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1 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) boute-en-train -
2 to the life
(exactly (like): When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.) à s'y méprendre -
3 on the life of
sur la tête de (JD) -
4 not for the life of me
(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) absolument pas -
5 during the life time of
du vivant de (JD)English-French insurance dictionari > during the life time of
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6 insurance on the life of another
assurance sur la vie d'un tiers (2e)English-French insurance dictionari > insurance on the life of another
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7 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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8 life
plural - lives; noun1) (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.) vie2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vie3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vie4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vie, existence5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vie6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vie7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biographie8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) à vie•- 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 -
9 life-cycle
noun (the various stages through which a living thing passes: the life-cycle of the snail.) cycle de vie -
10 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) l'envers du décor -
11 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) l'envers du décor -
12 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) gagner sur les deux tableaux -
13 the change of life
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14 life expectancy
(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) espérance de vie -
15 life-saving
noun (the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning: The boy is being taught life-saving.) secourisme, sauvetage -
16 life-size(d)
adjective, adverb ((of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original: a life-sized statue.) grandeur nature -
17 life-size(d)
adjective, adverb ((of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original: a life-sized statue.) grandeur nature -
18 the hereafter
noun (the next world; life after death.) -
19 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.)2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) -
20 life interest of the surviving spouse
Jur. usufruit [dont bénéficie l'époux survivant]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > life interest of the surviving spouse
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