- exist
- iɡ'zist
verb1) (to be something real or actual: Do ghosts really exist?) existir2) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) subsistir•exist vb existirexisttr[ɪg'zɪst]intransitive verb1 (gen) existir2 (subsist) subsistir (on, a base de)exist [ɪg'zɪst, ɛg-] vi1) be: existir2) live: subsistir, vivirexistv.• existir v.• ser v.(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-imp: er-pret: fu-•)ɪg'zɪstintransitive verb1) (be real) existir2) (survive) subsistir, vivir
to exist ON something: we existed on bread and butter — estábamos a base de pan y mantequilla
[ɪɡ'zɪst]VI1) (=live) vivir; (=survive) subsistirI just existed from one visit to the next — de una visita a la otra me limitaba a sobrevivir
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to exist on very little money — vivir or subsistir con muy poco dineroyou can't exist on packet soup! — no puedes vivir solo a base de sopa de sobre
2) (=occur, be in existence) existirit only exists in her imagination — solo existe en su imaginación
there exists a possibility that or the possibility exists that she is still alive — existe la posibilidad de que siga con vida
I want to live, not just exist — quiero vivir, no simplemente existir
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to cease to exist — dejar de existir•
to continue to exist — [situation, conditions, doubt] persistir; [institution, person] (after death) seguir existiendo* * *[ɪg'zɪst]intransitive verb1) (be real) existir2) (survive) subsistir, vivirto exist ON something: we existed on bread and butter — estábamos a base de pan y mantequilla
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.