"vif" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /vif/ Audio: Fr-vif.ogg , Fr-Paris--vif.ogg [Paris] Forms: vive [feminine], vifs [masculine, plural], vives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vif, {{inh+|fr|frm|vif}} Inherited from Middle French vif, {{inh|fr|fro|vif}} Old French vif, {{inh|fr|la|vīvus||alive, living}} Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*gʷīwos}} Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*gʷih₃wós||alive}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} vif (feminine vive, masculine plural vifs, feminine plural vives)
  1. (archaic except in set phrases) alive Synonyms: vivant, en vie
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-E1~HoJ2i Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 2 6 2 11 10 1 9 19
  2. lively, brisk Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-ECR0fdRI Disambiguation of Personality: 2 48 2 2 0 0 39 0 4 2
  3. vivid, bright
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-3dKuLj9J
  4. keen, sharp
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-OwAfMhm~
  5. (words) poignant, cutting, sharp
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-YVJL-UdD
  6. (edges) sharp, jagged
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-Yd4cnZWi
  7. (medicine) acute, intense, strong Categories (topical): Pain
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-w173pFuR Topics: medicine, sciences
  8. (feelings, emotions) great, deep
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-adj-gn19RY8R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de vive voix, écorché vif, forces vives, mémoire vive, vivement Related terms: vivre

Noun

IPA: /vif/ Audio: Fr-vif.ogg , Fr-Paris--vif.ogg [Paris] Forms: vifs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vif, {{inh+|fr|frm|vif}} Inherited from Middle French vif, {{inh|fr|fro|vif}} Old French vif, {{inh|fr|la|vīvus||alive, living}} Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*gʷīwos}} Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*gʷih₃wós||alive}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} vif m (plural vifs)
  1. (obsolete) living person Tags: masculine, obsolete Synonyms: vivant
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-noun-ycLFeUwQ
  2. flesh, living flesh Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vif-fr-noun-xCJ2HGCv Categories (other): French terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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          "english": "to cut to the quick",
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