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living ['lɪvɪŋ]1 noun(a) (livelihood) vie f;∎ I have to work for a living je suis obligé de travailler pour vivre;∎ what do you do for a living? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;∎ to write for a living vivre de sa plume;∎ she made a (good) living as a pianist elle gagnait (bien) sa vie comme pianiste;∎ to make a living gagner sa vie;∎ you can't make a decent living in this business on gagne mal sa vie ou on a du mal à gagner sa vie dans ce métier(b) (life, lifestyle) vie f;∎ come to California where the living is easy venez en Californie, la vie y est facile;∎ plain living la vie simple(alive) vivant;∎ the study of living organisms l'étude des organismes vivants;∎ he has no living relatives il n'a plus de famille;∎ who's the greatest living boxer? quel est le plus grand boxeur vivant?;∎ while she was living de son vivant;∎ it was the worst storm in living memory de mémoire d'homme on n'avait jamais vu une tempête aussi violente;∎ I didn't see a living soul je n'ai pas vu âme qui vive;∎ she's living proof that the treatment works elle est la preuve vivante que le traitement est efficace;∎ they made her life a living hell ils lui ont rendu la vie infernale;∎ the living dead les morts mpl vivants;∎ living death vie f de souffrances;∎ his life became a living death sa vie ne fut plus qu'une longue souffrance∎ the living les vivants mpl(conditions) de vie►► living allowance indemnité f de séjour;living area aire f de séjour;∎ the living area is separated from the bedrooms la partie séjour est séparée des chambres;Finance living expenses indemnité f de séjour;∎ these are the crew's living quarters ce sont les quartiers de l'équipage;Geology the living rock la roche non exploitée;∎ sculpted from the living rock taillé à même le roc;1 noun(salle f de) séjour mdu salon;living space espace m vital;living standards niveau m de vie;living thing être m vivant;a living wage le minimum vital;∎ £400 a month isn't a living wage on ne peut pas vivre avec 400 livres par mois;living will = testament dans lequel le testataire exprime sa volonté de ne pas être maintenu en vie artificiellement s'il sombre dans un état végétatif irréversible à la suite d'une maladie ou d'un accident
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