Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

пре- (pre-, through) +‎ живе́я (živéja, to live)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

преживе́я (preživéja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective преживя́вам)

  1. (transitive) to experience, to go through (to observe or undergo something either pleasant or unpleasent)
    Synonyms: изпитам (izpitam), претърпя (pretǎrpja)
  2. (transitive) to endure, to suffer (to undergo something unpleasant)
    Synonym: изтърпя (iztǎrpja)
    Той преживя години на болка.
    Toj preživja godini na bolka.
    He endured years of pain.
    Надявам се никога да не ти се наложи да преживееш същата болка.
    Nadjavam se nikoga da ne ti se naloži da preživeeš sǎštata bolka.
    I hope you never have to suffer the same pain.
  3. (intransitive) to survive (to continue to live, to remain alive)
    Synonyms: оживея (oživeja), оцелея (oceleja)
  4. (transitive) to survive (to live past a life-threatening event.)
    Той не преживя инцидента.
    Toj ne preživja incidenta.
    He did not survive the accident.
  5. (transitive) to outlive, to outlast, to survive (to live longer than)
    Synonym: надживея (nadživeja)
  6. (intransitive) to subsist, to make ends meet, to keep one's head above water, to eke out a living
    Synonyms: прехраня се (prehranja se), оцелея (oceleja)

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