ils survivent

survive, outlive

s y ʁ . v i v → survivre
surviv to survive + ent they present / subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #46,912
survive
FR: Ils survivent malgré les difficultés.
EN: They survive despite the difficulties.
outlive
FR: Ses parents lui survivent.
EN: His parents outlive him.
Conjugation of survivre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First survis —
Second survis —
Third survit survivent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First survive —
Third survive survivent

Ils survivent.

They survive.

— Tár (2022)

Il faut laisser ces créatures en paix pour qu'elles survivent, et non les aider.

We need to leave these creatures alone so they can survive, not help them.

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)

Les femmes survivent généralement à leur mari.

Women usually outlive their husbands.

Mais les idées survivent si quelqu'un est là pour les défendre !

But ideas survive if someone is there to defend them!

— Incendies (2010)

Ici, les femmes survivent à leur mari, sauf maman.

Here, women outlive their husbands, except for mothers.

— Volver (2006)