surviving

surviving
adjective (remaining alive: She has no surviving relatives.) überlebend
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sur·viv·ing
[səˈvaɪvɪŋ, AM sɚˈ-]
adj inv
1. (still living) noch lebend
the rhinoceros is one of the oldest \surviving species das Nashorn ist eine der ältesten überlebenden Spezies
to be \surviving noch am Leben sein
2. inv (outliving relative) hinterblieben
\surviving dependant [unterhaltspflichtige(r)] Hinterbliebene(r)
3. inv (fig: still existing) [noch] vorhanden [o existent]
this is one of the few \surviving photographs of my grandfather dies ist eines der wenigen Fotos, die es von meinem Großvater noch gibt
4. inv (fig: still continuing) noch amtierend
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[sə'vaIvɪŋ]
adj
1) (= still living) noch lebend

the oldest surviving member of the family — das älteste noch lebende Mitglied der Familie

2) (= remaining) noch existierend

the largest surviving shipyard — die größte noch produzierende Werft

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surviving adj
1. überlebend:
the surviving wife
2. hinterblieben:
surviving dependents Hinterbliebene
3. übrig bleibend, Rest…:
surviving debts WIRTSCH Restschulden
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adj.
überlebend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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