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English-French Dictionary: vif

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ADJ

vif | vive | vifs | vives

vif {adj}: keen
agile
vivid
feisty
lively
buoyant
sprightly
spritely [spv.]
bold [of colours]
brisk [person, pace]
shocking [of a colour]
sharp [judgement, quick-witted person]
high-spirited [showing energy or enthusiasm]
energeticmus.
vif {adj} [air]: bracing [air]météo.
vif {adj} [bordure]: jagged
vif {adj} [couleur]: lurid [colour: vivid]
vif {adj} [douleur]: acute [pain]méd.
intense [pain]méd.
vif {adj} [fig.] [couleur]: brilliant [colour / color]arts
vif {adj} [fig.] [lumière]: bright [light]optique
vif {adj} [fig.] [son]: loud [sound]audio
vif {adj} [mots]: strong [words]ling.
over-the-top [words]ling.
vif {adj} [personne]: quick [lively]
vivacious [lively]
vif {m}: (living) fleshanat.
vif {m} [pêche]: live bait [fishing]chasse
écorché vif {adj}: hypersensitive
rose vif {adj}: shocking pink
terriblement vif {adj}: chipper [coll.]
(as) happy as a lark [idiom] [postpos.]
(as) happy as a sandboy [Br.] [idiom] [postpos.]
brûler qn. vif: to burn sb. alive
brûler vif: to be burnt alive
to be burnt to death
écorcher qn./qc. vif: to skin sb./sth. alive [flay while living]
écorché {m} vif: hypersensitive (person)
poids {m} vif: liveweight
live weight
vif désir {m}: anxiety [eagerness]
vif-argent {m} <Hg>: mercury <Hg>chim.minér.
quicksilver <Hg>chim.minér.
à feu vif {adv}: over a high heatcuis.
à l'esprit vif {adj}: quick-witted
mort ou vif {adj}: dead or alive
un vif plaisir: a great pleasure
avoir l'esprit vif [loc.]: to be quick-witted
être brûlé vif: to be burnt alive [esp. Br.]
to be burned alive [resulting in death]
être roué vif: to broken on the wheeldr.hist.
piquer qn. au vif [fig.]: to cut sb to the quick [fig.]
piquer qn. au vif [loc.]: to cut sb. to the quick [idiom] [severely hurt feelings]
chair {f} à vif: the quick [sensitive flesh]anat.
pêche {f} au vif: live-bait fishingichtyo.
peindre sur le vif [loc.]: to draw from life [idiom] [author: use everyday life as a source of inspiration]littérat.
entrer dans le vif du sujet: to get down to basics [idiom]
to cut to the chase [Am.] [coll.]
entrer dans le vif du sujet [loc.]: to get to the heart of the matter [idiom]
être vif comme un écureuil [loc.]: to be as quick as a bunny [idiom]
faire cuire à feu vif: to cook over a high heatcuis.
piquer au vif la curiosité de qn.: to arouse sb.'s curiosity
prendre des notes sur le vif: to take notes on the spot
se tailler dans le vif [loc.]: to shoot oneself in the foot [idiom]
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face [idiom]
Les Nerfs à vif: Cape Fear [Martin Scorsese (1991)]filmF

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