No. 297 in Italian
vivere
To live.
In a sentence
Io vivo in una grande città.
I live in a big city.
Here, 'vivere' is used to indicate the place where someone resides or lives.
Vivere una situazione difficile può insegnare molto.
Living through a difficult situation can teach a lot.
In this sentence, 'vivere' is used metaphorically to mean experiencing or undergoing a situation.
Stare in campagna mi fa sentire di più il piacere di vivere.
Being in the countryside makes me feel more the pleasure of living.
Here, 'vivere' is used to refer to the essence or quality of being alive and experiencing life.
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