What does vécu in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vécu in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vécu in French.

The word vécu in French means experience, life, true, live, exist, live, live, reside, live, live in, supplies, provisions, living, life, live off, live for, seem true to life. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vécu

experience, life

nom masculin (expérience de la vie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vécu de ma grand-mère est une histoire très intéressante.
My grandmother's life is a very interesting story.

true

adjectif (vrai, réel) (story)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est une histoire vécue qu'elle raconte dans son livre.
What she recounts in her book is a true story.

live, exist

verbe intransitif (exister) (life)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les plantes, les humains, les animaux vivent.
Plants, humans, and animals all live.

live

verbe intransitif (être vivant) (formal or dated)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Sa grand-mère vit encore.
His grandmother is still alive.

live, reside

verbe intransitif (habiter quelque part) (location)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nous vivons tous à la campagne.
We all live in the country.

live

verbe transitif (mener une certaine existence)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle a vécu une vie de malheur et de tristesse.
She has lived a life of misfortune and sadness.

live in

verbe transitif (traverser une époque) (era)

Nous vivons une époque de grands changements.
We are living in a time of great change.

supplies, provisions

nom masculin pluriel (provisions, nourriture)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les vivres des rescapés s'amenuisaient dangereusement.
The survivors' supplies were running dangerously low.

living, life

verbe intransitif (jouir de la vie) (appetite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son appétit de vivre fait plaisir à voir.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. His will to live has inspired us all.

live off

verbe intransitif (donner telle orientation à sa vie)

Elle vit de petits boulots.
She lives off odd jobs.

live for

(mettre toute son énergie) (passion)

Mon frère ne vit que pour la musique.
My brother lives only for music.

seem true to life

locution verbale (être dû à l'expérience)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
C'est une histoire poignante, ça sent le vécu.

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