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1 ♦ life

♦ life /laɪf/
n. (pl. lives)

1 [uc] vita ( quasi in ogni senso); esistenza; ( di cose) durata: He lost his life in a road accident, perse la vita in un incidente stradale; to risk (o to endanger) one's life, rischiare la vita; to save sb. 's life, salvare la vita a q.; to rebuild one's life, rifarsi una vita; to spare sb. 's life, risparmiare la vita a q.; the struggle for life, la lotta per l'esistenza; this life, questa vita; la vita terrena; plant life, flora; vegetazione; the eternal life, la vita eterna; to spend one's life in idleness, passare la vita nell'ozio; country [city] life, la vita di campagna [di città]; high life, la vita elegante (o dell'alta società); low life, vita mediocre (o misera); to lead a happy life, condurre un'esistenza serena; to make life difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q.; to make sb. 's life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno; Most fashions have a very short life, per lo più le mode hanno vita brevissima; the life of a government, la durata (o la vita) d'un governo; the life of a loan, la durata di un mutuo; love life, vita sentimentale; home life, vita familiare; adult life, vita adulta; busy life, vita molto attiva; full life, vita piena; charmed life, vita piena di fortune; hard life, vita dura; humdrum life, vita monotona; married life, vita matrimoniale; private life, vita privata; a sheltered life, una vita troppo protetta

2 [u] ( arte) (il) naturale; (il) vero; (il) vivo: to draw from life, disegnare dal vero; life drawing, disegno dal vero; a class in life, un corso di disegno dal vero

3 ( baseball) occasione; opportunità ( data al battitore)

4 (fig.) occasione di ricominciare da capo, di rifarsi una vita

5 vita; biografia: a life of Einstein, una biografia di Einstein; Plutarch's «Lives», le «Vite» di Plutarco

6 condanna a vita (o all'ergastolo); ergastolo (= life imprisonment e life sentence ► sotto): The terrorist got life, il terrorista è stato condannato all'ergastolo; a man serving (o doing) life, un uomo che sconta una condanna all'ergastolo; un ergastolano

7 ( slang USA) – the life, la vita; il mestiere di prostituta

● life annuity, (assegno) vitalizio □ life assurance = life insurance ► sotto □ life blood ► lifeblood □ life cycle, (biol.) ciclo vitale; (comput.) ciclo di vita ( del software); (econ., fin.) ciclo di vita ( di un prodotto; di un investitore, ecc.) □ (leg.) life estate, usufrutto a vita □ life expectancy, (ass., stat.) aspettativa (o speranza) di vita; ( di cosa) durata prevista □ life-giving, vivificante; che rianima; che rinvigorisce □ (mil., in GB) the Life Guards, le Guardie del Corpo del Sovrano ( reggimento di cavalleria) □ Life Guardsman, soldato della Guardia del Corpo □ (biol.) life history, storia biologica □ ( di un bene) life-hold, tenuto in usufrutto □ (leg., in GB e USA) life imprisonment, carcere per la durata di vari anni ( in pratica, di rado supera i 10 anni); (stor.) carcere a vita, ergastolo (= life sentence ► sotto) □ life instinct, pulsione di vita □ (ass.) life insurance, assicurazione sulla vita □ (leg.) life interest, usufrutto a vita □ (naut.) life jacket, giubbotto (di salvataggio) □ (med.) life machine, respiratore artificiale □ life member, socio a vita □ life-net, telo di salvataggio □ ( slang USA) the life of Riley, la bella vita; la vita comoda (o di Michelaccio) □ (ass.) life office, agenzia di assicurazioni sulla vita □ a life-or-death battle, un combattimento all'ultimo sangue □ a life-or-death matter, una questione di vita o di morte □ (polit.) Life Peer, Pari (d'Inghilterra) nominato a vita ( il titolo non è ereditario) □ (ass.) life policy, polizza di assicurazione sulla vita □ life preserver, bastone animato; tirapugni; ( USA, naut.) salvagente □ (naut., aeron.) life raft, gommone di salvataggio □ life-saver ► lifesaver □ (elettr.) life saving appliance, salvavita □ life-saving drug, farmaco salvavita □ life sciences, scienze naturali □ life scientist, naturalista □ (leg., in GB, in USA, ecc.) life sentence, condanna a diversi anni di carcere ( spesso il giudice fissa un periodo minimo; questo, in Canada, non supera mai i 25 anni); (stor.) condanna all'ergastolo ( che non esiste più nell'ordinamento inglese né in quello nordamericano) □ ( arte: di quadro, statua, ecc.) life-size (o life-sized), in grandezza naturale; al naturale □ life span, arco (o durata) della vita; vita naturale ( di un animale); durata ( di un oggetto) □ life spring, fonte di vita □ life story, storia di una vita; biografia □ (tecn.) life-support, che assicura la sopravvivenza □ (med.) life-support machine (o life-support system), autorespiratore □ (ass., stat.) life tables, tavole di mortalità □ (leg.) life tenancy, usufrutto a vita □ (leg.) life tenant, usufruttuario a vita □ (ind.) life test, prova di durata □ ( USA) life vest, giubbotto salvagente □ to be life-weary, essere stanco della vita □ life work, il lavoro di tutta una vita; l'opera più importante (di q.) □ (ecol.) life zone, zona biotica □ to bring to life, rianimare, far tornare in vita; animare, vivificare □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; (fig.) dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come back to life, tornare in sé; riaversi; rinvenire □ for life, per tutta la vita; fino alla morte □ (in frasi neg.) for the life of me, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ for dear life, tenacemente; con tutte le proprie forze □ the good life, la bella vita; la vita comoda □ (ass.) a good [a bad] life, uno che ha molte [che ha scarse] probabilità di vivere sino all'età media presunta □ (fam.) to have the time of one's life, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to lay down one's life for, dare (o sacrificare) la vita per □ to marry early in life, sposarsi giovane □ Not on your life!, certo che no!; mai e poi mai! □ nothing in life, nulla di nulla; assolutamente nulla □ the other life (o future, everlasting life), l'altra vita (o la vita futura, eterna) □ to run for one's (o for dear) life, darsi alla fuga; darsela a gambe □ to be safe in life and limb, essere sano e salvo □ (in frasi neg.) to save one's life, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ to take sb. 's life, toglier la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ to take one's own life, togliersi la vita; suicidarsi □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's ( own) hands, mettere a repentaglio la vita □ to the life, somigliantissimo; tale e quale: ( di un ritratto) It's him to the life!, è lui nato e sputato!; to imitate sb. to the life, imitare qualcuno a pennello □ true to life, realistico; basato sui fatti; che riproduce fedelmente la realtà □ upon my life, in fede mia; parola mia □ with all the pleasure in life, col massimo piacere; con grande gioia □ A cat has nine lives, i gatti hanno sette vite □ (fam.) This is the life!, questa sì che è vita! □ I want to see life, voglio vivere anch'io!; voglio vedere il mondo □ (prov.) While there's life there's hope, finché c'è vita c'è speranza.

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2 life

life [laɪf]

vie ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(i), 1 (k) sensation ⇒ 1 (e) nature ⇒ 1 (j) réalité ⇒ 1 (j) prison à vie ⇒ 1 (l) durée ⇒ 1 (m) à vie ⇒ 2

(pl lives [laɪvz])

1 noun

(a) (existence) vie f;

∎ to give life to sb donner la vie à qn;

∎ they believe in life after death ils croient à la vie après la mort;

∎ it's a matter of life and death c'est une question de vie ou de mort;

∎ life is hard la vie est dure;

∎ life has been good to us la vie nous a gâtés;

∎ he hasn't seen much of life il ne connaît pas grand-chose de la vie;

∎ you really see life as a cop quand on est flic, on en voit de toutes les couleurs;

∎ there have been several attempts on her life elle a été victime de plusieurs attentats;

∎ he's in hospital fighting for his life il lutte contre la mort à l'hôpital;

∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;

∎ what a life! quelle vie!;

∎ just relax and enjoy life! profite donc un peu de la vie!;

∎ I want to live my own life je veux vivre ma vie;

∎ is life worth living? la vie vaut-elle la peine d'être vécue?;

∎ life is worth living when I'm with her avec elle, la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue;

∎ meeting him has made my life worth living le rencontrer ou notre rencontre a donné un sens à ma vie;

∎ he makes her life a misery il lui rend la vie impossible;

∎ to live life to the British full or American fullest croquer la vie à belles dents;

∎ hundreds lost their lives des centaines de personnes ont trouvé la mort;

∎ he emigrated in order to make a new life for himself il a émigré pour commencer une nouvelle vie ou pour repartir à zéro;

∎ to depart this life quitter ce monde;

∎ to save sb's life sauver la vie à qn;

∎ to risk one's life (to do sth) risquer sa vie (à faire qch);

∎ to risk life and limb risquer sa peau;

∎ a cat has nine lives un chat a neuf vies;

∎ to have nine lives (person) avoir l'âme chevillée au corps;

∎ to take sb's life tuer qn;

∎ she took her own life elle s'est donné la mort;

∎ she's the only woman in his life c'est la seule femme dans sa vie;

∎ to run for one's life or for dear life s'enfuir à toutes jambes;

∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;

∎ she was hanging on for dear life elle s'accrochait de toutes ses forces;

∎ for the life of me I can't remember where we met rien à faire, je n'arrive pas à me rappeler où nous nous sommes rencontrés;

∎ familiar get a life! t'as rien de mieux à faire de ton temps?;

∎ British familiar my life! c'est pas vrai!;

∎ familiar he can't sing to save his life il chante comme un pied;

∎ not on your life! jamais de la vie!;

∎ you take your life in your hands when cycling in London on risque sa vie quand on fait du vélo à Londres;

∎ that's life!, such is life! c'est la vie!;

∎ this is the life! (ça, c'est) la belle vie!;

∎ I had the time of my life je ne me suis jamais autant amusé;

∎ archaic upon my life seigneur!, mon Dieu!

(b) (period of existence) vie f;

∎ I've worked hard all my life j'ai travaillé dur toute ma vie;

∎ in his early life quand il était jeune;

∎ I began life as a labourer j'ai débuté dans la vie comme ouvrier;

∎ it began life as a car chassis à l'origine c'était un châssis de voiture;

∎ we don't want to spend the rest of our lives here on ne veut pas finir nos jours ici;

∎ I've never eaten snails in my life je n'ai jamais mangé d'escargots de ma vie;

∎ I ran the race of my life! j'ai fait la course de ma vie!;

∎ it gave me the fright of my life je n'ai jamais eu aussi peur de ma vie;

∎ my/her/ etc life's work l'œuvre f de toute ma/sa/ etc vie;

∎ the fire destroyed her life's work l'incendie a détruit l'œuvre de toute sa vie;

∎ to mate for life (animal, bird) s'unir pour la vie

(c) (mode of existence) vie f;

∎ they lead a strange life ils mènent une drôle de vie;

∎ school life la vie scolaire;

∎ she's not used to city life elle n'a pas l'habitude de vivre en ville;

∎ married life la vie conjugale;

∎ familiar to live the life of Riley mener une vie de pacha;

∎ life at the top! la grande vie!

(d) (living things collectively) vie f;

∎ is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars?

(e) (UNCOUNT) (physical feeling) sensation f;

∎ life began to return to her frozen fingers le sang se remit peu à peu à circuler dans ses doigts gelés

(f) (liveliness) vie f;

∎ she's still young and full of life elle est encore jeune et pleine de vie;

∎ there's no life in this place ça manque d'entrain ici;

∎ there's a lot more life in Sydney than in Wellington Sydney est nettement plus animé que Wellington;

∎ to come to life s'animer;

∎ to bring sb to life (play, book etc) faire vivre qn;

∎ his arrival put new life into the firm son arrivée a donné un coup de fouet à l'entreprise;

∎ there's life in the old dog yet! il est encore vert, le bonhomme!;

∎ she was the life and soul of the party c'est elle qui a mis de l'ambiance dans la soirée, elle fut le boute-en-train de la soirée

(g) (living person) vie f;

∎ a phone call can save a life un coup de fil peut sauver une vie;

∎ 200 lives were lost in the disaster 200 personnes ont perdu la vie dans la catastrophe, la catastrophe a fait 200 morts;

∎ no lives were lost il n'y a eu aucune victime, on ne déplore aucune victime

(h) (durability) (durée f de) vie f;

∎ double the life of your batteries multipliez par deux la durée de vos piles;

∎ the average life of an isotope la durée de vie moyenne d'un isotope;

∎ during the life of the previous government sous le gouvernement précédent

(i) (biography) vie f;

∎ she's writing a life of James Joyce elle écrit une biographie de James Joyce

(j) Art nature f; Literature réalité f;

∎ to draw from life dessiner d'après nature;

∎ his novels are very true to life ses romans sont très réalistes;

∎ that's her to the life c'est elle tout craché

(k) (in games) vie f;

∎ when you lose three lives you're out quand on perd trois vies, on est éliminé

(l) familiar (imprisonment) prison f à vie^□ ;

∎ the kidnappers got life les ravisseurs ont été condamnés à perpétuité ou à la prison à vie;

∎ he's doing life il purge une peine à perpétuité

(m) Finance (of loan) durée f

2 compound-forming noun

(post, member, president) à vie

3 for life adverb

∎ he was crippled for life il a été estropié à vie;

∎ sent to prison for life condamné à perpétuité;

∎ if you help me, I'll be your friend for life si tu m'aides, je serai ton ami pour la vie;

∎ a job for life un emploi à vie

►► Finance life annuity rente f viagère;

British life assurance assurance-vie f;

Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organization = organisme britannique contrôlant les activités de compagnies d'assurance-vie et de SICAV;

life belt bouée f de sauvetage;

life buoy bouée f de sauvetage;

Finance life capitalization capitalisation f viagère;

life class cours m de dessin avec modèle nu;

life cycle cycle m de vie;

Marketing life cycle chart, life cycle curve (of product) courbe f du cycle de vie;

life drawing dessin m d'après modèle;

life expectancy (of human, animal) espérance f de vie; (of machine, product) durée f (utile) de vie;

the Life Guards = régiment de cavalerie de la garde royale britannique;

life history vie f;

∎ the organism takes on many different forms during its life history l'organisme prend de nombreuses formes au cours de sa vie ou de son existence;

∎ she told me her whole life history elle m'a raconté l'histoire de sa vie;

life imprisonment prison f à vie;

life insurance assurance-vie f;

∎ to take out life insurance contracter une assurance-vie;

life jacket gilet m de sauvetage;

life member membre m à vie;

life membership adhésion f à vie;

British life peer pair m à vie;

British life peerage pairie f à vie;

Finance life pension pension f à vie;

American life preserver (life belt) bouée f de sauvetage; (life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage;

life raft radeau m de sauvetage;

American Life Saver ® = bonbon acidulé en forme de bouée de sauvetage;

the life sciences les sciences fpl de la vie;

∎ anthropology is a life science l'anthropologie fait partie des sciences de la vie;

life sentence condamnation f à vie ou à perpétuité;

life skills = aptitude à fonctionner efficacement en société;

life span (of human, animal) espérance f de vie; (of machine, product) durée f de vie;

life story biographie f;

∎ she told me her whole life story elle m'a raconté l'histoire de sa vie;

∎ familiar just give us the facts, we don't need your life story! tenez-vous-en aux faits, inutile de nous raconter votre vie!;

life subscription abonnement m à vie;

life tenant usufruitier(ère) m,f;

life vest gilet m de sauvetage

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3 life

life [laɪf]

1. noun

(plural lives)

   a. vie f

• a matter of life and death une question de vie ou de mort

• loss of life perte f de vies humaines

• to lose one's life perdre la vie

• no lives were lost il n'y a eu aucune victime

• to take one's (own) life se donner la mort

• to take sb's life donner la mort à qn

• to take one's life in one's hands risquer sa vie

• to bring sb back to life ranimer qn

• to lay down one's life sacrifier sa vie

• he ran for his life il a pris ses jambes à son cou

• run for your lives! sauve qui peut !

• I couldn't for the life of me tell you his name (inf) je ne pourrais absolument pas vous dire son nom

   b. ( = living things) vie f

• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?

• bird life les oiseaux mpl

• insect life les insectes mpl

• animal and plant life la faune et la flore

   c. ( = existence) vie f

• life went on uneventfully la vie poursuivit son cours paisible

• life goes on la vie continue

• he lived in France all his life il a vécu toute sa vie en France

• she began life as a teacher elle a débuté comme professeur

• in her early life dans sa jeunesse

• in later life plus tard (dans la vie)

• in his later life vers la fin de sa vie

• late in life sur le tard

   d. ( = way of living) vie f

• which do you prefer, town or country life? que préférez-vous, la vie à la ville ou à la campagne ?

• to lead a busy life avoir une vie bien remplie

• the good life (pleasant) la belle vie

• to make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle vie

• to have a life of its own n'en faire qu'à sa tête

   e. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mort

• she brought the party to life elle a mis de l'animation dans la soirée

• the town came to life when the sailors arrived la ville s'éveillait à l'arrivée des marins

• it put new life into me ça m'a ragaillardi

• he's the life and soul of the party c'est un boute-en-train

   f. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !

• get a life! (inf) secoue-toi un peu ! (inf)

• how's life? comment (ça) va ?

• not on your life! (inf) jamais de la vie !

• this is the life! (inf) voilà comment je comprends la vie !

• what a life! quelle vie !

   g. ( = lifespan) vie f ; [of car, ship, government, battery] durée f de vie

• for the first time in my life pour la première fois de ma vie

• never in (all) my life have I seen such stupidity jamais de ma vie je n'ai vu une telle stupidité

• it will last you for life cela vous durera toute votre vie

• for the rest of his life pour le restant de ses jours

• at my time of life à mon âge

• to be sent to prison for life être condamné à perpétuité

• friends for life amis pour toujours

• a job for life un emploi pour la vie

• my car's nearing the end of its life ma voiture a fait son temps

   h. ( = life imprisonment) (inf) he got life il a été condamné à perpétuité

• he's doing life (for murder) il purge une peine de réclusion à perpétuité (pour meurtre)

2. compounds

[subscription] à vie

► life-affirming adjective (humainement) positif

► life assurance noun assurance-vie f

► life coach noun coach mf (personnel(le))

► life cycle noun cycle m de vie

► life drawing noun dessin m d'après nature

► life-enhancing adjective revigorant

► life expectancy noun espérance f de vie

► life form noun forme f de vie

► life history noun

• her life history l'histoire f de sa vie ► life imprisonment noun réclusion f à perpétuité

► life insurance noun assurance-vie f

► life jacket noun gilet m de sauvetage

► life member noun membre m à vie

► life peer noun (British) pair m à vie

► life preserver noun (US = life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage

► life raft noun radeau m de sauvetage

► life-saver noun ( = person) maître m nageur-sauveteur

• that money was a life-saver cet argent m'a (or lui a etc) sauvé la vie ► life-saving noun ( = rescuing) sauvetage m ; ( = first aid) secourisme m adjective de sauvetage

► life sentence noun condamnation f à la réclusion à perpétuité

► life-size, life-sized adjective grandeur nature inv

► life span noun durée f de vie

► life story noun biographie f

• his life story l'histoire f de sa vie

• he started telling me his life story (inf) il a commencé à me raconter sa vie ► life support machine noun

• he's on a life support machine il est sous assistance respiratoire ► life's work noun œuvre f d'une vie

► life-threatening adjective [disease, emergency] extrêmement grave

► life-vest adjective (US) gilet m de sauvetage

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[laɪf] 1.
(pl lives) noun

1) ( as opposed to death) vie f

a matter of life and death — une question de vie ou de mort

to have a love of life — aimer la vie

to bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un

plant life — la vie végétale

to take one's own life — se donner la mort

to take life as it comes — prendre la vie comme elle vient

life must go on — la vie continue

that's life! — c'est la vie!

run for your life! — sauve qui peut!

2) ( period from birth to death) vie f

throughout one's life — pendant toute sa vie

the first time in my life — la première fois de ma vie

a day in the life of — une journée de la vie de

a job for life — un emploi à vie

a friend for life — un ami pour la vie

in later life — plus tard dans sa vie

early in life — très tôt

in adult life — à l'âge adulte

at my time of life — à mon âge

for the rest of one's life — pour le restant de ses jours

the life and times of X — la vie et l'époque de X

to write a life of somebody — écrire une biographie de quelqu'un

3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité f

full of life — plein de vie

there's not much life in this town — cette ville n'est pas très vivante

to come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer

to bring a subject to life — traiter un sujet de manière très vivante

put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)

4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie f

private life — vie privée

his way of life — son mode de vie

a life of crime — une vie de criminel

to live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie

it's no life for a child — ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant

5) ( human being(s))

without loss of life — sans perte de vies humaines

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — le naufrage du navire a fait 500 morts

6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f

7) Jur

to do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie

to sentence somebody to life — condamner quelqu'un à perpétuité

to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)

8) Art

from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
2.
noun modifier [ member, peer, membership] à vie

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anything for a quiet life — tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille

for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces

he couldn't for the life of him see why — il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi

get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)

not on your life! — jamais de la vie!

this is the life! — c'est la belle vie!

to frighten the life out of somebody — faire mourir quelqu'un de peur

to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle

to take one's life in one's hands — risquer sa vie

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4 life

noun

, pl. lives

1) Leben, das

it is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)

come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden

run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.

I cannot for the life of me — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht

lose one's life — sein Leben verlieren

many lives were lost — viele Menschen kamen ums Leben

without loss of life — ohne Todesopfer

life is not worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert

marry early in life — früh heiraten

late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]

he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)

get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)

expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die

get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)

have the time of one's life — sich hervorragend amüsieren

he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat

make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen

make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen

this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!

that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]

not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)

save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten

something is as much as somebody's life is worth — mit etwas setzt jemand sein Leben aufs Spiel

take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen

take one's life in one's hands — sein Leben riskieren

get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen

2) (energy, animation) Leben, das

be the life and soul of the party — der Mittelpunkt der Party sein

there is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben

3) (living things and their activity) Leben, das

bird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten

4) (living form or model)

draw somebody from life — jemanden nach dem Leben zeichnen

as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)

larger than life — überzeichnet

true to life — wahrheitsgetreu

5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, das

in this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben

the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]

eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben

daily life — das Alltagsleben

see life — etwas von der Welt sehen

6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die

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plural - lives; noun

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) das Leben

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) das Leben

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) das Leben

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) das Leben

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) das Leben

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) das Leben

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) die Lebensbeschreibung

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang

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- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life! - take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life
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life

<pl lives>

[laɪf, pl laɪvz]

I. n

1. (existence) Leben nt

cats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben nt

run for your \life! renn um dein Leben!

it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!

a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kann

in a previous \life in einem früheren Leben

to believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glauben

to depart this \life ( euph form) verscheiden euph geh

to give [or lay down] one's \life for sb/sth sein Leben für jdn/etw geben

to lose one's \life sein Leben lassen, ums Leben kommen

to save sb's \life jdm das Leben retten

to seek sb's \life jdm nach dem Leben trachten

to take sb's \life ( form) jdn töten [o umbringen]

to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen

2. no pl (quality, force) Leben nt

\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Gut

he tried to discover some sign of \life in the boy's body er versuchte irgendein Lebenszeichen im Körper des Jungen festzustellen

I love \life ich liebe das Leben

to be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens sein

3. no pl (living things collectively) Leben nt

there are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Leben

animal \life Tierwelt f

plant \life Pflanzenwelt f

insect \life Welt f der Insekten, Insekten pl

intelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Leben

4. no pl (mode or aspect of existence) Leben nt

to be deeply rooted in American \life tief im Leben der Amerikaner verwurzelt sein

family \life Familienleben nt

love \life Liebesleben nt

private \life Privatleben nt

working \life Arbeitsleben nt

5. no pl (energy) Lebendigkeit f

come on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! fam

put more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimme

there isn't much \life here hier ist nicht viel los

to be full of \life voller Leben sein, vor Leben [nur so] sprühen

to bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machen

to come to \life lebendig werden fig

after an hour the party finally came to \life nach einer Stunde kam endlich Leben in die Party

6. (total circumstances of individual) Leben nt

teaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Leben

she only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Leben

who's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?

a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Leben

to make [or start] a new \life ein neues Leben anfangen [o beginnen]

to want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwarten

7. (person) Menschenleben nt

how many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?

to save a \life ein Menschenleben retten

8. (human activities) Leben nt

I left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehen

to give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermitteln

9. (biography) Biografie f, Lebensbeschreibung f

10. (time until death) Leben nt

▪ for \life friendship lebenslang

I believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werden

he's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] fam

a job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit

11. (duration) of a device, battery Lebensdauer f, Nutzungsdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl; of a contract Laufzeit f

during the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]

12. no pl ( fam: prison sentence) lebenslänglich

to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen fam/bekommen

13. no pl ART

to draw [or sketch] sb/sth from \life jdn/etw nach einem Modell zeichnen/skizzieren

taken from the \life nach einem Modell

14. (reality)

true to \life wirklichkeitsgetreu

15.

▶ \life's a bitch (sl) das Leben kann manchmal schon verdammt hart sein! fam

▶ for dear \life verzweifelt

she hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab

▶ to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar [o zu Tode] erschrecken

▶ for the \life of me ( fam) um alles in der Welt fam

▶ not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Welt

▶ to get a \life aufwachen fig, auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückkommen

get a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!

▶ the good \life das süße Leben, das [o die] Dolce Vita

▶ it's a hard \life! ( iron fam) das Leben ist eins der härtesten fam

▶ how's \life [treating you]? ( fam) wie geht's [denn so]? fam

▶ larger than \life car, house riesig, riesengroß; person energiegeladen und charismatisch

▶ to lead [or live] the \life of Riley ( dated fam) leben wie Gott in Frankreich

▶ not on your \life! ( fam) nie im Leben! fam

▶ to be the \life [ BRIT and soul] of the/any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein

▶ \life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens

▶ to roar [or thunder] into \life mit aufheulendem Motor losfahren/starten

▶ to save one's [own] \life:

he couldn't sing to save his \life er konnte ums Verrecken nicht singen sl

▶ to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt haben

▶ to take one's \life in one's hands ( fam) Kopf und Kragen riskieren fam

▶ that's \life! [das ist] Schicksal! fam, so ist das Leben [eben]!

▶ this is the \life [for me]! so lässt sich's leben! fam, Mensch, ist das ein Leben! fam

▶ to be sb to the \life ( dated) jdm wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein

that sketch is Joanna to the \life diese Zeichnung trifft Joanna aufs Haar

▶ one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk

II. n modifier

\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f/Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)

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[laɪf]
n pl lives

1) Leben nt

bird/plant life — die Vogel-/Pflanzenwelt

there is not much insect life here — hier gibt es nicht viele Insekten

drawn from life — lebensnah

to draw from life (Art) — nach dem Leben zeichnen

to the life — lebensecht

the battle resulted in great loss of life — bei der Schlacht kamen viele ums Leben

this is a matter of life and death — hier geht es um Leben und Tod

a life and death struggle — ein Kampf auf Leben und Tod

life after death — das Leben nach dem Tod

life begins at 40 — das Leben fängt mit 40 (erst richtig) an

to be tired of life — des Lebens überdrüssig sein

life goes on — das Leben geht weiter

to bring sb back to life — jdn wiederbeleben, jdn ins Leben zurückrufen

his book brings history to life — sein Buch lässt die Geschichte lebendig werden

to come to life (fig) — lebendig werden

I'm the sort of person who comes to life in the evenings — ich bin ein Typ, der erst abends munter wird

after half an hour the discussion came to life — nach einer halben Stunde kam Leben in die Diskussion

to put new life into sb — jdm wieder Auftrieb geben

for dear life — verzweifelt

they swam for dear life —

they looked at him in the oxygen tent fighting for dear life — sie sahen, wie er im Sauerstoffzelt um sein Leben kämpfte

at my time of life — in meinem Alter

marriage should be for life — eine Ehe sollte fürs Leben geschlossen werden

he's got a job for life — er hat eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit

the murderer was imprisoned for life — der Mörder wurde zu lebenslänglicher Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt

he's doing life (for murder) (inf) — er sitzt lebenslänglich (wegen Mord) (inf)

he got life (inf) — er hat lebenslänglich gekriegt (inf)

2)

(= individual life) how many lives were lost? — wie viele (Menschen) sind ums Leben gekommen?

the lives of the prisoners — das Leben der Gefangenen

I've got a new man in my life — in meinem Leben gibt es einen neuen Mann

to take sb's life — jdn umbringen

to take one's own life — sich (dat) das Leben nehmen

to save sb's life (lit) — jdm das Leben retten; (fig) jdn retten

I couldn't do it to save my life — ich kann es beim besten Willen nicht

the church is my life — die Kirche ist mein ganzes Leben

to rule sb's life — jds Leben bestimmen

the suspected murderer is on trial for his life —

in the next life — im nächsten Leben

early in life, in early life — in frühen Jahren

later in life, in later life — in späteren Jahren, später im Leben

she leads a busy life — bei ihr ist immer etwas los

she began ( her working) life as a teacher — sie begann ihr Berufsleben als Lehrerin

the book started life as a screenplay — das Buch war ursprünglich ein Drehbuch

all his life — sein ganzes Leben lang

I've never been to London in my life — ich war in meinem ganzen Leben noch nicht in London

to fight for one's life — um sein Leben kämpfen

run for your lives! — rennt um euer Leben!

it gave me the fright of my life — es hat mich zu Tode erschreckt

I can't for the life of me... (inf) — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht...

never in my life have I heard such nonsense — ich habe mein Lebtag noch nicht or noch nie im Leben so einen Unsinn gehört

not on your life! (inf) — ich bin doch nicht verrückt! (inf)

would you ever disobey him? – not on your life! (inf) — würdest du je seine Befehle missachten? – nie im Leben!

get a life! (inf) — sonst hast du keine Probleme? (inf)

to have a life — etwas vom Leben haben

to have a life of one's own — sein eigenes Leben führen

it seemed to have a life of its own —

he is a good/bad life (Insur) — er ist ein niedriges/hohes Risiko

3)

(= the world, social activity) to see life — die Welt sehen

there isn't much life here in the evenings — hier ist abends nicht viel Leben or nicht viel los

4) (= liveliness) Leben nt

those children are full of life! — diese Kinder stecken voller Leben or sind sehr lebhaft!

was full of life —

he's still got so much life in him — er ist noch so vital or steckt noch voller Leben

there's life in the old girl yet (inf) — sie ist noch schwer aktiv (inf); (of car) die Kiste bringts noch (sl)

of every party — er bringt Leben in jede Party

of the party — John will überall im Mittelpunkt stehen

5) (= way of life) Leben nt

village life — das Leben auf dem Dorf

this is the life! — ja, ist das ein Leben!

what a life! — was für ein Leben!

such is life, that's life — so ist das Leben

it's a good life — es ist ein schönes Leben

the good life — das süße Leben

6) (= useful or active life) Lebensdauer f

during the life of the present Parliament —

there's not much life left in the battery, the battery's nearing the end of its life — die Batterie machts nicht mehr lange (inf)

7) (= biography) Biografie f; (of saint, king etc) Lebensbeschreibung f

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life [laıf] pl lives [laıvz] s

1. (organisches) Leben:

how did life begin? wie ist das Leben entstanden?

2. Leben(skraft) n(f)

3. Leben n:

a) Lebenserscheinungen pl

b) Lebewesen pl:

there is no life on the moon auf dem Mond gibt es kein Leben;

marine life das Leben im Meer, die Lebenserscheinungen oder Lebewesen im Meer

4. (Menschen) Leben n:

they lost their lives sie verloren ihr Leben, sie kamen ums Leben;

three lives were lost drei Menschenleben sind zu beklagen;

with great sacrifice of life mit schweren Verlusten an Menschenleben;

risk life and limb Leib und Leben riskieren

5. Leben n (eines Einzelwesens):

a matter (question) of life and death eine lebenswichtige Angelegenheit (Frage);

early in life in jungen Jahren;

my early life meine Jugend;

late in life in vorgerücktem Alter;

as much as one’s life is worth lebensgefährlich, weitS. sehr gefährlich oder riskant;

as if ( oder though) his life depended on it als ob sein Leben davon abhinge, als ob es um sein Leben ginge;

he’s out of my life er existiert für mich überhaupt nicht mehr; → danger A 1, matter A 3, own Bes Redew, risk B 1

6. a) Leben n, Lebenszeit f, Lebensdauer f ( auch TECH einer Maschine etc), Dauer f, Bestehen n:

all his life sein ganzes Leben lang;

the life of a book die Erfolgszeit eines Buches;

during the life of the republic während des Bestehens der Republik; → expectation 3

b) WIRTSCH, JUR Laufzeit f (eines Wechsels, Vertrags etc), besonders WIRTSCH Haltbarkeit f, Lagerfähigkeit f:

the life of packaged fresh meat

7. Leben n, Lebensweise f, -führung f, -art f, -wandel m: → anything A 2, married A 1, saint A 1

8. Leben(sbeschreibung) n(f), Biografie f

9. Leben n, menschliches Tun und Treiben, Welt f:

life in Australia das Leben in Australien;

see life das Leben kennenlernen oder genießen

10. Leben n, Schwung m:

full of life lebendig, voller Leben;

the life of the Constitution der wesentliche Inhalt der Verfassung;

he was the life and soul of the party er brachte Schwung in die Party, er unterhielt die ganze Party

11. KUNST Leben n:

from (the) life nach dem Leben, nach der Natur; → large A 1

12. Versicherungswesen:

a) auf Lebenszeit Versicherte(r) m/f(m) (im Hinblick auf die Lebenserwartung)

b) auch life business Lebensversicherungsgeschäft n

13. JUR umg lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe:

he is doing life er sitzt lebenslänglich;

he got life er bekam „lebenslänglich“Besondere Redewendungen: for life

a) fürs (ganze) Leben, für den Rest seines Lebens,

b) besonders JUR, POL lebenslänglich, auf Lebenszeit appointed for life auf Lebenszeit ernannt;

imprisonment for life lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe;

not for the life of me umg nicht um alles in der Welt;

I couldn’t get to sleep for the life of me umg ich konnte ums Verrecken nicht einschlafen;

not on your life umg ganz bestimmt nicht, unter keinen Umständen;

to the life nach dem Leben, lebensecht, naturgetreu;

upon my life! so wahr ich lebe!;

that’s life so ist nun einmal das Leben;

music was his life die Musik war sein Leben;

where ( oder while) there’s life there’s hope (Sprichwort) MED man darf die Hoffnung nie aufgeben, weitS. a. es hofft der Mensch, solange er lebt;

bring to life

a) auch put life into beleben, Leben oder Schwung bringen in (akk), auch jemanden in Schwung bringen

b) ins Leben rufen come to life sich beleben, (auch Person) in Schwung kommen;

after some time the party came to life nach einiger Zeit kam Leben oder Schwung in die Party;

come back to life

a) wieder zu(m) Bewusstsein oder zu sich kommen,

b) wieder gesund werden lead ( oder live) the life of Riley Br umg wie Gott in Frankreich leben;

run for dear ( oder one’s) life um sein Leben laufen;

I couldn’t get it open to save my life umg ich brachte es nicht ums Verrecken auf;

sell one’s life dearly sein Leben teuer verkaufen;

show (signs of) life Lebenszeichen von sich geben;

seek sb’s life jemandem nach dem Leben trachten;

take sb’s life jemanden umbringen;

take one’s own life sich das Leben nehmen;

take one’s life in one’s (own) hands umg sein Leben riskieren oder aufs Spiel setzen; → bet B, bowl¹ 1 b, breathe B 1, bring back 4, charm B 2

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noun

, pl. lives

1) Leben, das

it is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)

come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden

run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.

I cannot for the life of me — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht

lose one's life — sein Leben verlieren

many lives were lost — viele Menschen kamen ums Leben

without loss of life — ohne Todesopfer

life is not worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert

marry early in life — früh heiraten

late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]

he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)

get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)

expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die

get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)

have the time of one's life — sich hervorragend amüsieren

he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat

make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen

make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen

this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!

that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]

not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)

save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten

something is as much as somebody's life is worth — mit etwas setzt jemand sein Leben aufs Spiel

take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen

take one's life in one's hands — sein Leben riskieren

get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen

2) (energy, animation) Leben, das

be the life and soul of the party — der Mittelpunkt der Party sein

there is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben

3) (living things and their activity) Leben, das

bird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten

4) (living form or model)

draw somebody from life — jemanden nach dem Leben zeichnen

as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)

larger than life — überzeichnet

true to life — wahrheitsgetreu

5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, das

in this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben

the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]

eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben

daily life — das Alltagsleben

see life — etwas von der Welt sehen

6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die

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n.

(§ pl.: lives)

= Leben -- n.

Lebensdauer f.

English-german dictionary > life
5 life

plural - lives; noun

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografía

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) cadena perpetua

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- lifeless
- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life

life n vida

she saved my life me salvó la vida

El plural de life se escribe lives

life

tr[laɪf]

noun (pl lives tr[laɪvz])

1 vida

■ she can't play tennis for her life es una negada para el tenis

■ never in my life have I heard such nonsense! ¡jamás en la vida había oído tales estupideces!

2 (of battery) duración nombre femenino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for dear life con toda su fuerza

it's a matter of life and death es cuestión de vida o muerte

not on your life! familiar ¡ni hablar!

run for your life «(lives)»! ¡sálvese quien pueda!

to be the life and soul of the party ser el alma de la fiesta

to bring somebody back to life resucitar a alguien

to come to life cobrar vida

to have the time of one's life pasárselo como nunca

to live the life of Riley familiar pegarse la gran vida

to lose one's life perder la vida

to take one's life in one's hands (risk) arriesgar la vida 2 (control) controlar su propia vida

to take one's own life suicidarse, quitarse la vida

to take somebody's life matar a alguien

life belt / life buoy salvavidas nombre masculino

life cycle ciclo vital

life expectancy esperanza de vida

life insurance seguro de vida

life imprisonment cadena perpetua

life jacket chaleco salvavidas

life preserver SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL salvavidas nombre masculino

life sentence cadena perpetua

life story biografía

life style estilo de vida

life ['laɪf] n, pl lives ['laɪvz]

1) : vida f

plant life: la vida vegetal

2) existence: vida f, existencia f

3) biography: biografía f, vida f

4) duration: duración f, vida f

5) liveliness: vivacidad f, animación f

life

adj.

• perpetuo, -a adj.

• vital adj.

• vitalicio, -a adj.

n.

(§ pl.: lives) = animación s.f.

• existencia s.f.

• ser s.m.

• tiempo de vida s.m.

• vida s.f.

• vigencia s.f.

• vivir s.m.

laɪf
noun (pl lives)

1) c u ( existence) vida f

it will last you for life — te durará toda la vida

maimed for life — lisiado de por vida

for the rest of my life — por el resto de mis días

early in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud

in later life — más tarde or más adelante

at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo

he began life as a car salesman — empezó vendiendo coches

the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida

to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo

to live life to the full — vivir la vida al máximo

to see life — ver* mundo

you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!

to lose one's life — perder* la vida

no lives were lost — no hubo muertos

to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida

to save somebody's life — salvarle la vida a alguien

to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)

to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)

a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte

as large as life — en carne y hueso

he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello

larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida

2) u

a) ( vital force) vida f

it brings the history of this period to life — hace cobrar vida a este período de la historia

to bring somebody back to life — resucitar a alguien

to come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida

b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad f

to inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo

to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta

3) u ( lifestyle) vida f

married life — la vida de casado

this is the life (for me)! — esto sí que es vida!

to live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey

4) u ( living things) vida f

animal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal

5) u ( duration - of battery) duración f, vida f; (- of agreement) vigencia f

6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua

he got life — lo condenaron a cadena perpetua

7) u ( Art)

to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural

8) c ( biography) vida f

[laɪf]
1. N
(pl lives)
1) (=animate state) vida f

life on earth — la vida en la tierra

bird life — los pájaros

there is not much insect life here — aquí hay pocos insectos

plant life — vida f vegetal, las plantas fpl

• to bring sb back to life — resucitar or reanimar a algn

• a matter of life and death — cosa f de vida o muerte

I don't believe in life after death — no creo en la vida después de la muerte

• to risk life and limb — jugarse la vida

2) (=existence) vida f

the life of an ant — la vida de una hormiga

how's life? * — ¿cómo te va (la vida)?, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)

I do have a life outside of work, you know — yo hago otras cosas en mi vida aparte de trabajar ¿sabes?

• to begin life as... — empezar la vida como...

life begins at 40 — la vida comienza a los 40

• to depart this life — liter partir de esta vida

• in early/later life — en los años juveniles/maduras

• I can't for the life of me remember * — por más que lo intento no puedo recordar

I clung on for dear life — me agarré como si me fuera la vida en ello

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

run for your life! — ¡sálvese quien pueda!

to be on trial for one's life — ser acusado de un crimen capital

• you gave me the fright of my life! — ¡qué susto me diste!

• life goes on or must go on — la vida sigue

• to lay down one's life — dar su vida, entregar su vida

• to lose one's life — perder la vida

how many lives were lost? — ¿cuántas víctimas hubo?

three lives were lost — murieron tres

• never in my life — en mi vida

• in the next life — en el más allá, en la otra vida

• to have a life of its own — [object, machine] tener vida propia

• in real life — en la vida real

• to see life — ver mundo

• to spend one's life doing sth — pasar la vida haciendo algo

• to take sb's life — quitar la vida a algn

to take one's own life — quitarse la vida, suicidarse

you'll be taking your life in your hands if you climb up there — subir allí es jugarse la vida

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• his life won't be worth living — más le valdría morirse

it's more than my life's worth — sería jugarme la vida
bed 1., 4), private 3., save I, 1., 1)
3) (=way of living)

• country/ city life — la vida de la ciudad/del campo

• the good life — una vida agradable; (Rel) la vida santa

it's a good life — es una vida agradable

I've had a good life — la vida me ha tratado bien

• it's a hard life — la vida es muy dura

• to make a new life for o.s., to start a new life — comenzar una vida nueva

• to live one's own life — ser dueño de su propia vida

• to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila
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4) (in exclamations)

• get a life! * — ¡espabílate y haz algo!

• (upon) my life! — † ¡Dios mío!

• not on your life! * — ¡ni hablar!

• such is life!, that's life! — ¡así es la vida!

• this is the life! — ¡esto sí que es vida!, ¡esto es jauja!

what a life! — (=bad) ¡qué vida esta!; (=good) ¡vaya vida!, ¡eso sí que es vivir bien!

5) (=liveliness) vida f

• his acting brought the character to life — su actuación dio vida al personaje

she brought the party to life — animó la fiesta

• to come to life — animarse

• to put or breathe new life into sth/sb — infundir nueva vida a algo/algn

you need to put a bit of life into it — tienes que ponerle un poco de garra

• the life and soul of the party — el alma de la fiesta

6) (=lifespan) [of person] vida f ; [of licence] vigencia f, validez f ; [of battery] vida f, duración f

during the life of this government — durante el mandato de este gobierno

• friends for life — amigos mpl para siempre

scarred for life — con una cicatriz de por vida

a job for life — un trabajo para toda la vida

these birds mate for life — estas aves tienen una sola pareja en su vida

• it was her life's work — fue el trabajo de toda su vida

7) * (=life imprisonment)

• to do life — cumplir una condena de cadena or reclusión perpetua

• to get life, be sentenced to life — ser condenado a cadena or reclusión perpetua

8) (Art)

• to paint from life — pintar del natural

• true to life — fiel a la realidad

9) (=biography) vida f

10) (US)
** [of prostitute]
she's in the life — hace la calle *, es una mujer de la vida

2.

CPD

life and death struggle N — lucha f a vida o muerte

life annuity N — pensión f or anualidad f vitalicia

life assurance N — seguro m de vida

life class N — (Art) clase f de dibujo al natural

life coach N — profesional encargado de mejorar la situación laboral y personal de sus clientes

life cycle N — ciclo m vital

life drawing N — dibujo m del natural

life expectancy N — esperanza f de vida

life force N — fuerza f vital

life form N — forma f de vida

Life Guards NPL — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento de caballería

life history N — [of person] (historia f de la) vida f ; hum, iro vida f y milagros * mpl

the life history of the salmon — (la historia de) la vida del salmón

life imprisonment N — cadena f perpetua

life insurance N — = life assurance

life interest N — usufructo m vitalicio

life jacket N — chaleco m salvavidas

life member N — miembro m vitalicio

life membership N —

to take out a life membership — inscribirse como miembro vitalicio or de por vida

life peer N — (Brit) (Parl) miembro de la Cámara de los Lores de carácter no hereditario

life preserver N — (Brit) cachiporra f ; (US) chaleco m salvavidas

life president N — presidente mf de por vida

life raft N — balsa f salvavidas

life sciences NPL — ciencias fpl de la vida

life sentence N — condena f a perpetuidad

life span N — [of person] vida f ; [of product] vida f útil

life story N — biografía f

life vest N — (US) chaleco m salvavidas

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[laɪf]
noun (pl lives)

1) c u ( existence) vida f

it will last you for life — te durará toda la vida

maimed for life — lisiado de por vida

for the rest of my life — por el resto de mis días

early in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud

in later life — más tarde or más adelante

at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo

he began life as a car salesman — empezó vendiendo coches

the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida

to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo

to live life to the full — vivir la vida al máximo

to see life — ver* mundo

you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!

to lose one's life — perder* la vida

no lives were lost — no hubo muertos

to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida

to save somebody's life — salvarle la vida a alguien

to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)

to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)

a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte

as large as life — en carne y hueso

he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello

larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida

2) u

a) ( vital force) vida f

it brings the history of this period to life — hace cobrar vida a este período de la historia

to bring somebody back to life — resucitar a alguien

to come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida

b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad f

to inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo

to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta

3) u ( lifestyle) vida f

married life — la vida de casado

this is the life (for me)! — esto sí que es vida!

to live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey

4) u ( living things) vida f

animal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal

5) u ( duration - of battery) duración f, vida f; (- of agreement) vigencia f

6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua

he got life — lo condenaron a cadena perpetua

7) u ( Art)

to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural

8) c ( biography) vida f

English-spanish dictionary > life
6 life

{laif}
1. живот
LIFE insurance/assurance застраховка за живот
to come to LIFE идвам на себе си, съвземам се
to bring to LIFE докарвам в съзнание, възкресявам, връщам към живот
to escape with LIFE and limb отървавам кожата, спасявам си живота
for LIFE отчаяно, на живот и смърт, за цял живот, пожизнено
to fight for dear LIFE бия се отчаяно, боря се на живот и смърт
to flee/run for one's LIFE/for dear LIFE бягам, за да се спася, бягам, колкото ми държат краката
to take someone's LIFE убивам някого
to take one's own LIFE самоубивам се
there is LIFE in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него
everything that has LIFE всичко живо
early/late in LIFE на млади/стари години
early LIFE детство
long LIFE дълголетие
this LIFE този/земният живот
the other/future/eternal/everlasting LIFE оня свят. задгробният живот, вечността
imprisonment for LIFE, LIFE imprisonment доживотен затвор
to see LIFE виждам свят, добивам житейски опит
in one's LIFE's time вж. lifetime
many lives were lost имаше много убити/жертви
great loss of LIFE много убити/жертви
what a LIFE! това живот ли e? то пък един живот! this is the LIFE! e, това e живот/да живееш/се казва живот
2. живи същества, живот
vegetalbe LIFE растителност
bird LIFE птичи свят/царство
3. жизненост, бодрост, живот
the streets were full of LIFE улиците бяха оживени
put some LIFE into it! разг. по-живо! to put fresh LIFE into a meeting, etc. оживявам/съживявам събрание и пр.
to be the LIFE and soul of the party душата съм на компанията
4. изк. натура
to paint from LIFE рисувам от натура
taken from (the) LIFE рисуван от натура
to draw/portray/imitate to the LIFE предавам/имитирaм точно
as large/big as LIFE в естествена величина, като жив, разг., шег. цял целеничък
larger than LIFE по-голям от естествен ръст, преувеличен
5. общество
high LIFE хайлайф, висше общество
low LIFE простолюдие
6. биография, животоописание
7. човек, застрахован за живот
good/bad LIFE човек, чийто живот не е/е застрашен от опасност, добър/лош обект за застраховка за живот
8. живот, дълготрайност (на машина и пр.)
9. sl. доживотен затвор/присъда
to be doing LIFE излежавам доживотна присъда
10. attr пожизнен, доживотен
bless my LIFE! боже мой! upon my LIFE! честна дума! not on your LIFE! разг. дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's LIFE? как си? как е работата? I cannot do it for the LIFE of me да ме убиеш, не мога да направя това
to bother/harass/nag/plague/worry the LIFE out of someone вадя/изваждам душата/не давам ни минута покой на някого
to take one's LIFE in one's hands рискувам живота си, слагам си главата в торбата

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{laif} n (pl -lives {laivz}) 1. живот; life insurance/assurance з

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биография; дълготрайност; доживотен; животоописание; жизненост; живот; натура;

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1. as large/big as life в естествена величина, като жив, разг., шег. цял целеничък 2. attr пожизнен, доживотен 3. bird life птичи свят/царство 4. bless my life! боже мой! upon my life! честна дума! not on your life! разг. дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's life? как си? как е работата? i cannot do it for the life of me да ме убиеш, не мога да направя това 5. early life детство 6. early/late in life на млади/стари години 7. everything that has life всичко живо 8. for life отчаяно, на живот и смърт, за цял живот, пожизнено 9. good/bad life човек, чийто живот не е/е застрашен от опасност, добър/лош обект за застраховка за живот 10. great loss of life много убити/жертви 11. high life хайлайф, висше общество 12. imprisonment for life, life imprisonment доживотен затвор 13. in one's life's time вж. lifetime 14. larger than life по-голям от естествен ръст, преувеличен 15. life insurance/assurance застраховка за живот 16. long life дълголетие 17. low life простолюдие 18. many lives were lost имаше много убити/жертви 19. put some life into it! разг. по-живо! to put fresh life into a meeting, etc. оживявам/съживявам събрание и пр 20. sl. доживотен затвор/присъда 21. taken from (the) life рисуван от натура 22. the other/future/eternal/everlasting life оня свят. задгробният живот, вечността 23. the streets were full of life улиците бяха оживени 24. there is life in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него 25. this life този/земният живот 26. to be doing life излежавам доживотна присъда 27. to be the life and soul of the party душата съм на компанията 28. to bother/harass/nag/plague/worry the life out of someone вадя/изваждам душата/не давам ни минута покой на някого 29. to bring to life докарвам в съзнание, възкресявам, връщам към живот 30. to come to life идвам на себе си, съвземам се 31. to draw/portray/imitate to the life предавам/имитирaм точно 32. to escape with life and limb отървавам кожата, спасявам си живота 33. to fight for dear life бия се отчаяно, боря се на живот и смърт 34. to flee/run for one's life/for dear life бягам, за да се спася, бягам, колкото ми държат краката 35. to paint from life рисувам от натура 36. to see life виждам свят, добивам житейски опит 37. to take one's life in one's hands рискувам живота си, слагам си главата в торбата 38. to take one's own life самоубивам се 39. to take someone's life убивам някого 40. vegetalbe life растителност 41. what a life! това живот ли e? то пък един живот! this is the life! e, това e живот/да живееш/се казва живот 42. биография, животоописание 43. живи същества, живот 44. живот 45. живот, дълготрайност (на машина и пр.) 46. жизненост, бодрост, живот 47. изк. натура 48. общество 49. човек, застрахован за живот
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life [laif] n (pl lives) 1. живот; \life annuity пожизнена рента; appointment for \life пожизнена длъжност; to come to \life идвам на себе си, съвземам се; to bring to \life докарвам в съзнание; възкресявам, връщам към живота; to spring to \life започвам да действам решително, съживявам се; to depart ( from) this \life прен. умирам, отивам на оня свят; to live the \life of Riley живуркам си, живея безгрижно (в охолство); to escape with \life and limb спасявам си живота, леко (лесно) се отървавам; a matter of \life and death въпрос на живот и смърт; to flee ( run) for o.'s \life бягам с все сила; for dear \life 1) отчаяно, на живот и смърт; 2) за цял живот; for the \life of me, for my \life I cannot do it, I cannot do it to save my \life да ме убиеш, не мога да го направя; to live o.'s own \life самостоятелен съм, оправям се сам; to seek s.o.'s \life извършвам покушение върху живота на; to take s.o.'s \life убивам някого; to lay down o.'s \life, to give o.'s \life давам живота си; to put \life into s.th. вдъхвам живот на; to choke the \life out of s.o. задушавам някого; to bother ( harass, nag, plague, worry) the \life out of s.o. изваждам душата на някого, не му давам ни минута покой; to scare ( frighten) the \life out of изплашвам ( някого) до смърт, изкарвам акъла (на някого); to make s.o.'s \life a hell правя живота на някого черен; his \life is not worth a day's purchase той не ще може да преживее и един ден дори; to take o.'s ( own) \life самоубивам се, посягам на живота си; to take o.'s \life in both hands and eat it водя бурен (интензивен) живот; горя свещта от двата края; to take o.'s \life in o.'s hands рискувам живота си, впускам се в отчаяно начинание; there is \life in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него; while there is \life, there is hope докато човек е жив, все има надежда; \life is a bowl of cherries животът е песен; \life is but a span животът е само един миг, животът е кратък; everything that has \life всичко живо; the \life of the mind интелектуален живот, размисъл; bird \life птичият свят, птичето царство; vegetable \life растителност; long \life дълголетие; at my time of \life на моите години, на моята възраст; early \life детство; he has seen \life той много е видял (преживял); in o.'s \life's time приживе, докато човек е жив; to beat s.o. within an inch of his \life пребивам някого от бой, само дето не убивам някого от бой; many lives were lost имаше много убити (жертви); get a \life! я стига! я се разкарай! майната ти! bless my \life! Боже мой! upon my \life! честна дума! not on your \life! дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's \life? как сте? как са работите? my dear \life! ост. душо моя! 2. жизненост, бодрост; живот; he was the \life of the party той бе душата на компанията; to sing with \life пея въодушевено; пея с душа; 3. изк. натура; естествена величина (големина); to paint from \life рисувам от натура; still \life натюрморт; to portray to the \life предавам (рисувам) точно; as large ( big) as \life в естествена големина; като жив; in \life size в естествена величина; larger ( bigger) than \life неестествен, преувеличен, пресилен; true to \life верен, естествен, правдив; 4. общество; high \life хайлайф, светско (аристократично) общество, аристокрация, висша класа; low \life простолюдие; 5. биография, животоописание; 6. човек, застрахован за живот (против смърт); a good \life човек, чийто живот не е застрашен от опасност; добър обект за застраховка живот; 7. дълготрайност, живот (на машина и пр.); charge \life време на пребиваване на ядрено гориво в реактор; full-load \life дълготрайност при максимално натоварване; 8. сп. нов старт; друга възможност.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > life
7 life

plural - lives; noun

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) liv

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) liv(sløp), levetid

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, energi

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) livsstil/-førsel

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) liv

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) liv

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livsvarig fengsel

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- lifeless
- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life

biografi
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levetid
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liv

subst. (i flertall: lives) \/laɪf\/

1) liv, livet, menneskeliv

• how many lives were lost in the fire?

• is there human life on Mars after all?

er det mennesklig liv på Mars allikevel?

2) liv, livstid, livslengde, levealder, levetid, livsløp

• all my life

i hele mitt liv

• he told me his life story

han fortalte meg livshistorien sin

• he started singing early in life

han begynte å synge tidlig i livet

• what's the expected life of this engine?

hva er forventet levetid for denne motoren?

3) liv, tilværelse, levemåte, livsførsel

• lead a quiet life

føre en rolig tilværelse

• country life

livet på landet

• how's life?

hvordan har du det?

4) liv, liv og røre, aktivitet

• she is full of life

hun er full av liv

• a speech full of life

en levende tale

5) ( sport og spill) liv, sjanse, mulighet

6) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse

• she liked reading the lives of great men

7) ( kunst) natur, levende modell, naturlig størrelse

• drawing from the life

tegning etter naturen \/ tegning etter levende modell

• study from the life

modellstudie

8) ( også life imprisonment) livstidsdom, fengsel på livstid, livstid

as if for (dear) life som om det gjelder livet

• they ran as if for life

de løp som om det gjaldt livet

be getting on in life eller be getting on in years begynne å bli gammel, begynne å dra på årene

be given life ( hverdagslig) bli dømt til livstid (i fengsel)

bring\/recall to life få liv i, gjenopplive

carry one's life in one's hands våge livet, sette livet på spill

come into life få liv, bli til, bli født

come to life kvikne til, komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthet bli levende, komme til live (igjen)

• then he suddenly came to life

da ble det plutselig liv i ham

dangerous to life livsfarlig

do anything for a quiet life ( hverdagslig) gjøre hva som helst for husfredens skyld

do life ( hverdagslig) sone livstid (i fengsel)

escape with one's life komme unna med livet i behold

the facts of life ( hverdagslig) hvordan barn blir til, blomstene og biene livets realiteter

for life for livet, for å redde livet

• they ran for life

de løp for livet

for livet, på livstid, livstids-

• they were friends for life

• she was imprisoned for live

for one's life eller for dear life for livet

• she ran for dear life

hun løp for livet

• don't move for your life

ikke rør deg hvis du har livet kjært

for the life of me ( hverdagslig) for bare livet, samme hvor hardt jeg prøver, om jeg så står på hodet

for the term of one's life se ➢ term, 1

frighten the life out of somebody skremme livet av noen

a future life\/state et fremtidig liv, et liv etter dette

get a life! ( hverdagslig) få deg ditt eget liv!, kom deg ut og opplev livet!

give one's life for ofre livet sitt for, gi livet sitt for, dø for

have the time of one's life ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøy, ha det kjempefint

human life menneskeliv, menneskelig liv menneskelivet

be in danger of one's life være i livsfare

be in life være i live

in ordinary life til daglig

in real life i det virkelige liv, i virkeligheten

it's a great life if you don't weaken ( spøkefullt) livet er herlig hvis man bare orker

keep in life holde (seg) i live

larger than life eller as large as life større enn livet

lead a fast life leve livet, ha et utsvevende liv

lead a rough life leve enkelt, leve primitivt

life and death liv og død, liv eller død

• it's a matter of life and death

det er et spørsmål om liv eller død \/ det er livsviktig

life and soul liv og sjel, sjel, livskraft, midtpunkt

• they were the life and soul of the party

de var selskapets midtpunkt

drivkraft, primus motor

• the life and soul of an enterprise

drivkraften i et firma

life isn't all beer and skittles livet er ikke bare en dans på roser

life must go on livet må gå videre, livet må gå sin gang

life of Riley Herrens glade dager, slaraffenliv

• after I inherited the money, it was a life of Riley

etter at jeg arvet pengene, levde jeg Herrens glade dager

the life to come eller the other life livet etter dette, det neste livet

live a good life ( oppofrende) leve et godt liv et liv i luksus leve et liv i pakt med naturen

live a life of independence være økonomisk uavhengig

lose one's life miste livet, dø, omkomme, sette livet til

• they lost their lives

loss of life tap av liv

not for the life of me ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet, ikke for alt i verden

not on your life aldri i livet, absolutt ikke, definitivt ikke

one's future life ens fremtid

(up) on my life! så sant jeg lever!, på æresord!

put an end to one's (own) life ta livet av seg

put into life gi liv til

put some life into live opp, sette fart på, få litt liv i

risk one's life sette livet på spill

rule of life leveregel, prinsipp

run for dear life løpe alt hva remmer og tøy kan holde

see life se verden, se seg om i verden, oppleve verden, leve livet

single life ugift stand

slice of life stykke virkelighet

take one's life in one's (own) hands risikere livet, sette livet til

take one's (own) life ta livet av seg

take somebody's life ta livet av noen, drepe noen

that's life eller such is life sånn er livet

this is the life! ( om noe gledelig eller fornøyelig) dette er livet!

time of life alder

• when she was at my time of life

da hun var på min alder

to the end of one's life til en dør, hele livet

to the (very) life ( om kunst) veldig naturtro, på en prikk, treffende

way of life se ➢ way, 1

while there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp

English-Norwegian dictionary > life
8 life

1 სიცოცხლე

there is no life on the moon მთვარეზე სიცოცხლე არ არის

her life is in danger მისი სიცოცხლე საფრთხეშია

she was always full of life ყოველთვის სიცოცხლით აღსავსე იყო

never in my life ჩემ სიცოცხლეში არასდროს

to bring to life გამოცოცხლება (გამოაცოცხლებს)

to come to life გამოცოცხლება (გამოცოცხლდება)

to take smb's life ვისიმე მოკვლა, სიცოცხლეს გამოსალმება (გამოასალმებს)

2 ცხოვრება

an interesting / quiet / rural / everyday life საინტერესო / მშვიდი / სოფლის / ყოველდღიური ცხოვრება

he lived all his life in Tbilisi მთელი ცხოვრება თბილისში გაატარა

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●●early in his life ახალგაზრდობაში

they saved his life სიკვდილს გადაარჩინეს

many lives were lost in this battle ამ ბრძოლამ ბევრი ადამიანი იმსხვერპლა

he barely escaped with his life ცოცხალი ძლივს გადარჩა

an attempt was made on his life მისი მოკვლა სცადეს

he took his own life თავი მოიკლა / თვითმკვლელობა ჩაიდინა

at his time of life მის ასაკში

it scared the life out of me შიშისაგან კინაღამ გული გამისკდა

it's the matter of life and death ეს სიკვდილ-სიცოცხლის საკითხია

●●I had the time of my life ბრწყინვალედ / გადასარევად გავატარე დრო

not on your life! არავითარ შემთხვევაში!

for the life of me I can't tell you რომ მომკლა, მაინც ვერ გეტყვი

upon my life! პატიოსან სიტყვას გაძლევ

run for your life! გაიქეცი! თავს უშველე!

misfortune pursed her all her life მთელი სიცოცხლე უბედურება თან სდევდა

she was in the prime of her life გაფურჩქვნის / აყვავების ასაკში იყო

this child plagued my life out of me ამ ბავშვმა სისხლი გამიშრო

run for your life! თავს უშველე! გაიქეცი!

not on your life! არავითარ შემთხვევაში!

water is necessary to life წყალი არსებობისათვის აუცილებელია

this injected some new life into our work ამან ჩვენს მუშაობაში გამოცოცხლება შემოიტანა // ამან ჩვენი მუშაობა გამოაცოცხლა

such is life! ასეთია ცხოვრება!

he saved her life სიკვდილისაგან იხსნა

married life ცოლქმრობა

in early life ახალგაზრდობაში

fast driving may cost you your life მანქანის სწრაფად ტარება შეიძლება სიცოცხლის ფასად დაგიჯდეს

a comfortless life უნუგეშო სიცოცხლე

future life საიქიო ცხოვრება (რელ)

life expectance სიცოცხლის სავარაუდო (საშუალო) ხანგრძლივობა

life of ease მშვიდი და უზრუნველი ცხოვრება

life buoy საშველი რგოლი

life has made him bitter ცხოვრებამ გააბოროტა / გააავა

he led an austere life უბრალოდ ცხოვრობდა

English-Georgian dictionary > life
9 life

n. "Life", Amerikaans maandblad gespecialiseerd in fotopers

life

[ lajf] 〈meervoud: lives〉

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 levend wezen ⇒ leven

♦voorbeelden:

1   several lives were lost • verscheidene mensen kwamen om het leven

II 〈 telbaar en niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 〈 benaming voor〉 leven ⇒ bestaan; levendigheid; bedrijvigheid; levensduur/tijd; levensbeschrijving/verhaal

♦voorbeelden:

1   get the fright of one's life • zich doodschrikken

     a matter of life and death • een zaak van leven of dood

     make life easy • niet moeilijk doen

     everyday life • het leven van alledag

     〈 informeel〉 you (can) bet your life • nou en of!, wat dacht je!

     bring to life • (weer) bijbrengen; 〈 figuurlijk〉tot leven brengen/wekken

     come to life • bijkomen; tot leven komen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 geïnteresseerd raken

     〈 formeel〉 lay down one's life • zijn leven opofferen

     save someone's life • iemands leven redden

     start life • geboren worden

     take one's (own) life • zelfmoord plegen

     take someone's life • iemand om het leven brengen

     for life • voor het leven, levenslang

     for the life of me I couldn't remember it • al sla je me dood, ik weet het echt niet meer

     run for one's life • rennen voor je leven

     painted from life • naar het leven geschilderd

     the other life • het leven hiernamaals

     this is the life! • dit is/noem ik nog eens leven!

     this life • dit (aardse) leven

     〈 spreekwoord〉 while there is life there is hope • zolang er leven is, is er hoop

¶ take one's life in one's (own) hands • zijn leven in de waagschaal stellen

     escape with life and limb • het er levend afbrengen

     the life (and soul) of the party • de gangmaker van het feest

     breathe life into a party • een feest opvrolijken/verlevendigen

     start life • zijn carrière beginnen

     〈 informeel〉 not on your life • nooit van zijn leven

     his records/stamps are his life • zijn platen/postzegels zijn zijn lust en zijn leven

→ dear dear/, future future/, large large/, new new/, simple simple/, true true/

III 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉〈 verkorting〉 [life imprisonment] 〈 informeel〉

1 levenslang(e gevangenisstraf)

English-Dutch dictionary > life
10 life *****

[laɪf]
1. n, lives pl

1) (gen) vita

life on earth — vita terrestre or sulla terra

bird life — gli uccelli

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to bring sb back to life — riportare in vita qn

to come to life — rianimarsi, riprendere vita

2) (existence) vita, (of battery etc) durata

to spend one's life doing sth — passare la vita a fare qc

during the life of this government — durante questo governo, nel corso di questa amministrazione

to begin life as — cominciare come

to be sent to prison for life — essere condannato (-a) all'ergastolo

in early life — in gioventù

in later life — nella maturità

all my life — tutta la vita

a quiet/hard life — una vita tranquilla/dura

country/city life — vita di campagna/di città

how's life? fam — come va (la vita)?

that's life — così è la vita

to lose one's life — perdere la vita

three lives were lost — tre persone sono morte or hanno perso la vita

to take one's own life — (euph: commit suicide) togliersi la vita

a danger to life and limb — un pericolo mortale

to risk life and limb — rischiare l'osso del collo

you'll be taking your life in your hands if you climb up there fam — rischi la pelle se ti arrampichi lassù

his life won't be worth living — rimpiangerà di esser nato

not on your life! fam — neanche morto!, fossi matto!

to see life — vedere il mondo

to run for one's life — correre per mettersi in salvo

I can't for the life of me imagine... fam — non riesco assolutamente a immaginare...

true to life — fedele alla realtà

to paint from life — dipingere dal vero

3) (liveliness: of place) vita, animazione f, (of person) vita, vivacità

the life and soul of the party — l'anima della festa

to put or breathe new life into — (person) ridare entusiasmo a, (project, area etc) ridare nuova vita a

2. adj

(for life: membership) a vita, (in life: chances) di vita

English-Italian dictionary > life *****
11 life

laɪf
1. сущ.
1) а) жизнь;
существование to breathe( new) life into smth. ≈ вдохнуть( новую) жизнь во что-л. to restore smb. to life ≈ возродить, вернуть кого-л. к жизни to devote one's life (to smth.) ≈ посвятить жизнь (чему-л.) to give, lay down, sacrifice life ≈ отдать жизнь, пожертвовать жизнью to hang on for dear life ≈ цепляться за дорогую жизнь to lead a busy life ≈ быть очень занятым to make a new life for oneself ≈ устроить себе новую жизнь to prolong one's life ≈ продлить жизнь to risk one's life ≈ рисковать жизнью to ruin smb.'s life ≈ сломать чью-л. жизнь to save a life ≈ спасти жизнь to show signs of life ≈ проявлять признаки жизни to spend one's life (doing smth.) ≈ провести жизнь (делая что-л.) to stake one's life on smth. ≈ рисковать жизнью to start a new life ≈ начать новую жизнь not on your life ≈ ни в жизнь, никогда The accident claimed many lives. ≈ Этот несчастный случай унес много жизней. She took her own life ≈ Она покончила жизнь самоубийством. The statue took on life in the sculptor's skilled hands. ≈ Статуя ожила в руках скульптора. to claim a life ≈ уносить жизнь to enter upon life ≈ вступить в жизнь to snuff out a life ≈ уносить жизнь to take a life ≈ уносить жизнь to take on life ≈ оживать in the prime of life ≈ в начале жизни way of life ≈ образ жизни come to life б) биография, жизнеописание A life of John Paul Jones had long interested him. ≈ Его давно интересовала биография Джона Поля Джонса. Syn: biography в) срок службы, работы (машины), долговечность
2) а) образ жизни active life ≈ активная жизнь city life ≈ городская жизнь cloistered life ≈ уединенная жизнь dull life ≈ скучная, монотонная жизнь;
безрадостная жизнь easy life ≈ простая жизнь;
спокойная, неторопливая жизнь full life ≈ полная, наполненная жизнь life of movement ≈ жизнь на колесах miserable life ≈ жалкая, несчастная жизнь modern life ≈ современная жизнь monastic life ≈ монашеская жизнь б) общество, общественная жизнь high life ≈ светское, аристократическое общество
3) а) живость, оживление, энергия б) натура, натуральная величина (тж. life size) - large as life ∙ my dear life ≈ моя дорогая;
мой дорогой while there is life there is hope посл. ≈ пока человек жив, он надеется for the life of me I can't do it ≈ хоть убей, не могу этого сделать he was life and soul of the party ≈ он был душой общества
2. прил.
1) пожизненный a life member of the club ≈ пожизненный член клуба life imprisonment ≈ пожизненное заключение life sentence ≈ пожизненное заключение Syn: lifelong
2) жизненный life processes ≈ жизненные процессы
3) живой, естественный, натуральный( о натуре) a life class in art ≈ занятия рисунком с натуры жизнь, существование - the origin of * происхождение жизни - the struggle for * борьба за существование - this *, natural * (религия) земное бытие /существование/ - the other /eternal, future/ * (религия) загробная /вечная, будущая/ жизнь - for one's * для спасения (своей) жизни - to seek smb.'s * покушаться на чью-л. жизнь - to take smb.'s * убить кого-л. - to take one's own * покончить с собой - to pawn one's * ручаться жизнью /головой/ - to run for dear /for very/ *, to flee /to run/ for one's * бежать изо всех сил;
спасаться бегством - to fight for dear * драться /сражаться/ не на живот, а на смерть жизнедеятельность - the noise of * шум жизни;
звуки деятельности человека - stirrings of * признаки жизни - to come to * начать жизнь, появиться на свет;
оживать, приходить в себя (после обморока и т. п.) - a writer whose characters come to * писатель, создающий живые образы - to bring to * вызывать к жизни;
приводить в чувство( после обморока и т. п.) живые существа, жизнь - is there any * on Mars? есть ли жизнь /есть ли живые существа/ на Марсе? живое существо, человек - a * for a * жизнь за жизнь - three lives were saved by his brave act своим храбрым поступком он спас три жизни /спас троих/ - how many lives were lost? сколько людей погибло? - the battle was won at great sacrifice of * битва была выиграна ценой больших потерь( собирательнле) мир живых организмов - plant * мир растений - wild * живая природа - marine * фауна и флора океана срок жизни, вся жизнь - at his time of * в его возрасте - a lease for three lives арендный договор сроком до смерти последнего из трех названных лиц - for * на всю жизнь, до конца жизни, до смерти;
пожизненно - to be deported for * быть высланным навечно, быть приговоренным к бессрочной ссылке - to be sentenced to * быть осужденным на пожизненное заключение - to be elected for * быть избранным пожизненно - to marry early in * жениться рано - I have lived here all my * я всю жизнь живу здесь срок службы или работы (машины, учреждения) ;
долговечность - the average * of steel rails средний срок службы стальных рельсов - the useful * of a car срок эксплуатации автомобиля - * cycle преим. (военное) срок службы, срок действия( чего-л.) - * of an agreement( дипломатическое) срок действия соглашения образ или характер жизни - regular * регулярный /размеренный/ образ жизни - comfortable * спокойная жизнь - country * деревенский образ жизни - a dog's * собачья жизнь, жалкое существование - everyday * повседневная жизнь, быт - political * политическая жизнь - musical * of a city музыкальная жизнь города - to lead a quiet * вести спокойную жизнь - how's *? (разговорное) как жизнь?, как дела? - such is * такова жизнь;
ничего не поделаешь общественная жизнь;
взаимоотношения( людей) ;
общество - high * светское общество, высший свет;
светская жизнь - low * жизнь низших классов общества - social * общественная жизнь;
общение с друзьями и знакомыми;
встречи, развлечения и т.п7 - to see /to learn/ something of *, to see * повидать свет, узнать жизнь - to enter upon * вступить в жизнь - to be settled in * найти свое место в жизни - we have practically no social * мы почти ни с кем не встречаемся, мы живем очень замкнуто жизнеописание, биография - the lives of great men жизнеописания /жизнь/ великих людей - L. of Johnson биография Джонсона - few authors write their own lives писатели редко пишут автобиографии энергия, живость;
воодушевление;
оживление - to infuse new * into smth. вдохнуть новую жизнь во что-л. - to put * into one's work работать с душой - to put * into a portrait оживить портрет - put more * into your movements шевелитесь побыстрее - the children are full of * дети полны жизни /очень оживленны, деятельны/ самое важное, нгеобходимое;
основа;
душа - he was the * of the party он был душой общества - plenty of sleep is the * of young children длительный сон - самое важное /основное/ для (здоровья) детей натура - a picture taken from( the) * картина с натуры - small * меньше натуральной величины - to portray smb. to the * очень точно передать сходство, нарисовать чей-л. верный портрет (страхование) застрахованное лицо( физическое) время жизни( частицы и т. п.) > my (dear) * мой дорогой, моя дорогая, моя жизнь (обращение) > upon my *! честное слово! > for the * of me I can't understand it хоть убей, не могу этого понять > it is a matter of * and death это вопрос жизни и смерти > with all the pleasure in * с величайшим удовольствием > to have the time of one's * повеселиться на славу;
отлично провести время;
переживать лучшую пору своей жизни > change of * (эвфмеизм) климакс > to bother /to harass, to nag, to worry/ the * out of smb. изводить кого-л., не давать ни минуты покоя кому-л., выматывать( всю) душу > to gasp out one's * испустить дух, скончаться > to take one's * in both hands and eat it прожигать жизнь > there is * in the old dog yet есть еще порох в пороховницах > a cat has nine lives (пословица) у кошки девять жизней, кошки живучи > while there is * there is hope (пословица) пока человек жив, он надеется > not on your *! ни в коем случае! жизненный - * force жизненная сила пожизненный - * sentence пожизненное заключение - * member пожизненный член (клуба и т. п.) с натуры ~ (pl lives) жизнь;
существование;
to enter upon life вступить в жизнь;
for life на всю жизнь;
an appointment for life пожизненная должность average expectation of ~ страх. ожидаемая средняя продолжительность жизни average ~ средневзвешенный срок непогашенной части кредита average ~ средний срок амортизации average ~ произ. средний срок службы average ~ страх. средняя продолжительность жизни average ~ expectancy страх. ожидаемая средняя продолжительность жизни to come to ~ осуществляться;
to bring to life привести в чувство;
my life for it! клянусь жизнью!, даю голову на отсечение;
to take (smb.'s) life убить( кого-л.) business ~ деловая жизнь classifier ~ вчт. долговечность классификатора to come to ~ оживать, приходить в себя( после обморока и т. п.) to come to ~ осуществляться;
to bring to life привести в чувство;
my life for it! клянусь жизнью!, даю голову на отсечение;
to take (smb.'s) life убить (кого-л.) corporate ~ продолжительность существования корпорации design ~ вчт. расчетный ресурс economic ~ наиболее экономичный срок службы economic ~ экономическая жизнь economic ~ экономная жизнь ~ (pl lives) жизнь;
существование;
to enter upon life вступить в жизнь;
for life на всю жизнь;
an appointment for life пожизненная должность expected ~ время безотказной работы expected ~ ожидаемая долговечность expected ~ ожидаемый ресурс expected useful ~ ожидаемая эксплуатационная долговечность expected useful ~ ожидаемый ресурс ~ (pl lives) жизнь;
существование;
to enter upon life вступить в жизнь;
for life на всю жизнь;
an appointment for life пожизненная должность for ~ пожизненно for the ~ of me I can't do it хоть убей, не могу этого сделать he was ~ and soul of the party он был душой общества ~ общество;
общественная жизнь;
high life светское, аристократическое общество;
to see life, to see (smth.) of life повидать свет;
познать жизнь high ~ высшее общество, высший свет;
аристократия human ~ человеческая жизнь life биография, жизнеописание ~ вчт. долговечность ~ долговечность ~ жизнь ~ (pl lives) жизнь;
существование;
to enter upon life вступить в жизнь;
for life на всю жизнь;
an appointment for life пожизненная должность ~ наработка ~ натура;
натуральная величина (тж. life size) ;
to portray to the life точно передавать сходство ~ образ жизни ~ образ жизни;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь;
stirring life деятельная жизнь, занятость;
life of movement жизнь на колесах ~ общество;
общественная жизнь;
high life светское, аристократическое общество;
to see life, to see (smth.) of life повидать свет;
познать жизнь ~ attr. пожизненный;
длящийся всю жизнь;
life imprisonment (или sentence) пожизненное заключение;
my dear life моя дорогая;
мой дорогой ~ продолжительность работы ~ вчт. ресурс ~ ресурс ~ эк. срок амортизации ~ срок годности ~ срок действия ~ срок действия ценной бумаги ~ срок службы ~ срок службы или работы (машины, учреждения) ;
долговечность ~ энергия, живость, оживление;
to sing with life петь с воодушевлением;
to put life into one's work работать с душой ~ and death struggle борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть ~ of contract срок действия контракта ~ образ жизни;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь;
stirring life деятельная жизнь, занятость;
life of movement жизнь на колесах load ~ вчт. долговечность при нагрузке low ~ скромный, бедный образ жизни married ~ супружество mean ~ средняя продолжительность жизни ~ attr. пожизненный;
длящийся всю жизнь;
life imprisonment (или sentence) пожизненное заключение;
my dear life моя дорогая;
мой дорогой to come to ~ осуществляться;
to bring to life привести в чувство;
my life for it! клянусь жизнью!, даю голову на отсечение;
to take (smb.'s) life убить (кого-л.) operation ~ вчт. эксплуатационный ресурс ~ натура;
натуральная величина (тж. life size) ;
to portray to the life точно передавать сходство private ~ частная жизнь private: ~ industry частный сектор промышленности;
private life частная жизнь;
private means личное состояние ~ энергия, живость, оживление;
to sing with life петь с воодушевлением;
to put life into one's work работать с душой rated ~ номинальная долговечность rated ~ номинальная наработка rated ~ номинальный ресурс rated ~ расчетная долговечность rated ~ расчетная наработка rated ~ расчетный ресурс rated ~ расчетный срок службы remaining useful ~ остаточная эксплуатационная долговечность to run for dear ~ бежать изо всех сил ~ общество;
общественная жизнь;
high life светское, аристократическое общество;
to see life, to see (smth.) of life повидать свет;
познать жизнь see: ~ испытать, пережить;
to see life повидать свет, познать жизнь;
to see armyservice отслужить в армии ~ общество;
общественная жизнь;
high life светское, аристократическое общество;
to see life, to see (smth.) of life повидать свет;
познать жизнь service ~ общий срок службы service ~ срок годности service ~ срок службы объекта на дату демонтажа service ~ эксплуатационная долговечность service ~ эксплуатационная наработка service ~ вчт. эксплуатационный ресурс service ~ эксплуатационный ресурс service ~ эксплуатационный срок службы shelf ~ долговечность при хранении shelf ~ срок годности при хранении ~ энергия, живость, оживление;
to sing with life петь с воодушевлением;
to put life into one's work работать с душой social ~ общественная жизнь specified ~ вчт. гарантируемая долговечность still ~ жив. натюрморт ~ образ жизни;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь;
stirring life деятельная жизнь, занятость;
life of movement жизнь на колесах storage ~ срок годности при хранении such is ~ такова жизнь, ничего не поделаешь to come to ~ осуществляться;
to bring to life привести в чувство;
my life for it! клянусь жизнью!, даю голову на отсечение;
to take (smb.'s) life убить (кого-л.) unexpired ~ неистекший срок службы upon my ~! честное слово! useful economic ~ наиболее экономичный срок службы useful economic ~ срок полезной службы useful ~ период нормальной эксплуатации useful ~ ресурс useful ~ срок полезной службы useful ~ вчт. эксплуатационная долговечность useful ~ эксплуатационная долговечность while there is ~ there is hope посл. пока человек жив, он надеется whole ~ assurance страхование на случай смерти working ~ трудовая жизнь

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > life
12 life

1. [laıf] n (pl lives)
1. 1) жизнь; существование

the origin of life - происхождение жизни

the struggle for life - борьба за существование

this life, natural life - рел. земное бытие /существование/

the other /eternal, future/ life - рел. загробная /вечная, будущая/ жизнь

for one's life - для спасения (своей) жизни

to seek smb.'s life - покушаться на чью-л. жизнь

to take smb.'s life - убить кого-л.

to take one's own life - покончить с собой

to pawn one's life - ручаться жизнью /головой/

to run for dear /for very/ life, to flee /to run/ for one's life - бежать изо всех сил; спасаться бегством

to fight for dear life - драться /сражаться/ не на живот, а на смерть

2) жизнедеятельность

the noise of life - шум жизни; звуки деятельности человека

stirrings of life - признаки жизни

to come to life - а) начать жизнь, появиться на свет; б) оживать, приходить в себя (после обморока и т. п.)

a writer whose characters come to life - писатель, создающий живые образы

to bring to life - а) вызывать к жизни; б) приводить в чувство (после обморока и т. п.)

2. 1) живые существа, жизнь

is there any life on Mars? - есть ли жизнь /есть ли живые существа/ на Марсе?

2) живое существо, человек

a life for a life - жизнь за жизнь

three lives were saved by his brave act - своим храбрым поступком он спас три жизни /спас троих/

how many lives were lost? - сколько людей погибло?

the battle was won at great sacrifice of life - битва была выиграна ценой больших потерь

3) собир. мир живых организмов

plant [animal, insect] life - мир растений [животных, насекомых]

wild life - живая природа

marine life - фауна и флора океана

3. 1) срок жизни, вся жизнь

at his time of life - в его возрасте

a lease for three lives - арендный договор сроком до смерти последнего из трёх названных лиц

for life - на всю жизнь, до конца жизни, до смерти; пожизненно

to be deported for life - быть высланным навечно, быть приговорённым к бессрочной ссылке

to be sentenced to life - быть осуждённым на пожизненное заключение

to be elected [appointed] for life - быть избранным [назначенным] пожизненно

to marry early [late] in life - жениться рано [поздно]

I have lived here all my life - я всю жизнь живу здесь

2) срок службы или работы (машины, учреждения); долговечность

the average life of steel rails - средний срок службы стальных рельсов

the useful life of a car [of a building] - срок эксплуатации автомобиля [здания]

life cycle - преим. воен. срок службы, срок действия (чего-л.)

life of an agreement - дип. срок действия соглашения

4. образ или характер жизни

regular life - регулярный /размеренный/ образ жизни

comfortable life - спокойная жизнь

country [city] life - деревенский [городской] образ жизни

a dog's life - собачья жизнь, жалкое существование

everyday life - повседневная жизнь, быт

political [sex] life - политическая [половая] жизнь

musical life of a city - музыкальная жизнь города

to lead a quiet life - вести спокойную жизнь

how's life? - разг. как жизнь?, как дела?

such is life - такова жизнь; ничего не поделаешь

5. общественная жизнь; взаимоотношения (людей); общество

high life - светское общество, высший свет; светская жизнь

low life - жизнь низших классов общества

social life - а) общественная жизнь; б) общение с друзьями и знакомыми; встречи, развлечения и т. п.

to see /to learn/ something of life, to see life - повидать свет, узнать жизнь

to enter upon life - вступить в жизнь

to be settled in life - найти своё место в жизни

we have practically no social life - мы почти ни с кем не встречаемся, мы живём очень замкнуто

6. жизнеописание, биография

the lives of great men [of poets] - жизнеописания /жизнь/ великих людей [поэтов]

Life of Johnson - биография Джонсона

few authors write their own lives - писатели редко пишут автобиографии

7. 1) энергия, живость; воодушевление; оживление

to infuse new life into smth. - вдохнуть новую жизнь во что-л.

to put life into one's work - работать с душой

to put life into a portrait - оживить портрет

put more life into your movements - шевелитесь побыстрее

the children are full of life - дети полны жизни /очень оживлённы, деятельны/

2) самое важное, необходимое; основа; душа

he was the life of the party - он был душой общества

plenty of sleep is the life of young children - длительный сон - самое важное /основное/ для (здоровья) детей

8. жив. натура

a picture [a portrait] taken from (the) life - картина [портрет] с натуры

small life - меньше натуральной величины

as large as life см. large I ♢

to portray smb. to the life - очень точно передать сходство, нарисовать чей-л. верный портрет

9. страх. застрахованное лицо

10. = lifetime 2)

♢ my (dear) life - мой дорогой, моя дорогая, моя жизнь ( обращение)

upon my life! - честное слово!

for the life of me I can't understand it - хоть убей, не могу этого понять

it is a matter of life and death - это вопрос жизни и смерти

with all the pleasure in life - с величайшим удовольствием

to have the time of one's life - а) повеселиться на славу; отлично провести время; б) переживать лучшую пору своей жизни

change of life - эвф. климакс

life and limb см. limb1 I ♢

to bother /to harass, to nag, to worry/ the life out of smb. - изводить кого-л., не давать ни минуты покоя кому-л., выматывать (всю) душу

to gasp out one's life - испустить дух, скончаться

to take one's life in both hands and eat it - прожигать жизнь

there is life in the old dog yet - ≅ есть ещё порох в пороховницах

a cat has nine lives - посл. у кошки девять жизней, кошки живучи

while there is life there is hope - посл. пока человек жив, он надеется

not on your life! - ни в коем случае!
2. [laıf] a
1) жизненный

life force - жизненная сила

2) пожизненный

life sentence - пожизненное заключение

life member - пожизненный член (клуба и т. п.)

3) с натуры

НБАРС > life
13 lost

/lu:z/ * ngoại động từ (lost) - mất không còn nữa =to lose one's head+ mất đầu; mất bình tĩnh, bối rối =to lose one's life in the resistance+ hy sinh trong kháng chiến =doctor loses patient+ bác sĩ mất khách; bác sĩ không cứu sống được người bệnh - mất, mất hút, không thấy nữa; lạc, thất lạc =to be lost in the thick woods+ bị lạc trong rừng rậm - bỏ lỡ, bỏ uổng, bỏ qua =to lose an opportunity+ lỡ cơ hội =to lose one's train+ lỡ chuyến xe lửa - thua, bại =to lose a lawsuit+ thua kiện =to lose a battle+ thua trận - uổng phí, bỏ phí =to lose time in gambling+ bỏ phí thì giờ vào quân bài lá bạc - làm hại, làm mất, làm hư, di hại =that might lose him his job+ cái đó có thể làm cho nó mất công ăn việc làm =the ship was lost with all hands on board+ con tàu bị đắm với tất cả thuỷ thủ ở trên boong - chậm (đồng hồ) =the watch loses about two minutes a day+ đồng hồ chạy chậm chừng hai phút mỗi ngày - dạng bị động mê man, say sưa, chìm đắm, triền miên; mất hết không còn nữa; bị lu mờ =to be lost in meditation+ trầm ngâm, chìm đắm trong suy nghĩ =to be lost to all sense of duty+ không còn một chút ý thức trách nhiệm nào =the beauty of the poem is lost upon them+ chúng nó không thể nào thưởng thức nổi cái đẹp của bài thơ * nội động từ - mất; mất ý nghĩa, mất hay ! Ho-Xuan-Huong's poems lose much in the translation - thơ Hồ Xuân Hương dịch ra bị mất hay đi nhiều - thất bại, thua, thua lỗ =the enemy had lost heavity+ kẻ địch bị thất bại nặng nề !they lost and we won - chúng nó thua và ta thắng - chậm (đồng hồ) !to lose ground - (xem) ground !to lose heart (conrage) - mất hết can đảm, mất hết hăng hái !to lose sleep over something - lo nghĩ mất ngủ về cái gì !to lose oneself - lạc đường, lạc lối !to lose patience !to lose one's temper - mất bình tĩnh, nổi nóng, cáu !to lose one's reckoning - rối trí, hoang mang !to lose self-control - mất bình tĩnh, mất tự chủ, nóng nảy !to lose one's way - lạc đường !lost soul - một tâm hồn sa đoạ, một tâm hồn tội lỗi không hòng gì cứu chữa được nữa

English-Vietnamese dictionary > lost
14 life

сущ.

мн. lives

1) общ. жизнь, существование

to give [lay down, sacrifice\] one's life — отдать свою жизнь, пожертвовать жизнью

See:

life insurance, life settlement, human life value

2) общ. живое существо; жизнь ( как совокупность живых существ)

wild life — живая природа

How many lives were lost? — Сколько людей погибло?

3)

а) общ. срок жизни

at his time of life — в его возрасте

for life — на всю жизнь, до конца жизни, до смерти; пожизненно

to be elected [appointed\] for life — быть избранным [назначенным\] пожизненно

See:

life agent, life broker, lifetime employment, life annuity, joint-life annuity, joint-life pension, life care contract, life expectancy

б) общ. срок службы [работы\] (напр., оборудования)

the useful life of a car [of a building\] — срок полезного использования автомобиля [здания\]

See:

economic life, physical life, useful life

в) эк. срок действия (договора и т. п.)

life of an agreement [a contract\] — срок действия соглашения [договора, контракта\]

life of loan — срок кредита [займа\]

See:

life-of-loan cap

г) фин. срок обращения ценной бумаги ( общий или оставшийся до погашения)

during the life of the bond — в течение срока обращения облигации

The coupon rate is the interest rate paid to investors during the life of the bond. — Купонная ставка — это ставка процента, выплачиваемая инвестору в течение срока обращения облигации.

See:

original maturity, current maturity

4) общ. образ [характер\] жизни

everyday life — повседневная жизнь, быт

See:

quality of work life

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1) срок службы фиксированного (капитального) актива, условно принятый для учета, амортизации, планирования; 2) срок ценной бумаги (общий или оставшийся до погашения).
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Реклама

отрезок времени, в течение которого может быть прослежена и измерена реакция на опубликование рекламного объявления

Англо-русский экономический словарь > life
15 life

رُوح \ ghost: a dead person’s spirit that appears to a living person. life: the signs of not being dead; activity; movement; expression: Put more life into your acting, sb.’s existence as a living person Many lives were lost in the war. soul: a person’s spirit, which is thought not to die with his body. spirit: a feeling that controls one’s behaviour: If you play a game in the right spirit, winning or losing does not really matter. \ See Also طيف (طَيْف)، شبح (شَبَح)، نشاط (نشاط)، حيوية (حيويّة)، نفس (نفس)‏

Arabic-English glossary > life
16 life

نَفْس \ life: sb.’s existence as a living person: Many lives were lost in the war. soul: a person’s spirit, which is thought not to die with his body.

Arabic-English glossary > life
17 lose one's life

погибнуть

They did not meet again till the night on which Robert Forestier lost his life. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) — Фред снова встретился с Робертом Форестье как раз в тот вечер, когда Роберт погиб.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > lose one's life
18 sell one's life dear

( sell one's life dear(ly))

дорого продать жизнь

Here and there a little group of shattered Indians marked where one of the anthropoids had turned to bay, and sold his life dearly. (A. C. Doyle, ‘The Lost World’, ch. XIV) — Изуродованные человеческие тела отмечали места особенно жарких схваток: враг дорого продавал свою жизнь.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > sell one's life dear
19 (one's) entire life savings

Общая лексика: сбережения всей жизни (He invested his entire life savings into this fund and lost everything.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > (one's) entire life savings
20 entire life savings

Общая лексика: (one's) сбережения всей жизни (He invested his entire life savings into this fund and lost everything.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > entire life savings

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