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superstite

/suˈpɛrstite/noun / adjectiveC1 / C2
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Meaning · noun

survivor

  • a person who remains alive after a disaster, accident, or war

In a sentence

I soccorritori cercano ancora eventuali superstiti tra le macerie dell'edificio crollato.

Rescuers are still searching for possible survivors among the rubble of the collapsed building.

L'unico superstite dell'incidente aereo è attualmente ricoverato in ospedale.

The sole survivor of the plane crash is currently hospitalized.

Non c'erano purtroppo superstiti quando la guardia costiera ha raggiunto la nave.

Unfortunately there were no survivors when the coast guard reached the ship.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
superstitesingular
superstitiplural

Usage notes

  • Formal: characteristic of journalistic, historical, or formal narrative style.
  • The everyday equivalent is often 'sopravvissuto'.

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Meaning · adjective

surviving; survivor

  • remaining alive after a tragedy, accident, or war; surviving
  • (as a noun) a person who survives a catastrophe

In a sentence

I soccorritori hanno trovato un unico passeggero superstite dopo l'incidente ferroviario.

Rescuers found a single surviving passenger after the train accident.

I pochi superstiti dell'alluvione hanno ricevuto assistenza immediata dalla comunità locale.

The flood's few survivors received immediate assistance from the local community.

Non ci sono superstiti tra i membri dell'equipaggio dell'imbarcazione affondata.

There are no survivors among the crew members of the sunken vessel.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
superstitemasculine · singular
superstitefeminine · singular
superstitimasculine · plural
superstitifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Very frequently used as a masculine or feminine noun: 'il superstite', 'la superstite'.
  • Takes '-i' in the plural for both masculine and feminine ('i/le superstiti').

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