Überleben

(untr., hat)

I vt/i survive (auch weitS. überstehen); das überlebe ich nicht umg. auch that’ll be the death of me; du wirst es überleben! umg. it won’t kill you, you’ll survive; der überlebende Teil JUR. the surviving party

II v/refl altm. become dated

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das Überleben

survival

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Über|le|ben

nt -s, no pl

survival

ums Überlében kämpfen — to fight for survival

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1) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) live

2) (to last longer than: These old trees will see us all out.) see out

3) (the state of surviving: the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective) survival equipment.) survival

4) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) survive

5) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) survive

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über·le·ben *

[y:bɐˈle:bn̩]

I. vt

1. (lebend überstehen)

▪ etw \überleben to survive sth

du wirst es \überleben (iron fam) it won't kill you, you'll survive iron

2. (lebend überdauern)

▪ etw \überleben to last sth, to live out [or through] sth

3. (über jds Tod hinaus leben)

▪ jdn [um etw akk] \überleben to outlive [or survive] sb [by sth]

II. vi to survive

III. vr

▪ sich akk [bald] \überleben to [soon] be[come] a thing of the past

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1.

transitives, auch intransitives Verb survive

das überleb' ich nicht! — I'll never get over it!

jemanden überleben — survive or outlive somebody (um by)

2.

reflexives Verb become outdated or outmoded

sich überlebt haben — have become outdated; have had its day

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Überleben n; nur sg survival;

ums Überleben kämpfen fight for survival

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1.

transitives, auch intransitives Verb survive

das überleb' ich nicht! — I'll never get over it!

jemanden überleben — survive or outlive somebody (um by)

2.

reflexives Verb become outdated or outmoded

sich überlebt haben — have become outdated; have had its day

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n.

survival n.

viability n.