revive

S2 W2

BrE /rɪˈvaɪv/ AmE /rɪˈvaɪv/

verb en → es

past revived pp revived ing reviving

1 BRING BACK TO LIFE [transitive] B1

to make someone who is unconscious or dying start breathing and moving again

reanimar, revivir (a alguien)

  • revive somebody

Collocations revive a victim of cardiac arrest · administrar RCP para revivir a una persona

  • The doctors tried to revive the patient.

    Los médicos intentaron reanimar al paciente.

2 RESTORE [transitive] B2

to make something better or more successful again after a period when it was not good or successful

restaurar, revitalizar, revivir (algo)

  • revive an interest in something

Collocations revive a tradition · revive the economy

  • The government's new policies have revived the local economy.

    Las nuevas políticas del gobierno han revitalizado la economía local.

3 RECALL [transitive] B2

to bring back memories or ideas from the past

evocar, recordar (algo)

  • revive a memory

Collocations revive childhood memories · revive old arguments

  • The smell of the flowers revived her childhood memories.

    El aroma de las flores evocó sus recuerdos de infancia.

4 PERFORM AGAIN [transitive] C1

to perform a play, film, or piece of music again after it has not been performed for some time

reestrenar (una obra), revivir (un espectáculo)

  • revive a play

Collocations revive a classic film · revive a famous concert

  • The theatre is reviving the play next month.

    El teatro reestrenará la obra el próximo mes.