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LIVE BY

Live by (phrasal verb) /lɪv baɪ / 'to earn money or to get the things you need by doing a particular thing '. A community that lives by fishing . [ES
sobrevivir, vivir de]

Live for
Live for (phrasal vb) /lɪv fɔr/ Regard as the purpose or most important aspect of one's life. Tony lived for his painting. [ES vivir por]

Live off
LIVE OFF (phr. verb) /lɪv ɒf/ 1. "To receive the money you need to live from somebody/something because you do not have any yourself” She's still living off her parents. 2. "To have one
particular type of food as the main thing you ear in order to live” He seems to live off junk good. [ ES vivir de ]

LIVE ON (STH)
Live on (phr. verb) 'if you live on an amount of money, that is the money that you use to buy the things that you need. The job provides enough
to live on. [ES vivir de algo, subsistir a base de algo]

Live out of
LIVE OUT OF

live out of(phrasal verb)/ˈlɪv ˈaʊt əv/ 'live or stay somewhere on a temporary basis and with only a limited section of one's belonging.' Living out of a
suitcase away from home has become one of the main causes of stress among businessmen [ES vivir de]

Live through
LIVE

Live through (phrasal verb) /ˈlɪvˌθruː/ 'to experience something difficult or painful and continue to live.'He may not live through the operation, but
it's his only chance'.[ES aguantar, soportar, resistir]

Live up to
Live up to (phrasal vb) /lɪv ʌp tʊ/ To be as good as what was expected or promised 'the president lived up to his promise' [ES estar a la altura de]

LIVELY
LIVELY
lively (adj) /ˈlʌɪvli/ ˈFull of life and energy; active and outgoingˈ. She´s a lively and uninhibited girl. [ES animado, vivaz]

living conditions
ə
living conditions (n.) /ˈlɪvɪŋkənˈdɪʃ ns/ 'Standard of living'.Education is the key to helping to improve people's living conditions. [ES condiciones de
vida]

Loads of
Loads of

Loads of (partitive noun.) / ləʊd əv/ 1. 'much or many'. There were loads of peoplestanding around a TV set in the store.

[ES mucho/montones de]

Loan
Loan (n.) /ləʊn/ 1 'A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest'. Borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000. 1.1 'An act of lending
something to someone'. She offered to buy him dinner in return for the loan of the flat. [ES préstamo, crédito]

lock
lock (v.)/lɒk/1. 'to fasten something with a lock; to be fastened with a lock'.Did you lock the door? [ES cerrar con llave, cerrar con pestillo]
2. (n.) 'Device for keeping a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like securely closed or fastened, made up of a bolt or system of bolts moved by a key, dial,
etc.' There are tow locks on the door. [ES cerradura]

log on
log on (v.) /ˈlɒg ɒn/'to perform the actions that allow you to begin using a computer system.'.You need a password to log on. [ES acceder]

LOOK AFTER
look after (phrasal verb) /lʊʤ ɑːftə/ 1." To be responsible for or to take care of somebody/something.” Who's going to look after the children while you're away? 2. "To make sure that
things happen to somebody's advantage.” He's good at looking after his own interests. [ES cuidar de, mirar por]

look-alike
look-alike (n.) /ˈ
lʊkəlʌɪk/ 'a person or thing that closely resembles another, especially someone who looks very similar to a famous person'. An Elvis
look-alike. [ES doble, parecido]

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