a lo vivo: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Rendered or represented in a lifelike, vivid, or realistic manner; drawn from direct observation of life.
- Depicted with immediacy and vivid detail, as if seen or experienced directly.
Examples
BetaEl pintor capturó la escena a lo vivo, mostrando cada detalle con gran realismo.
The painter captured the scene lifelike, showing every detail with great realism.
En el documental, las imágenes a lo vivo transmiten la crudeza del conflicto sin filtros.
In the documentary, the lifelike images convey the harshness of the conflict without filters.
El escultor trabaja a lo vivo, esculpiendo directamente sobre la piedra sin bocetos previos.
The sculptor works lifelike, carving directly on the stone without prior sketches.
Las ilustraciones del libro están hechas a lo vivo, basándose en observaciones reales de la naturaleza.
The book's illustrations are made lifelike, based on real observations of nature.
- Done or expressed with emotional intensity, bluntness, or rawness; strikingly direct or forceful in feeling or tone.
- Experienced or reacted to in a sharp, immediate way.
Examples
BetaHabló a lo vivo sobre sus experiencias, sin ocultar el dolor que sentía.
He spoke bluntly about his experiences, without hiding the pain he felt.
La crítica fue a lo vivo y directa, sin suavizar las palabras para no herir sensibilidades.
The criticism was blunt and direct, without softening the words to avoid hurting sensitivities.
Ella expresó a lo vivo su frustración por la situación laboral ante sus compañeros.
She expressed her frustration sharply in front of her workmates.
Examples:
- ES: Como si le conociera, los relatos de vuestro padre nos lo pintaban a lo vivo.EN: As if you knew him, the stories of your father painted us a live portrait.
- ES: No fui yo sino Tony dijo que Ud. me recibiría con los brazos abiertos, no creí que fuera tan a lo vivo.EN: Why choose me? I didn't. Toni did.
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