French Conversation · Level 48
74 words
French word
survivant
Pronunciation
IPA/syʁvivɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounsurvivor
Example
Le survivant a été emmené à l'hôpital.
The survivor was taken to the hospital.
More examples
Un survivant raconte comment il a échappé à l'accident.
A survivor recounts how he escaped the accident.
Core concept
A person still alive after a life-threatening event has ended.
Common phrases
un survivant
a survivor
un survivant de l'accident
a survivor of the accident
Similar words
rescapé: A person rescued alive after an accident, disaster, or other dangerous event.
victime: A person harmed by an accident, crime, or other harmful event.
blessé: A person who has suffered a physical injury.
Definition in French
Personne qui a survécu à un accident, une catastrophe, une guerre ou toute autre situation où sa vie a été menacée.
Word origin
The noun survivant comes from the present participle of survivre, from Latin supervivere, formed from super, meaning beyond, and vivere, meaning to live.
Usage tips
- Survivant is masculine, while the feminine noun is survivante; the usual articles are un survivant and une survivante.