No. 3,329 in French
vivants
"Vivants" means "living beings" or "alive."
In a sentence
Les êtres vivants ont besoin d'eau pour survivre.
Living beings need water to survive.
In this sentence, 'vivants' refers to entities that are alive, emphasizing their condition of being living organisms.
Nous devons protéger les animaux vivants dans cette région.
We must protect the animals living in this area.
Here, 'vivants' describes the animals inhabiting a region, highlighting their current existence and residency.
Les souvenirs vivants de son enfance lui dessinaient un sourire.
The vivid memories of her childhood brought a smile to her face.
In this usage, 'vivants' metaphorically means 'vivid,' illustrating the lively and intense nature of the memories.
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