Usage Note
survivant is both a noun and can function as an adjective meaning 'surviving' (e.g., l'héritier survivant — 'the surviving heir'). The feminine form is survivante. The related verb is survivre à ('to survive something'), and survie is the noun 'survival'.
Examples
"Le seul survivant a témoigné."
Natural Translation
The sole survivor testified.

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