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I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
Coco Chanel

Meaning of "vie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIE

Probably from Old French envier to challenge, from Latin invītāre to invite.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIE

vie  [vaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vie is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vie in English.

WHAT DOES VIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vie

Vie, is a district, of Oradea, a city in Bihor, Romania. The name means vineyard in Romanian.

Definition of vie in the English dictionary

The definition of vie in the dictionary is to contend for superiority or victory or strive in competition. Other definition of vie is to offer, exchange, or display in rivalry.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VIE

PRESENT

Present
I vie
you vie
he/she/it vies
we vie
you vie
they vie
Present continuous
I am vying
you are vying
he/she/it is vying
we are vying
you are vying
they are vying
Present perfect
I have vied
you have vied
he/she/it has vied
we have vied
you have vied
they have vied
Present perfect continuous
I have been vying
you have been vying
he/she/it has been vying
we have been vying
you have been vying
they have been vying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I vied
you vied
he/she/it vied
we vied
you vied
they vied
Past continuous
I was vying
you were vying
he/she/it was vying
we were vying
you were vying
they were vying
Past perfect
I had vied
you had vied
he/she/it had vied
we had vied
you had vied
they had vied
Past perfect continuous
I had been vying
you had been vying
he/she/it had been vying
we had been vying
you had been vying
they had been vying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will vie
you will vie
he/she/it will vie
we will vie
you will vie
they will vie
Future continuous
I will be vying
you will be vying
he/she/it will be vying
we will be vying
you will be vying
they will be vying
Future perfect
I will have vied
you will have vied
he/she/it will have vied
we will have vied
you will have vied
they will have vied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been vying
you will have been vying
he/she/it will have been vying
we will have been vying
you will have been vying
they will have been vying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would vie
you would vie
he/she/it would vie
we would vie
you would vie
they would vie
Conditional continuous
I would be vying
you would be vying
he/she/it would be vying
we would be vying
you would be vying
they would be vying
Conditional perfect
I would have vie
you would have vie
he/she/it would have vie
we would have vie
you would have vie
they would have vie
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been vying
you would have been vying
he/she/it would have been vying
we would have been vying
you would have been vying
they would have been vying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you vie
we let´s vie
you vie
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to vie
Past participle
vied
Present Participle
vying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIE

viduous
vielle
Vienna
Vienna International
Vienna roll
Vienna Union
Vienne
Viennese
Vientiane
vier
vies
Viet Minh
Vietcong
Vietminh
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Vietnamisation
Vietnamization
vieux jeu
view

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIE

Adie
barbie
Basse-Normandie
charlie
cookie
cutie
die
hoodie
hottie
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indie
Jolie
lie
lingerie
Marie
movie
pie
tie
yorkie
zombie

Synonyms and antonyms of vie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VIE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vie» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vie

Translation of «vie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIE

Find out the translation of vie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

竞争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disputarse
570 millions of speakers

English

vie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنافس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соперничают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

competir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rivaliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wetteifern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

争っている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

각축을 벌이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tranh đua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போட்டியிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarışmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

competere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суперничають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vie

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIE»

The term «vie» is very widely used and occupies the 2.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of vie
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vie

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «VIE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vie.
1
Coco Chanel
I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
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Randeep Hooda
None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIE»

Discover the use of vie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter: Scenes de la Vie de Boheme
The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter: Scnes de la Vie de Bohme by highly acclaimed author Henri Murger, originally published in 1851 and produced in play form in 1849, and is one of his most well-known works.
Henri Murger, 2007
2
C'est La Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris ...
Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed “Super Shopper Suzy” by Oprah) is our answer to Peter Mayle in this heartfelt, breezy, and funny story of starting over in Paris.
Suzy Gershman, 2005
3
Ma vie heureuse
This book, jotted down in fits and starts, will perhaps help to throw light upon certain aspects of musical history during the last thirty years in the form of 'notes'-but this time without music.
Darius Milhaud, 1995
4
Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest ...
Follows six American high school students on the quest for glory in the Olympics of math competitions--The International Mathematical Olympiad.
Steve Olson, 2005
5
Auntie Vie: A Life of Pickles and Pearls
Born in a time before television, and now a media sensation, Auntie Vie's pearls and pickles philosophy is sure to delight and inspire. "Remember, all life needs a little sparkle once in a while." -Auntie Vie
‎2010
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La Vie en bleu: France and the French since 1900
La Vie en Bleu is a history of people and events that tells a multitude of stories, some impressive, some shameful and many that starkly divide the French among themselves.
Rod Kedward, 2006
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The Life of Saint Audrey: A Text by Marie de France
Recent scholarship has strongly suggested that The Life of Saint Audrey, published here for the first time as an English translation, may in fact be a fourth text of that earliest known female writer in French, Marie de France.
June Hall McCash, Judith Clark Barban, 2006
8
France on Film: Reflections on Popular French Cinema
Gender trouble in MA VIE EN ROSE Lucille Cairns Ma Vie en rose: reception and analysis of success First released on 28 May 1997, the Franco-Belgian co- production Ma Vie en rose was directed and co-scripted by Belgian director Alain  ...
Lucy Mazdon, 2001
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Francophone Post-colonial Cultures: Critical Essays
11. The. Other. I: Questions. of. Identity. in. Une. Vie. de. Boy. Kristin. Swenson. Musselman. POST-COLONIAL LITERATURES HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT transformations over the past half century. The colonial subject's conquest of the right to ...
Kamal Salhi, 2003
10
Aspiring to la Vie Galante: Reincarnations of Rococo in ...
The image of a refined and aristocratic eighteenth-century held a privileged place in the French cultural imagination under the Second Empire (1852-1870).
Allison Unruh, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
La Vie: Hidden gem in one of Delhi's posh markets
La Vie, meaning "street" in Italian, opened its doors in April. ... La Vie recently launched its summer menu, including light food items which are perfect for Delhi's ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
2000 jins to vie in national tourney
Raven Allysen Pablo of Flore de Carmelo School (right) executes a roundhouse kick against Fay Alvarez of DGS Gymnasium in a recent tournament. Pablo and ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
3
Lady Gaga Surprises Copenhagen Jazz Fest With 'La Vie En Rose …
The 37th edition of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival has once again proven that the swinging Danish city is a place where Americans love to get their jam on. «Billboard, Jul 15»
4
Evatran Receives $1.6 Million Strategic Investment from Zhejiang …
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Evatran Group, Inc. (“Evatran”) announced that it has completed a strategic investment from Zhejiang VIE Science ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
5
Alamo And River Walk Vie To Be Top Tourist Attraction In San Antonio
Alamo And River Walk Vie To Be Top Tourist Attraction In San Antonio. The Alamo is one of the top tourist destinations in San Antonio and Texas as a whole. «WBUR, Jun 15»
6
Petite Noir announces debut album 'La Vie Est Belle / Life Is …
Petite Noir has announced his debut album 'La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful,' due out on 11th September, via Domino. He's also shared the first preview of ... «DIY Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Madhouse Receives New Investment to Remove VIE Structure But …
Madhouse will remove its VIE structure so as to establish a more flexible corporate structure. After former institutional investors exit, Madhouse will keep its ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
8
Local addiction centers vie for shares of $5M in state money
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Addiction treatment centers are responding to Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to increase state funding for such programs by $5 million. «abc27, May 15»
9
Listen to Stereophonics' new song C'est La Vie
Cwmaman-band Stereophonics have proved their French lessons at school paid off with their brand new single C'est La Vie, which got its first airplay on BBC ... «WalesOnline, May 15»
10
Firms Vie to Set Up New Ways to Trade Treasurys
A host of companies are vying to set up new electronic networks for trading U.S. Treasurys, the latest upheaval in a $12.5 trillion market already being reshaped ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

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