Sentence examples of "vif" in French

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Translations: all8 alive1 bright1 deep1 keen1 other translations4
Mort ou vif, je t'aimerai toujours. Alive or dead, I'll always love you.
C'est laid, jaune vif, et ça ne va avec rien. Mais au moins tu ne te feras pas écraser dans le noir ! It's ugly, bright yellow and it doesn't go with anything. But at least you won't get run over in the dark!
J'éprouve un vif intérêt pour le Japon. I have a deep love for Japan.
David a un vif intérêt pour l'esthétique - les qualités qui rendent une peinture, une sculpture, une composition musicale ou un poème agréable à l'oeil, à l'oreille ou à l'esprit. David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
Il a l'esprit vif. He is sharp-witted.
Nous avons eu un débat très vif. We had a very vigorous debate.
Nous tremblions tous dans le froid vif. We were all shaking from the bitter cold.
Dites, je vous prie, à votre sœur le vif désir que j’ai de la revoir. Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.
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