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1 lifespan
durée de vie [d'un être humain/d'une substance active] ; durée de vie utile [d'une machine]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > lifespan
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3 life
life [laɪf]1. noun(plural lives)a. vie f• 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 nomb. ( = living things) vie f• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?c. ( = existence) vie fd. ( = 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 make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle viee. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mortf. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !• 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 !2. compounds[subscription] à vie• 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• 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* * *[laɪf] 1.1) ( as opposed to death) vie fto bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un
2) ( period from birth to death) vie f3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité fto come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer
put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)
4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie fto live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie
5) ( human being(s))6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f7) Jurto do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie
to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)
8) Art2.from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
••for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces
get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)
to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
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4 history
1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (the past) histoire f;∎ ancient/modern history histoire f ancienne/moderne;∎ the history of France, French history l'histoire f de France;∎ to study history étudier l'histoire;∎ I find history fascinating l'histoire me fascine;∎ a character in history un personnage historique ou de l'histoire;∎ throughout history tout au long de l'histoire;∎ the history plays of Shakespeare les pièces fpl historiques de Shakespeare;∎ tell me news, not history! tu n'aurais pas de nouvelles un peu plus fraîches?;∎ to make history entrer dans l'histoire;∎ a day that has gone down in history une journée qui est entrée dans l'histoire;∎ that's ancient history (forgotten, in the past) c'est de l'histoire ancienne; (everyone knows that) c'est bien connu;∎ the rest is history tout le monde connaît la suite;∎ familiar there's a lot of history between them il s'est passé beaucoup de choses entre eux□ ;∎ familiar they used to date but they're history now ils sortaient ensemble mais maintenant c'est fini□ ;∎ familiar he's history! (in trouble) il est fini!; (no longer in my/her/etc life) avec lui, c'est terminé(b) (UNCOUNT) (development, lifespan) histoire f;∎ the worst disaster in aviation history or in the history of aviation le plus grand désastre de l'histoire de l'aviation∎ Shakespeare's histories les pièces fpl historiques de Shakespeare∎ medical history antécédents mpl médicaux;∎ there is a history of heart disease in my family il y a des antécédents de maladie cardiaque dans ma famille;∎ there is a long history of cultural links between these cities il existe une longue tradition de liens culturels entre ces villes;∎ the entire family has a history of political activity toute la famille a fait de la politique;∎ he has a history of attempted rape il a plusieurs tentatives de viol à son actif(book, teacher, lesson) d'histoire►► Computing history file fichier m historique;Computing history list historique m
См. также в других словарях:
lifespan — life‧span [ˈlaɪfspæn] noun [countable] the period of time during which something will continue to be useful: • The new water distribution system could save hundreds of millions of pounds over its 150 year lifespan. * * * lifespan UK US… … Financial and business terms
lifespan — lifespan. = longevity (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
lifespan — lifespan. См. продолжительность жизни. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
lifespan — also life span, 1918, from LIFE (Cf. life) (n.) + SPAN (Cf. span) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
lifespan — ► NOUN ▪ the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions … English terms dictionary
lifespan — [[t]la͟ɪfspæn[/t]] lifespans also life span 1) N VAR: oft with poss The lifespan of a person, animal, or plant is the period of time for which they live or are normally expected to live. A 15 year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog... They have… … English dictionary
lifespan */*/ — UK [ˈlaɪfˌspæn] / US noun [countable] Word forms lifespan : singular lifespan plural lifespans 1) the length of time that a person or animal lives or is expected to live The natural lifespan of a pig is 10–12 years. 2) the length of time that… … English dictionary
lifespan — life|span W3 [ˈlaıfspæn] n the average length of time that someone will live or that something will continue to work →↑lifetime ▪ Men have a shorter lifespan than women. a lifespan of 5 days/10 years etc ▪ A TV set has an average lifespan of 11… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lifespan — life|span [ laıf,spæn ] noun count ** 1. ) the length of time that a person or animal lives or is expected to live: The natural lifespan of a pig is 10 12 years. 2. ) the length of time that something continues to exist or be good enough to use:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lifespan — noun a) The length of time for which an organism lives. Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings. b) The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid. The virtual enterprise forum developed several… … Wiktionary
lifespan — noun (C) the average length of time that someone will live or that something will continue to work: Men have a shorter lifespan than women. compare lifetime … Longman dictionary of contemporary English