Spanish word of the week: vivo

This week’s Spanish word of the week is vivo.

Vivo is an adjective that means alive, living or bright. You can listen to the pronunciation of vivo in the audio clip below:

The literal meaning of vivo is living or alive:

todos los seres vivos all living beings

La ilusión lo mantiene vivo. Hope keeps him alive.

From this comes the metaphorical meaning of lively:

una discusión muy viva  a very lively discussion

One of its other extended meanings is bright. It often refers to colours or eyes:

telas de colores vivos brightly coloured fabrics

Sus ojos vivos parecieron iluminarse. Her bright eyes seemed to light up.

Come back next week for another insight into Spanish vocabulary!

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