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survivant

survivor

noun soor-vee-VAHN Less Common

Usage Note

survivant is both a noun and can function as an adjective meaning 'surviving' (e.g., l'héritier survivant — 'the surviving heir'). The feminine form is survivante. The related verb is survivre à ('to survive something'), and survie is the noun 'survival'.

Examples

"Le seul survivant a témoigné."

Natural Translation

The sole survivor testified.

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