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vivas

VEE-bahsˈbi.βas

alive, lively

Also: bright, vivid
A vibrant green succulent plant thriving in a small brown pot, illustrating life and vitality.

📝 In Action

Las plantas están vivas gracias a la lluvia.

A1

The plants are alive thanks to the rain.

Necesitas usar pinturas más vivas para este cuadro.

A2

You need to use brighter paints for this painting.

Ella tiene unas memorias muy vivas de su infancia.

B1

She has very vivid memories of her childhood.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • colores vivas – bright colors
  • fuerzas vivas – active forces (used politically)

that you live, don't live

VerbB1regular ir
A happy child running through a sunny green meadow with their arms open, symbolizing a wish for a good life.
past Participlevivido
gerundviviendo
infinitivevivir

📝 In Action

Mi madre quiere que tú vivas cerca de nosotros.

B1

My mother wants you (tú) to live close to us.

¡No vivas con miedo!

A2

Don't live (tú) with fear!

Dudo que vivas en esa ciudad por mucho tiempo.

B2

I doubt that you will live in that city for a long time.

cheers, long lives

InterjectionB2informal
Two figures cheering enthusiastically with their arms raised high in a gesture of celebration and support.

📝 In Action

La multitud gritaba '¡vivas!' y aplaudía sin parar.

B2

The crowd was shouting 'cheers!' and applauding non-stop.

Se escucharon vivas para la nueva presidenta después del discurso.

C1

Cheers (shouts of 'long live...') were heard for the new president after the speech.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • aclamaciones (acclamations)
  • vítores (cheers/shouts)

Common Collocations

  • gritar vivas – to shout cheers

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

nosotrosvivimos
túvives
él/ella/ustedvive
yovivo
vosotrosvivís
ellos/ellas/ustedesviven

imperfect

nosotrosvivíamos
túvivías
él/ella/ustedvivía
yovivía
vosotrosvivíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesvivían

preterite

nosotrosvivimos
túviviste
él/ella/ustedvivió
yoviví
vosotrosvivisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesvivieron

subjunctive

present

nosotrosvivamos
túvivas
él/ella/ustedviva
yoviva
vosotrosviváis
ellos/ellas/ustedesvivan

imperfect

nosotrosviviéramos/viviésemos
túvivieras/vivieses
él/ella/ustedviviera/viviese
yoviviera/viviese
vosotrosvivierais/vivieseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesvivieran/viviesen
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "vivas" in Spanish:

cheers→don't live→long lives→

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Quick Quiz: vivas

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence uses 'vivas' as a verb form?

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👥 Word Family▼
🎵 Rhymes▼
activasmasivas
📚 Etymology▼

The word comes directly from the Latin verb *vivere*, meaning 'to be alive' or 'to exist'. All modern meanings in Spanish stem from this core idea of life and vitality.

First recorded: Old Spanish (c. 10th century)

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: vivasItalian: viva

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'vivas' related to the famous cheer '¡Viva México!'?

Yes, absolutely! The famous cheer is '¡Viva!' (Long live!), which is the third-person singular form of the same verb, *vivir*. 'Vivas' can be the plural noun referring to multiple shouts of '¡Viva!': 'Se escucharon muchos vivas' (Many 'long lives!' were heard).