Meaning of жив | Babel Free

Definitions

1. alive, living
2. composed of living beings
3. lively, agile, brisk, animated, active
4. alert, bright, quick-witted
5. vivid, keen, intense
6. real, actual, sheer, absolute (used for emphasis)
7. living, spoken (of a language)
8. life-giving
   poetic
9. raw, uncooked
   dialectal
10. productive (of an affix)
    obsolete

Examples

“жи́ва приро́да”

living nature

“Единственият човек, който остана жив в Куручешме, беше шейсетгодишният старец Хаджи Апостол.”

The only person who remained alive in Kurucheshme was the sixty-year-old Hadzhi Apostol.

“жи́ва стена́”

human wall

“жив ра́зговор”

animated conversation

“Изведнъж веселбата стана по-жива, по-непринудена и по-сърдечна.”

Suddenly the festivity became more animated, more spontaneous, and more cordial.

“жив ум”

quick mind

“Живият ум на Иван-Владислав работеше непрекъснато.”

Ivan-Vladislav's agile mind was working constantly.

“жив интере́с”

keen interest

“Картината на убийството беше жива пред очите ми.”

The picture of the murder was vivid before my eyes.

“жи́ва мъ́ка”

sheer torment

“Женското чедо е жива благодат в къщата.”

A female child is an absolute blessing in the house.

“Хайневите песни са преведени на всички живи европейски езици.”

Heine's songs are translated into all living European languages.

“Шумоленето на отприщения поток, който залива с жива влага напуканата жадна земя.”

The murmur of the unleashed stream, which floods the cracked thirsty earth with life-giving moisture.

“жи́во тесто́”

raw dough

CEFR level