — as they can live or subsist on very little, sheep are...
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31 egzystować
(-uję, -ujesz); vito subsist, to make (both) ends meet* * *ipf.1. (= żyć w ubóstwie) subsist; ledwo egzystować barely make both ends meet.2. przest. (= istnieć) exist.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > egzystować
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32 perdurar
v.1 to endure, to last (durar mucho).La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.2 to persist.3 to last for, to go on for, to live through.* * *1 to last, continue to exist, live on* * *verb1) to last2) linger* * *VI (=durar) to last, endure; (=subsistir) to remain, still exist* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.----* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *perdurar [A1 ]viperdura en nuestra memoria he lives on in o he still lives in our memorymientras perdure la crisis for the duration of the crisis, while the crisis lastslos restos que perduran the remains that survive o that still existestos sentimientos perduran a pesar de todo these feelings still remain o last despite everything* * *
perdurar ( conjugate perdurar) verbo intransitivo [duda/sentimiento/recuerdo] to remain, last;
[crisis/situación/relación] to last
perdurar verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to remain, last
2 (persistir) to endure, persist
' perdurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colear
- persistir
- conservar
English:
endure
- linger
- survive
* * *perdurar vi1. [durar mucho] to endure, to last;todavía perdura el recuerdo de su última visita her last visit still hasn't been forgotten2. [persistir] to persist;una costumbre que aún perdura a custom that is still alive, a custom that survives to this day* * *v/i endure* * *perdurar vi: to last, to endure, to survive -
33 живее
to live, to exist, to be alive, to be———————— (со)shack up————————dwell; live; live(in); inhabit; reside; subsist; remain————————be; exist; subsist; remain————————dwell; live; stay; remain; reside* * *(во куќа)inhabit--------(со)shack up--------abide, dwell dwelled dwelt, get by -
34 постои
dwell; live; live(in); inhabit; reside; subsist; remain————————опстојува————————be; exist; subsist; remain————————to exist, to live, to be, there is, there are————————exist; last -
35 वृत्
vṛitvṛít
in Veda alsoᅠ vavartti andᅠ <once in RV. > vartti;
Subj. vavártat, vavartati, vavṛitat;
Pot. vavṛityāt, vavṛitīya;
Impv. vavṛitsva;
impf. ávavṛitran, - tranta;
pf. vavárta, vavṛitús, vavṛité RV. <here alsoᅠ vāvṛité> etc. etc.;
aor. avart, avṛitran Subj. vártat, vartta RV. ;
avṛitat AV. etc. etc.;
avartishṭa Gr.;
3. pl. avṛitsata RV. ;
2. sg. vartithās MBh. ;
Prec. vartishīshṭa Gr.;
fut. vartitā Gr.;
vartsyáti, - te AV. etc.;
vartishyati, - te MBh. etc.;
Cond. avartsyat Br. ;
avartishyata Gr.;
inf. - vṛíte RV. ;
- vṛítas Br. ;
vartitum MBh. etc.;
ind. p. vartitvā andᅠ vṛittvā Gr.;
- vṛítya RV. etc. etc.;
- vártam Br. etc.), to turn, turn round, revolve, roll ( alsoᅠ applied to the rolling down of tears) RV. etc. etc.;
to move orᅠ go on, get along, advance, proceed (with instr. « in a partic. way orᅠ manner»), take place, occur, be performed, come off Mn. MBh. etc.;
to be, live, exist, be found, remain, stay, abide, dwell (with ātmanina, « to be not in one's right mind» ;
with manasi orᅠ hṛidaye, « to dwell orᅠ be turned orᅠ thought over in the mind» ;
with mūrdhni, « to be at the head of», « to be of most importance» ;
kathaṉvartate with nom. orᅠ kiṉvartate with gen., « how is it with?») ib. ;
to live on, subsist by (instr. orᅠ ind. p.), ĀṡvGṛS. MBh. etc.;
to pass away (as time, ciraṉvartategatānām, « it is long since we went») BhP. ;
to depend on (loc.) R. ;
to be in a partic. condition, be engaged in orᅠ occupied with (loc.), ĀPast. MBh. etc.;
to be intent on, attend to (dat.) R. ;
to stand orᅠ be used in the sense of (loc.) Kāṡ. ;
to act, conduct one's self, behave towards (loc. dat., orᅠ acc.;
alsoᅠ with itarêtaram orᅠ parasparam, « mutually») Mn. MBh. etc.;
to act orᅠ deal with, follow a course of conduct ( alsoᅠ with vṛittim), show, display, employ, use, act in any way (instr. orᅠ acc.) towards (loc. with parâ̱jñayā, « to act under another's command» ;
with prajā-rūpeṇa, « to assume the form of a son» ;
with priyám, « to act kindly» ;
with svāni, « to mind one's own business» ;
kimidamvartase, « what are you doing there?») ṠBr. Mn. MBh. etc.;
to tend orᅠ turn to, prove as (dat.) Ṡukas. ;
to be orᅠ exist orᅠ live at a partic. time, be alive orᅠ present (cf. vartamāna, vartishyamāṇa, andᅠ vartsyat) MBh. etc. etc.;
to continue (with an ind. p. atî ̱tyavartante, « they continue to excel» ;
itivartatemebuddhiḥ, « such continues my opinion») MBh. Kāv. etc.;
to hold good, continue in force, be supplied from what precedes Pat. Kāṡ. ;
to originate, arise from (abl.) orᅠ in (loc.) BhP. ;
to become TBr. ;
to associate with ( saha) Pañcat. ;
to have illicit intercourse with (loc.) R.:
Caus. vartáyati (aor. avīvṛitat orᅠ avavartat;
in TBr. alsoᅠ Ā. avavarti;
inf. vartayádhyai RV. ;
Pass. vartyate Br.), to cause to turn orᅠ revolve, whirl, wave, brandish, hurl RV. etc. etc.;
to produce with a turning-lathe, make anything round (as a thunderbolt, a pill etc.) RV. R. Suṡr. ;
to cause to proceed orᅠ take place orᅠ be orᅠ exist, do, perform, accomplish, display, exhibit (feelings), raise orᅠ utter (a cry), shed (tears) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
to cause to pass (as time), spend, pass, lead a life, live, subsist on orᅠ by (instr.), enter upon a course of conduct etc. ( alsoᅠ with vṛittim orᅠ vṛittyā orᅠ vṛittena;
with bhaiksheṇa, « to live by begging»), conduct one's self, behave Mn. MBh. etc.;
to set forth, relate, recount, explain, declare MBh. Hariv. R. ;
to begin to instruct (dat.) ṠāṇkhGṛ. ;
to understand, know, learn BhP. ;
to treat Car. ;
(in law, with ṡiras orᅠ ṡīrsham) to offer one's self to be punished if another is proved innocent by an ordeal Vishṇ. Yājñ. ;
« to speak» orᅠ « to shine» (bhāshâ̱rthe orᅠ bhāsâ̱rthe) Dhātup. XXXIII, 108:
Desid. vívṛitsati, - te ( RV. Br.), vivartishate (Pāṇ. 1-3, 92),
to wish to turn etc.:
Intens. (Ved., rarely in later language) várvartti, varīvartti, varīvartyáte, varīvartate,
p. várvṛitat andᅠ várvṛitāna impf. 3. sg. avarīvar, 3. pl. avarīvur (Gr. alsoᅠ varivartti, varǏvṛitīti, varvṛitīti, varīvṛityate),
to turn, roll, revolve, be, exist, prevail RV. ṠBr. Kāv. ;
+ cf. Lat. vertere;
Slav. vrǔtěti, vratiti;
Lith. varty4ti;
Goth. waírthan;
Germ. werden;
Eng. - ward
2) mfn. (only ifc.) turning, moving, existing;
(after numerals) = « fold» ( seeᅠ eka-, tri-, su-vṛit);
ind. finished, ended (a gram. term used only in the Dhātup. andᅠ signifying that a series of roots acted on by a rule andᅠ beginning with a root followed by ādi orᅠ prabhṛiti, ends with the word preceding vṛit)
3) (ifc.) surrounding, enclosing, obstructing ( seeᅠ arṇo- andᅠ nadī-vṛit);
a troop of followers orᅠ soldiers, army, host RV.
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36 postojati
vt impf exist, be, live, subsist; be there/around/available; (trajati) last, endure» continue; be maintained | -i there is (such a thing /as/), there exists (- ima); postojati i li...? is there (such a thing /as/)? (- ima li?); ne -i/-e... there is/are no..., n* * *• exist• subsist• be• make -
37 olla olemassa
be (verb)exist (verb)subsist (verb)* * *• be• live• subsist• exist -
38 прокормиться
совер. (чем-л.); разг.
subsist (on/by)* * *(чем-л.); subsist (on/by) -
39 просуществовать
без доп.
exist, subsist (for some time); endure last (for some time)* * ** * *существовать; просуществовать exist, subsist -
40 существовать
несовер.; без доп.
exist, be, be in existence* * ** * *exist, be, be in existence; live, subsist* * *bebreatheexistliveobtainprevailsubsist
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subsist on — [phrasal verb] subsist on (something) : to use (something) as a way to stay alive : to live on (something) poor people subsisting on just one or two dollars a day The villagers subsist almost entirely on rice and fish. ( … Useful english dictionary
Subsist — Sub*sist , v. t. To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one s family. [1913 Webster] He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render it more difficult for the enemy to subsist their army. Robertson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subsist — ► VERB 1) maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. 2) chiefly Law remain in being, force, or effect. 3) (subsist in) be attributable to. ORIGIN Latin subsistere stand firm … English terms dictionary
subsist — I verb abide, be, be nurtured, be supported, be sustained, constare, continue, endure, esse, exist, go on, hold on, last, live, maintain, outlast, outlive, perdure, persist, prevail, remain, remain alive, stand fast, stay, stay alive, survive II… … Law dictionary
subsist of — index contain (comprise) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
subsist — (v.) 1540s, to exist, from L. subsistere to stand still or firm, (see SUBSISTENCE (Cf. subsistence)). Meaning to support oneself (in a certain way) is from 1640s. Related: Subsisted; subsisting … Etymology dictionary
subsist — *exist, live, *be … New Dictionary of Synonyms
subsist — [v] keep going, living barely exist*, be, breathe, continue, eke out a living*, eke out an existence*, endure, exist, get along*, get by*, hang in*, hang on*, hang tough*, just make it*, last, live, make ends meet*, make it*, manage, move, remain … New thesaurus
subsist — [səb sist′] vi. [L subsistere, to stand still, stay, abide < sub , under + sistere, to place, stand, redupl. of base of stare, to STAND] 1. a) to continue to be or exist; have existence as a reality, entity, etc. b) to continue to be in use,… … English World dictionary
subsist — UK [səbˈsɪst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms subsist : present tense I/you/we/they subsist he/she/it subsists present participle subsisting past tense subsisted past participle subsisted 1) to stay alive when you do not have much food or… … English dictionary