vivipare, adj., viviparous.
vivisecter, v.a., to vivisect.
vivisecteur, n.m., vivisector.
vivisection, n.f., vivisection.
vivoter, v.n., to live poorly; to live from hand to mouth, to make shift to live, to rub along; to keep body and soul together.
vivre (vivant, vécu), v.n., to live, to be living, to be alive; to exist, to subsist, to be maintained, to board, to take one’s meals at; to behave. Il vit mal; he lives badly. Il vit mal avec son frère; he is on bad terms with his brother. Il vit aux dépens d’autrui; he lives at other people’s expense. Bien —; to live a good life. — bien; to live well (to have abundance of everything). Il fait cher — à Londres; living is dear in London. Faire —; to feed, to keep alive, to maintain. — de son travail; to live by one’s labor. — d’industrie, — d’invention; (b.s.) to live by one’s wits. — d’espérance; to live in hopes. Il faut que tout le monde vive; everybody must live. — dans les sapes; (Saint-Simon) to be mixed up in underhand intrigues. — en prince; to live like a prince. Savoir —; to be a person of good manners, of good breeding. Il ne sait pas —; he has no manners. Apprendre à —; to learn, or to teach, manners. Vive le roi! long live the king! Vive! hurrah for! Ne pas trouver âme qui vive; not to find a soul at home. Qui vivra verra; he who lives longest will see most. Il fait bon — ici; this is a good place to live in. Vivent les ministres! long live the ministers!
vivre, n.m., living, board, food. pl., provisions, victuals. Couper les —s à quelqu’un; to cut off any one’s supplies. Agents des —s; (nav.) agent-victualer. Bureau des —s; victualing-office.
vivres-pain, n.m.pl., (n.s.) (milit., nav.) bread-store.
vivres-viande, n.m.pl., (n.s.) (milit., nav.) meat-store.
vivrier, n.m., victualer.