Is alive vs Living

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Is alive

Top 2000 (courant)

Living

Top 2000 (courant) B1 adjective

	Is alive	Living
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ɪz əˈlaɪv// 🇺🇸 //ɪz əˈlaɪv//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"]/
Sens	Living or not dead.	l'acte d'être en vie ou d'avoir une vie the act of being alive or having a life
Exemple	The patient is alive and recovering well.	She has a very living spirit that inspires everyone around her.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	B1
Nature grammaticale		adjective
Collocations	is alive and well, keeps hope alive, is alive with possibilities	living expenses, living conditions, living arrangements, living space, living legend
Antonymes	-	dying, deceased, non-living
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'is alive' even when referring to inanimate objects., Confusing 'alive' with 'living' in some contexts.	'Living' confused with 'live' when describing something happening in the present., Using 'living' incorrectly as a verb instead of a noun., Confusing 'living' with 'liveliness' when discussing energy.
Notes d'usage	Use 'is alive' when confirming someone's or something's existence. It's appropriate in both spoken and written contexts.	Utilise 'vivant' pour parler de la vie dans divers contextes. À éviter dans l'écriture formelle où des termes plus spécifiques comme 'existence' pourraient être préférables. Use 'living' when talking about life in various contexts. Avoid in formal writing where more specific terms like 'existence' might be better.

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He's alive, and I'll show him to you.

That boy is alive.

Avengers › Avengers Endgame

Bucky is alive.

He's alive, and I'll show him to you.

That boy is alive.

Is alive

Back home, when I'd tell people what I do for a living,

The Pitt › S1 E1

Well, if you paid them a living wage,

The Wire › S1 E1

scaring the living shit out of every witness.

Back home, when I'd tell people what I do for a living,

The Pitt › S1 E1

Well, if you paid them a living wage,

Living

Questions fréquentes : Is alive vs Living

Quelle est la différence entre Is alive et Living ?

Is alive: Living or not dead. Living: the act of being alive or having a life

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Is alive: The patient is alive and recovering well. Living: She has a very living spirit that inspires everyone around her.

Puis-je utiliser Is alive et Living de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Is alive et Living sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.