English-German translation for "outlive"

"outlive" German translation

outlive
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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überleben, länger leben als überdauern, länger bestehen als überstehen, überleben, hinwegkommen über
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examples
  • she outlived the blow
    sie überlebteor | oder od überstand den Schlag
    she outlived the blow
outlive
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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weiterleben, länger leben
Soweit ich weiß, leben Optimisten deutlich länger als Pessimisten.
And that is, I understand that optimists greatly outlive pessimists.
Source: TED
Frauen überleben ihre Männer normalerweise.
Women generally outlive their husbands.
Source: Tatoeba
Werden sie mich überdauern? Vermutlich ja.
Will they outlive me? They probably might.
Source: TED
Frau Kommissarin, sie sagten, die Quoten hätten sich inzwischen überlebt.
Commissioner, you said that quotas have outlived their usefulness.
Source: Europarl
Unsere Ehre und unser Ruf würden unser irdisches Dasein überdauern.
Your honor and your reputation would outlive your earthly existence.
Source: TED
Ich dachte immer, Tom würde mich überleben.
I always thought Tom would outlive me.
Source: Tatoeba
Diese beiden Institutionen haben sich selbst überlebt.
These two institutions have outlived their purpose.
Source: Europarl
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