live on

1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To endure.

   Her memory lives on in our hearts.

   weiterleben

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.

   When he was in the rainforest, he lived on bugs and rainwater.

   von etwas leben

3. (transitive)To rely on financially.

   She lives on a stipend from her parents.

   I'm still living on the royalties from my first novel.

4. (idiomatic, transitive)To be defined on.

1. I live on the bottom floor.

   Я живу на самому нижньому поверсі.

   ruЯ живу на самом нижнем этаже.

   deIch wohne im Erdgeschoss.

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2. You can't live on that island.

   На цьому острові неможливо жити.

   ruНа этом острове нельзя жить.

   deAuf dieser Insel kann man nicht leben.

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3. I live on a quiet street.

   Я мешкаю на тихій вулиці.

   ruЯ живу на тихой улице.

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4. What planet do you live on?

   На якій планеті ти живеш?

   ruНа какой планете ты живешь?

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5. The old man lives on his pension.

   Цей дідусь живе на свою пенсію.

   ruСтарик живёт на пенсию.

   deDer Alte lebt von seiner Rente.

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irregular

• live onйти, пітиTo endure.
• live withприйняти, прийматиTo share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
• live upTo fulfil the expectations placed upon one.
• live offTo depend on financially.
• live outTo not reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
• live inTo reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
• live downTo live so as to subdue or refute.
• live forTo deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.