vivito y coleando: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Literally, alive and wriggling or vigorous.
Examples
BetaA pesar del accidente, el gato quedó vivito y coleando, corriendo por la casa como siempre.
Despite the accident, the cat was alive and well, running around the house as usual.
Los médicos dijeron que el paciente estaba vivito y coleando después de la cirugía complicada.
The doctors said the patient was alive and kicking after the complicated surgery.
El pez salió del agua por un momento, pero volvió vivito y coleando al acuario.
The fish jumped out of the water for a moment, but came back alive and well to the aquarium.
Aunque parecía muerto, el insecto estaba vivito y coleando cuando lo pusimos bajo la lupa.
Although it seemed dead, the insect was alive and wriggling when we put it under the magnifying glass.
- Figuratively, to be very much alive and well; to have survived an ordeal or be unexpectedly still active.
Examples
BetaDespués de años sin noticias, me alegra saber que tu abuelo está vivito y coleando.
After years without news, I'm glad to know your grandfather is alive and well.
Pensé que el proyecto había fracasado, pero sigue vivito y coleando gracias al esfuerzo del equipo.
I thought the project had failed, but it's still alive and kicking thanks to the team's effort.
Aunque parecía que la empresa iba a quebrar, ahora está vivita y coleando en el mercado.
Although it seemed the company was going to go bankrupt, now it's alive and well in the market.
Examples:
- ES: Está vivito y coleando, se lo aseguro.EN: He's alive and kicking, I tell you.
- ES: - Está vivito y coleando.EN: - He's alive and kicking.
- ES: ¡Y que está vivito y coleando!EN: And that it stays alive for a lifetime!
- ES: - Su joven amigo está vivito y coleando.EN: - Your fine young man is alive and kicking.
- ES: Y aquí estáis vivito y coleando.EN: And here you are alive and kicking me.
- ES: No te pelees conmigo si quieres seguir vivito y coleando.EN: No, John. Don't you fight with me. If you want to keep your health.
- ES: Pues ya lo ves, vivito y coleando.EN: You see? He's alive and kicking.
- ES: Sigo vivito y coleando, pero eso no es culpa tuya.EN: I'm still alive and kicking, but that ain't no fault of yours.
- ES: Pues ya ves, vivito y coleando.EN: No, Frieda, I'm here, and very much alive.
- ES: Escucha, ese tipo está vivito y coleando.EN: This guy seems to be very much alive.
- ES: Los hechos dicen que no murió en China, y sí había un hermano. ¡Y todavía vive! Está vivito y coleando.EN: Fact has it that he didn't die in China and there was a brother, still is, very much alive, very much kicking.
- ES: Claro, vivito y coleando.EN: Of course I am.
- ES: Dado que Sir Mark Loddon está aquí vivito y coleando.EN: Since Sir Mark Loddon is here alive and well.
- ES: Lo que me sorprende, estimado Delmas, es que esté aquí, vivito y coleando, después de esa visita.EN: That doesn't surprise me, my dear Delmas. But seeing you alive after that visit so soon after that visit does.
- ES: , esta vivito y coleando.EN: He's just as good as new.
- ES: Mírame, me daban por muerto y aquí me tienes, vivito y coleando.EN: Look at me! They gave me up for dead, and I'm here, more alive than before!
- ES: Es un perro vivito y coleando.EN: That's not a toy.
- ES: Este estaba vivito y coleando.EN: Well, this one was living, all right.
- ES: - Crustash está vivito y coleando.EN: - Crustash is alive and kicking.
- ES: ¡Lo principal es que estoy vivito y coleando!EN: The important thing, I'm alive!
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Source: Wiktionary