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vifs

lively, vivid, bright, quick, sharp

v i f → vif
vif quick-witted, sharp, lively + s Plural
adjective · plural masculine Rare #36,329
lively, vivid, bright, quick, sharp The exact translation depends on what is being described.
FR: Les enfants sont vifs et curieux.
EN: The children are lively and curious.
alive Used after a verb such as brûler (to burn) or écorcher (to skin) to mean that someone is harmed while still alive.
FR: Les poissons sont encore vifs.
EN: The fish are still alive.
Forms of vif
MasculineFeminine
Singular — vive
Plural vifs vives

Une âme gentille et indulgente aux yeux vifs et rapides.

A kind and forgiving soul with bright, quick eyes.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

On doit être vifs comme l'éclair !

We have to be as quick as lightning!

— La vie est belle (1997)

Ils avaient l’air assez vifs, pourtant.

They seemed pretty lively, though.

Les chiens sont vifs.

The dogs are lively.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Ils avaient failli brûler vifs à force d’attendre.

They had nearly burned alive from waiting so long.

Les hérétiques furent brûlés vifs.

The heretics were burned alive.

Et ton éclat, Roy, a été des plus vifs.

And your outburst, Roy, was most vivid.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Pourquoi ne pas nous écorcher vifs ?

Why not flay us alive?

— Lagaan (2001)

Sounds similar to

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