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1 I couldn't tell you to save my life!
Хоть убей, не знаю!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > I couldn't tell you to save my life!
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save [seɪv]a. ( = rescue) sauver• we must save the planet for future generations il faut sauvegarder la planète pour les générations à venirb. ( = store away) [+ money] mettre de côté ; [+ food] garder• to save stamps ( = collect) collectionner les timbres• will you save me a place at your table? tu me gardes une place à ta table ?c. ( = not spend, not take) [+ money, work] économiser ; [+ time] gagner ; ( = avoid) [+ need] éviter ( sb sth qch à qn)• you save $1 if you buy three packets en achetant trois paquets vous économisez un dollare. [+ computer file] sauvegardera. ( = save up) mettre de l'argent de côté3. noun4. preposition• save that... sauf que...* * *[seɪv] 1.1) Sport arrêt m de but2) Computing sauvegarde f2.transitive verb1) ( rescue) sauverto save somebody's life — lit, fig sauver la vie à quelqu'un
he can't speak German to save his life! — (colloq) il ne parle pas un mot d'allemand!
to save the day ou the situation — sauver la situation
2) (put by, keep) mettre [quelque chose] de côté [money, food]; garder [goods, documents]to save something for somebody —
3) ( economize on) économiser [money, energy]; gagner [time, space]to save one's energy/voice — ménager ses forces/sa voix
you'll save money/£20 — vous ferez des économies/une économie de 20 livres
to save somebody something — faire économiser quelque chose à quelqu'un [money]; éviter quelque chose à quelqu'un [trouble, expense, journey]; faire gagner quelque chose à quelqu'un [time]
to save somebody/something (from) having to do — éviter à quelqu'un/quelque chose de faire
4) Sport arrêter [penalty]5) Religion sauver6) Computing sauvegarder, enregistrer (on, to sur)3.1) ( put by funds) = save up2) ( economize) économiser, faire des économies4.to save on — faire des économies de [energy, paper]
1) ( rescue oneself) lit, fig s'en tirer2) ( keep energy) se réserver ( for pour)3) ( avoid waste)•Phrasal Verbs:- save up -
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noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit 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.
life is not worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert
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.)
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
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
there is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
draw somebody from life — jemanden nach dem Leben zeichnen
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben
eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben
* * *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.) das Leben2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) das Leben3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) das Leben4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) das Leben5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) das Leben6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) das Leben7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) die Lebensbeschreibung8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang•- academic.ru/42849/lifeless">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* * *<pl lives>[laɪf, pl laɪvz]I. ncats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben ntrun 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 kannin a previous \life in einem früheren Lebento believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glaubento lose one's \life sein Leben lassen, ums Leben kommento save sb's \life jdm das Leben rettento seek sb's \life jdm nach dem Leben trachtento take sb's \life ( form) jdn töten [o umbringen]to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Guthe tried to discover some sign of \life in the boy's body er versuchte irgendein Lebenszeichen im Körper des Jungen festzustellenI love \life ich liebe das Lebento be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens seinthere are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Lebenanimal \life Tierwelt fplant \life Pflanzenwelt finsect \life Welt f der Insekten, Insekten plintelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Lebento be deeply rooted in American \life tief im Leben der Amerikaner verwurzelt seinfamily \life Familienleben ntlove \life Liebesleben ntprivate \life Privatleben ntworking \life Arbeitsleben ntcome on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! famput more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimmethere isn't much \life here hier ist nicht viel losto be full of \life voller Leben sein, vor Leben [nur so] sprühento bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machento come to \life lebendig werden figafter an hour the party finally came to \life nach einer Stunde kam endlich Leben in die Partyteaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Lebenshe only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Lebenwho's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Lebento want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwartenhow many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?to save a \life ein Menschenleben rettenI left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehento give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermittelnI believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werdenhe's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] fama job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit11. (duration) of a device, battery Lebensdauer f, Nutzungsdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl; of a contract Laufzeit fduring the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen fam/bekommentaken from the \life nach einem Modell14. (reality)true to \life wirklichkeitsgetreu15.▶ for dear \life verzweifeltshe 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▶ not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Weltget a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!▶ the good \life das süße Leben, das [o die] Dolce Vita▶ 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 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 habenthat sketch is Joanna to the \life diese Zeichnung trifft Joanna aufs Haar▶ one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f/Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)* * *[laɪf]n pl lives1) Leben ntbird/plant life — die Vogel-/Pflanzenwelt
to bring sb back to life — jdn wiederbeleben, jdn ins Leben zurückrufen
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
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
the murderer was imprisoned for life — der Mörder wurde zu lebenslänglicher Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt
2)(= individual life)
how many lives were lost? — wie viele (Menschen) sind ums Leben gekommen?to take one's own life — sich (dat) das Leben nehmen
to save sb's life (lit) — jdm das Leben retten; (fig) jdn retten
the suspected murderer is on trial for his life —
early in life, in early life — in frühen Jahren
later in life, in later life — in späteren Jahren, später im Leben
she began ( her working) life as a teacher — sie begann ihr Berufsleben als Lehrerin
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
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)
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 sehen4) (= liveliness) Leben ntwas full of life —
there's life in the old girl yet (inf) — sie ist noch schwer aktiv (inf); (of car) die Kiste bringts noch (sl)
of the party — John will überall im Mittelpunkt stehen
5) (= way of life) Leben ntthis is the life! — ja, ist das ein Leben!
such is life, that's life — so ist das Leben
6) (= useful or active life) Lebensdauer fduring 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)
* * *life [laıf] pl lives [laıvz] s1. (organisches) Leben:how did life begin? wie ist das Leben entstanden?2. Leben(skraft) n(f)3. Leben n:a) Lebenserscheinungen plb) 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 Meerthey 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 riskieren5. 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 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 1all his life sein ganzes Leben lang;the life of a book die Erfolgszeit eines Buches;b) WIRTSCH, JUR Laufzeit f (eines Wechsels, Vertrags etc), besonders WIRTSCH Haltbarkeit f, Lagerfähigkeit f:8. Leben(sbeschreibung) n(f), Biografie f9. Leben n, menschliches Tun und Treiben, Welt f:life in Australia das Leben in Australien;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 Party11. KUNST Leben n:12. Versicherungswesen:a) auf Lebenszeit Versicherte(r) m/f(m) (im Hinblick auf die Lebenserwartung)13. JUR umg lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe:he is doing life er sitzt lebenslänglich;a) fürs (ganze) Leben, für den Rest seines Lebens,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;a) auch put life into beleben, Leben oder Schwung bringen in (akk), auch jemanden in Schwung bringenafter some time the party came to life nach einiger Zeit kam Leben oder Schwung in die Party;a) wieder zu(m) Bewusstsein oder zu sich kommen,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* * *noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit 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.
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.)
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
take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
2) (energy, animation) Leben, dasthere is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin 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
6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die* * *n.(§ pl.: lives)Lebensdauer f. -
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I [seɪv]1. vt1) (rescue: also) Relto save the situation or the day — salvare la situazione
to save a goal Ftbl — parare un goal
2) (put aside: money), (also: save up) risparmiare, mettere da parte, (food, newspapers) conservare, tenere da parte, (collect: stamps) raccogliere, Comput memorizzare3) (avoid using: money, effort) risparmiareit saved us a lot of trouble/another journey — ci ha risparmiato una bella seccatura/un altro viaggio
to save time... — per risparmiare or guadagnare tempo...
2. vi1) (also: save up)2)to save on food/transport — risparmiare or economizzare sul vitto/trasporto
3. nSport parataII [seɪv] prepliter old salvo, a eccezione di -
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save [seɪv]arrêt ⇒ 1 (a) sauvegarde ⇒ 1 (b) sauver ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (g) économiser ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 3 (a) epargner ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d), 3 (b) mettre de côté ⇒ 2 (b) éviter ⇒ 2 (d) arrêter ⇒ 2 (f) sauvegarder ⇒ 2 (h), 3 (c) faire des économies(de) ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (b)1 noun∎ great save! superbe arrêt!∎ save command commande f de sauvegarde∎ she saved my life elle m'a sauvé la vie;∎ the doctors managed to save her eyesight les médecins ont pu lui sauver la vue;∎ to save sb from a fire/from drowning sauver qn d'un incendie/de la noyade;∎ he saved me from making a terrible mistake il m'a empêché de faire une erreur monstrueuse;∎ they had only the belongings they had saved from the flood ils n'avaient que les affaires qu'ils avaient sauvées de l'inondation;∎ nothing can save their marriage now rien ne peut plus sauver leur mariage;∎ to save a species from extinction sauver une espèce en voie de disparition;∎ saved by the bell! sauvé par le gong!;∎ familiar to save one's neck or skin or hide or bacon sauver sa peau;∎ familiar I couldn't climb up there to save my life je serais incapable de grimper là-haut□ ;∎ familiar he can't sing/play tennis to save his life il chante/joue au tennis comme un pied;∎ to save face sauver la face;∎ to save the day sauver la mise(b) (put by, keep → money) économiser, épargner, mettre de côté; (→ food, papers, old jars etc) garder, mettre de côté; (collect → stamps, cards) collectionner;∎ I save £100 a month in a special account j'économise 100 livres par mois sur un compte spécial;∎ how much money have you got saved? à combien se montent vos économies?, combien d'argent avez-vous mis de côté?;∎ I'm saving money to buy a car je fais des économies pour acheter une voiture;∎ I'll save you a place je te garderai une place;∎ I always save the best part till last je garde toujours le meilleur pour la fin;∎ to save oneself for sth se réserver pour qch;∎ save a dance for me réservez-moi une danse;∎ do you still save stamps? est-ce que tu collectionnes toujours les timbres?(c) (economize on → fuel, electricity) économiser, faire des économies de; (→ money) économiser; (→ time, space) gagner; (→ strength) ménager, économiser;∎ buy now and save £15! achetez dès maintenant et économisez 15 livres!;∎ their advice saved me a fortune leurs conseils m'ont fait économiser une fortune;∎ you'd save a lot of time if you used a computer vous gagneriez beaucoup de temps si vous utilisiez un ordinateur;∎ a computer would save you a lot of time un ordinateur vous ferait gagner beaucoup de temps;∎ I might as well have saved my breath j'aurais mieux fait d'économiser ma salive∎ it'll save you getting up early/going into town ça t'évitera de te lever tôt/d'aller en ville;∎ thanks, you've saved me a trip/having to go myself merci, vous m'avez évité un trajet/d'y aller moi-même;∎ this has saved him a great deal of expense/trouble cela lui a évité ou épargné beaucoup de dépense/peine(e) (protect → eyes, shoes) ménager;∎ God save the King/the Queen! vive le Roi/la Reine!∎ to save a goal arrêter ou bloquer un tir∎ to save sth to disk sauvegarder qch sur disquette;∎ do you want to save changes? voulez-vous enregistrer les modifications?;∎ save as… enregistrer sous…(a) (spend less) faire des économies, économiser;∎ you save if you buy in bulk on fait des économies en achetant en gros;∎ to save on fuel économiser sur le carburant(b) (put money aside) faire des économies, épargner;∎ I'm saving for a new car je fais des économies pour acheter une nouvelle voitureformal sauf, hormis;∎ we'd thought of every possibility save one nous avions pensé à tout sauf à çaà part;∎ save for the fact that we lost, it was a great match à part le fait qu'on a perdu, c'était un très bon match;∎ she was utterly alone, save for one good friend à part une seule amie, elle n'avait personne►► Save the Children Fund = organisme international d'assistance à l'enfance➲ save up(put by, keep → money) économiser, épargner, mettre de côté; (→ food, papers, old jars etc) garder, mettre de côté; (collect → stamps, cards) collectionner;∎ I'm saving up money to buy a car je fais des économies pour acheter une voiturefaire des économies, épargner;∎ I'm saving up for a new car je fais des économies pour acheter une nouvelle voiture -
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save [seɪv]1. v1) спаса́ть;to save smb.'s life спасти́ кому́-л. жизнь
;to save the situation спасти́ положе́ние
2) откла́дывать, копи́ть (тж. save up)3) избавля́ть (от чего-л.);you have saved me the trouble вы изба́вили меня́ от хлопо́т
4) бере́чь, эконо́мить (время, деньги, труд, силы и т.п.);to save oneself бере́чь себя́; бере́чь си́лы
;to save one's pains не труди́ться понапра́сну
save up де́лать сбереже́ния; копи́ть◊to save one's pocket не тра́тить ли́шнего
;to save one's breath промолча́ть, не тра́тить ли́шних слов
2. n предотвраще́ние проры́ва ( в футболе и т.п.)3. prep, cj уст., поэт.1) за исключе́нием, кро́ме, без;all save him все, кро́ме него́
;save and except исключа́я
2) е́сли бы не;he couldn't have done it save for your help он не смог бы э́того сде́лать, е́сли бы не ва́ша по́мощь
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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.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografía8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) cadena perpetua•- 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 vidatr[laɪf]1 vida■ never in my life have I heard such nonsense! ¡jamás en la vida había oído tales estupideces!2 (of battery) duración nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor dear life con toda su fuerzait's a matter of life and death es cuestión de vida o muertenot 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 fiestato bring somebody back to life resucitar a alguiento come to life cobrar vidato have the time of one's life pasárselo como nuncato live the life of Riley familiar pegarse la gran vidato lose one's life perder la vidato take one's own life suicidarse, quitarse la vidato take somebody's life matar a alguienlife belt / life buoy salvavidas nombre masculinolife cycle ciclo vitallife expectancy esperanza de vidalife insurance seguro de vidalife imprisonment cadena perpetualife jacket chaleco salvavidaslife sentence cadena perpetualife story biografíalife style estilo de vida1) : vida fplant life: la vida vegetal2) existence: vida f, existencia f3) biography: biografía f, vida f4) duration: duración f, vida f5) liveliness: vivacidad f, animación fadj.• 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.laɪf1) c u ( existence) vida fearly 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
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 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
to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida
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) ua) ( vital force) vida fto come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida
b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad fto 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 fto live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey
4) u ( living things) vida fanimal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal
6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua7) 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 fplant life — vida f vegetal, las plantas fpl
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to bring sb back to life — resucitar or reanimar a algn2) (=existence) vida fhow'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?
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to begin life as... — empezar la vida como...•
to depart this life — liter partir de esta vida•
in early/later life — en los años juveniles/madurasrun for your life! — ¡sálvese quien pueda!
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you gave me the fright of my life! — ¡qué susto me diste!•
to lay down one's life — dar su vida, entregar su vida•
to lose one's life — perder la vidahow many lives were lost? — ¿cuántas víctimas hubo?
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never in my life — en mi vida•
in the next life — en el más allá, en la otra vida•
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 algnto take one's own life — quitarse la vida, suicidarse
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at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengobed 1., 4), private 3., save I, 1., 1)•
his life won't be worth living — más le valdría morirse3) (=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 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 vidaRiley•
to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila•
get a life! * — ¡espabílate y haz algo!•
(upon) my life! — † ¡Dios mío!•
not on your life! * — ¡ni hablar!•
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•
to come to life — animarse•
the life and soul of the party — el alma de la fiesta6) (=lifespan) [of person] vida f ; [of licence] vigencia f, validez f ; [of battery] vida f, duración f7) * (=life imprisonment)•
to do life — cumplir una condena de cadena or reclusión perpetua8) (Art)•
to paint from life — pintar del natural•
true to life — fiel a la realidad9) (=biography) vida f10) (US)** [of prostitute]she's in the life — hace la calle *, es una mujer de la vida
2.CPDlife 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 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
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 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
* * *[laɪf]1) c u ( existence) vida fearly 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
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 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
to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida
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) ua) ( vital force) vida fto come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida
b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad fto 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 fto live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey
4) u ( living things) vida fanimal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal
6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua7) u ( Art)to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural
8) c ( biography) vida f -
8 save
I 1. seiv verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) berge, redde2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spare, legge til side3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spare en for4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) redde (ballen)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelse6) (to keep data in the computer.) lagre2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) redning- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II seiv preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) unntatt, så nær som, bortsett fraberge--------frelse--------redde--------spare--------unntattIsubst. \/seɪv\/( sport) redningIIverb \/seɪv\/1) ( også sport) redde2) berge, bevare, verne, beskytte3) ( religion) frelse4) spare, legge unna, legge til side5) spare (på), legge (seg) opp6) spare (inn), spare seg, spare for, unngå• if you walk to the office, you will save spending money on bus fareshvis du går til jobben, sparer du bussutgifter7) holde av, reservere8) ( EDB) lagre9) nå, rekke, komme tidsnokcannot do something to save one's life kan ikke gjøre noe for alt i livetsave appearances bevare ansiktsaved by the bell reddet av gonggongensave from redde frasave one's bacon ( hverdagslig) redde skinnet, ro seg i landsave one's breath være stille, ikke si noe• please, save your breath for a minute!save oneself redde seg, komme seg unna spare seg, spare på kreftene sinesave one's pain spare seg bryderietsave one's pocket spare pengene sinesave one's skin eller save one's neck redde skinnetsave one's strength spare på kreftene (sine), samle kreftersave something out of the fire redde stumpenesave the best till the last spare det beste til sluttsave the day eller save the situation redde situasjonensave the tide (sjøfart, gammeldags) rekke inn og ut mens det er tidevannsave up for spare til, legge unna tilsave us! (Gud) bevare oss!IIIprep. \/seɪv\/(litterært, poetisk) unntatt, med unntak av, så nær som, bare ikkesave and except unntattsave for bortsett fra, unntatt, så nær somIVkonj. \/seɪv\/ eller save that(litterært, poetisk) unntatt, men, bortsett fra -
9 life
A n1 ( as opposed to death) vie f ; life and death la vie et la mort ; a matter of life and death une question de vie ou de mort ; to cling to life s'accrocher à la vie ; to have a love of life aimer la vie ; to bring sb back to life gen rendre la vie à qn ; Med ranimer qn ; to save sb's life sauver la vie de qn ; to put one's life at risk risquer sa vie ; to lay down ou give one's life for sb sacrifier sa vie pour qn ; to lose/risk one's life doing perdre/risquer sa vie à faire ; to take one's own life se donner la mort ; to take sb's life sout donner la mort à qn ; to run/swim for one's life courir/nager aussi vite que possible ; run for your life! sauve qui peut! ;2 ( period from birth to death) vie f ; short/long life courte/longue vie ; throughout one's life pendant toute sa vie ; his waking life sa vie éveillée ; in this life and the next dans cette vie et dans l'autre ; the first time in my life la première fois de ma vie ; a day/year in the life of une journée/année de la vie de ; romance/race of one's life amour/course de sa vie ; I got the fright of my life! j'ai eu la frayeur de ma vie! ; 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 ; to mark sb for life marquer qn pour la vie ; to go through ou spend one's life doing passer sa vie à faire ; to make life worth living donner un sens à la vie ; to be all for an easy life aimer la vie facile ; early in life très tôt ; in adult life à l'âge adulte ; in the prime of life dans la fleur de l'âge ; at my time of life à mon âge ; have you lived here all your life? est-ce que tu as toujours habité ici? ; for the rest of one' s life pour le restant de ses jours ; in her early life quand elle était jeune ; to depart this life littér quitter ce monde ; the life and times of X la vie et l'époque de X ; to write a life of sb écrire une biographie de qn ;3 (animation, vigour) vie f, vitalité f ; full of life plein de vie or vitalité ; there was no life in her voice il n'y avait aucune vitalité dans sa voix ; there's not much life in the town in winter cette ville n'est pas très vivante l'hiver ; 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 ; to bring history/a character to life donner de la vie à l'histoire/un personnage ; to roar/splutter into life se mettre en marche en vrombissant/en toussant ; put a bit of life into it ○ mettez-y un peu de tonus ○ ; this drink will put new life into you cette boisson te redonnera des forces ;4 (social activity, lifestyle) vie f ; to lead a busy/sheltered life mener une vie occupée/protégée ; to change one's life transformer sa vie ; private/family ou home life vie privée/de famille ; working/social life vie professionnelle/personnelle ; his way of life son mode de vie ; a way of life un style de vie ; a life of luxury/crime une vie de luxe/de criminel ; to live the good ou high life mener la grande vie ; the outdoor life la vie au grand air ; it's no life for a child ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant ; to have a life of one's own avoir sa propre vie ; to make a new life for oneself se forger une nouvelle vie ; to get on with one's life continuer sa vie ; what a life! quelle vie! ; in public life dans les affaires publiques ;5 ( as general concept) vie f ; life in general la vie en général ; life's been kind to me la vie m'a été favorable ; isn't life wonderful? la vie n'est-elle pas merveilleuse? ; how's life treating you? comment va la vie? to make life easier/difficult for sb faciliter/compliquer la vie à qn ; don't make life so difficult for yourself ne te rends pas la vie impossible ; to take life as it comes prendre la vie comme elle vient ; life has to go on la vie continue ; that's life c'est la vie ; life's a bitch ○ chienne de vie ○ ;6 ( living things) vie f ; origins of life origines de la vie ; extraterrestrial life la vie extraterrestre ; life as we know it la vie telle que nous la connaissons ; plant/marine life la vie végétale/marine ; life in the hedgerows/forest la faune des haies/forêts ; low life péj racaille ○ f ;7 ( 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 ;8 ( useful duration) durée f ; shelf life durée de conservation ; the average life of a washing-machine la durée moyenne d'une machine à laver ; there's plenty of life still left in them ils sont encore tout à fait utilisables ; this carpet's coming to the end of its life ce tapis commence à avoir fait son temps ;9 Jur to do ○ ou serve life être emprisonné à vie ; to sentence sb to life condamner qn à perpétuité ; to get life ○ se faire condamner à perpette ○ ;B modif [member, president, peer, peerage, membership] à vie ; [ban] définitif/-ive ; Insur [annuity] viager/-ère.anything for a quiet life tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille ; for dear life de toutes mes/ses etc forces ; not for the life of me absolument pas ; he couldn't for the life of him see why il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi ; get a life ○ ! lâche-moi les baskets ○ ! ; not on your life! jamais de la vie! ; this is the life! c'est la belle vie!, voilà la vie qu'il me/nous etc faut! ; to frighten the life out of sb faire mourir qn de peur ; to have the time of one's life s'amuser comme un fou/une folle ; you get out of life what you put into it comme on fait son lit on se couche Prov ; to take one's life in one's hands risquer sa vie. -
10 save
1. Ihe has never saved он никогда не делал сбережений /не откладывал денег/; it is difficult to save копить /откладывать/ трудно2. IIsave at some time if you don't save now you never will если ты сейчас не скопишь денег, ты никогда этого не сделаешь3. III1) save smb., smth. save a drowning man (oneself, smb.'s life, smb.'s honour, one's country, the world, the house next to the burning building, etc.) спасать тонущего человека и т.д.; save the situation спасать положение; save one's teeth беречь зубы; large print saves your eyes крупный шрифт сохраняет зрение /не вреден для глаз/; save one's skin спасать свою шкуру2) save smth. save some money (a shilling, etc.) сэкономить немного денег и т.д.; save the expense (unnecessary expenditure, etc.) избежать расходов и т.д.; save one's pocket не тратить лишнего; save one's strength (one's voice) беречь силы (голос); if we go by this road we can save half a mile если мы пойдем этой дорогой /по этой дороге/, мы сократим себе путь на /выгадаем/ полмили, if we take a taxi we shall save time мы выиграем время, если возьмем такси; that will save us fifty per cent это сэкономит нам /позволит нам сэкономить/ пятьдесят процентов; save the trouble (the work) избавлять от беспокойства (труда)3) save smth. save money (one's allowance, every penny one can, etc.) откладывать /копить/ деньги и т.д.; save stamps (matchboxes, marbles, etc.) собирать марки и т.д.4. IV1) save smb., smth. in some manner save smb., smth. bravely (heroically, courageously. miraculously, etc.) храбро и т.д. спасать кого-л., что-л.2) save smth. in some manner save smth. wisely (economically, etc.) разумно и т.д. экономить /откладывать/ что-л.5. Vsave smb. smth. save me a lot of trouble (him the effort, her many Interviews. etc.) избавлять меня от многих беспокойств /хлопот/ и т.д.; save smb. a lot of time сэкономить /сберечь/ кому-л. много времени; you can save yourself the trouble можете не трудиться6. VIIsave smth. to do smth. save money to travel around the world (every cent to go to college, coupons to buy a camera, etc.) откладывать /копить/ деньги для того, чтобы отправиться в кругосветное путешествие и т.д.7. XIbe saved the storm ended and the ship was saved буря утихла, и корабль был спасен; be saved from smb., smth. he must be saved from himself его надо спасать /уберечь/ от него самого; fortunately the building was saved from destruction к счастью, здание спасли от разрушения; be saved by smth. my life was saved by good nursing моя жизнь была спасена /я остался в живых/, благодаря хорошему уходу8. XIVsave doing smth. by walking we can save spending money for bus fares если мы пойдем пешком, мы сэкономим на автобусных билетах; I had my gloves washed and it saved my buying new ones я выстирала свои перчатки, и мне не пришлось /это избавило меня от необходимости/ покупать новые9. XVIsave on smth. save on cigarettes (on food, on everything, etc.) экономить на сигаретах и т.д.10. XXI11) save smth. for smb., smth. save some dinner for him (this dress for my daughter, etc.) оставлять ему кое-что от обеда и т.д.; save l 10 for one's summer holidays откладывать десять фунтов на летние каникулы; save a dance for me оставьте один танец для меня; save a, seat for him займите для него место; save the crusts for the chickens собирать корки для цыплят; save one's best clothes for grand occasions (one's strength for the future attempts, etc.) беречь свое лучшее платье для особых случаев и т.д.; save smth. from /out of/ smth. save money (a few pounds, etc.) from one's salary /out of one's pay/ откладывать деньги и т.д. из зарплаты2) save smb. from smb., smth. save her from the police (the prisoners from death, the servant from his master's anger, the old man from humiliation, the family from ruin, the boy from punishment, the children from further harm, etc.) спасать ее от полиции и т.д.; save me from this trouble избавьте меня от этих хлопот; this saved her from disgrace это уберегло ее от позора; we must save them from bad companions надо оградить их от дурных товарищей; we couldn't save the books from the fire .мы не смогли спасти /уберечь/ книги от пожара /от огня/11. XXII1) save smb. from doing smth. save him from making a mistake (the boy from drowning, the old lady from falling over, the boy from promising what he could not do, etc.) удержать его от ошибки и т.д., не дать ему совершить ошибку и т.д.; save smth. from doing smth. save the house from burning down не дать даму сгореть; save smb. by doing smth. save oneself by grabbing a rope спастись, ухватившись за веревку2) save smth. by doing smth. save two hours by taking the express (a mile by taking a short cut, time and labour by using the machine, etc.) сэкономить два часа, поехав экспрессом и т.д. -
11 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *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.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- 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* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
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n. "Life", Amerikaans maandblad gespecialiseerd in fotopers[ lajf] 〈meervoud: lives〉♦voorbeelden:1 〈 benaming voor〉 leven ⇒ bestaan; levendigheid; bedrijvigheid; levensduur/tijd; levensbeschrijving/verhaal♦voorbeelden:a matter of life and death • een zaak van leven of doodmake life easy • niet moeilijk doeneveryday life • het leven van alledag〈 informeel〉 you (can) bet your life • nou en of!, wat dacht je!save someone's life • iemands leven reddenstart life • geboren wordentake one's (own) life • zelfmoord plegentake someone's life • iemand om het leven brengenfor life • voor het leven, levenslangfor the life of me I couldn't remember it • al sla je me dood, ik weet het echt niet meerrun for one's life • rennen voor je levenpainted from life • naar het leven geschilderdthe other life • het leven hiernamaalsthis 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 hoopescape with life and limb • het er levend afbrengenthe life (and soul) of the party • de gangmaker van het feestbreathe life into a party • een feest opvrolijken/verlevendigenstart life • zijn carrière beginnenhis records/stamps are his life • zijn platen/postzegels zijn zijn lust en zijn leven -
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(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) om det så gjaldt livet* * *(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) om det så gjaldt livet -
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adv infmlHe couldn't make a public speech to save his life — Он ни за что не смог бы выступить перед публикой, хоть убей
He can't speak to a girl first to save his life — Он никогда ни за что не заговорит с девушкой первым, хоть режь его
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > to save one's life
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разг.даже если бы от этого зависела (его, её и т. д.) жизнь; даже ради спасения жизни; ≈ хоть убейGerald: "...I was fearfully idle when I was at school, and I couldn't pass an examination now to save my life." (O. Wilde, ‘A Woman of No Importance’, act II) — Джеральд: "...В школе я отчаянно ленился и теперь не выдержал бы экзамена даже ради спасения собственной жизни."
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(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) por nada no mundo* * *not for the life of mepor nada neste mundo. -
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(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) en absoluto, por nada en el mundo -
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(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) ekki þótt lífið lægi við -
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(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) a világért sem -
20 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!) ölsem bile, hiç mi hiç
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not be able to do something to save your life — spoken phrase to be very bad at doing something She couldn’t play the piano to save her life! Thesaurus: to be unable to do something wellsynonym Main entry: save * * * not be able to do sth to ˌsave your ˈlife … Useful english dictionary
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save — save1 W1S1 [seıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from harm/danger)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(not waste)¦ 4¦(to use later)¦ 5¦(collect)¦ 6¦(help to avoid)¦ 7¦(keep for somebody)¦ 8¦(computer)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 you saved my life … Dictionary of contemporary English
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life — noun 1 living things ADJECTIVE ▪ intelligent ▪ Is there intelligent life on other planets? ▪ animal, bird, human, insect, plant … Collocations dictionary
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