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live

live (performed or broadcast live)

adjective LYVE Rare

Origin: English borrowing; from Old English libban (to live)

Usage Note

Live is an English loanword used invariably (no gender/number agreement) in French to describe a real-time performance or broadcast: un concert live, une émission live. The alternative native phrase en direct is more formal and used in broadcast media, while live feels more informal and music-oriented.

Examples

"Ils ont joué un set live exceptionnel."

Natural Translation

They played an exceptional live set.

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