B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lieve
slight, mild, gentle
Looks like
live
to be alive; or (adjective) not recorded — performed in real time
⚠️ The trap
'Lieve' = slight/mild. It looks like 'live' but has nothing to do with life or living. 'Un lieve miglioramento' = 'a slight improvement'. For live (the verb) use 'vivere'; for live (broadcast) use 'in diretta'.
To say "to be alive; or (adjective) not recorded — performed in real time" in Italian:
vivere (to live); lieve (slight/mild)
"lieve" in English means:
slight, mild, gentle
Example
"Ho sentito un lieve dolore alla schiena."
"I felt a slight pain in my back."
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