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  • 1 הקריב את עצמו

    sacrificed himself

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  • 2 קידש את השם

    sacrificed himself

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  • 3 קידש את שם שמים

    sacrificed himself

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  • 4 Ж-21

    ПРИНОСИТЬ/ПРИНЕСТИ В ЖЕРТВУ кого-что (кому-чему) VP subj: human usu. this WO to give up a person, group, cause etc, allowing him or it to be hurt or destroyed, for the benefit of another person, group, cause etc: X принёс Y-a в жертву Z-y = X sacrificed Y to Z X offered Y in (up as a) sacrifice
    X принёс себя в жертву - X sacrificed himself
    X offered himself in (up as a) sacrifice.
    "...Приносить семью в жертву какому-то сумасшествию (тебе) не стыдно?» (Пастернак 1). "...Aren't you ashamed to sacrifice your family to some crazy notion?" (1 a).
    «...Он (Христос) родился в момент того душевного порыва, когда его народ, сам того не сознавая, приносил себя в жертву, обрёк себя на распятие во имя рождения христианской цивилизации...» (Горенштейн 1). "...He (Christ) was born at a moment of psychic upsurge, when his people, without realizing it, offered themselves in sacrifice, doomed themselves to crucifixion for the sake of giving birth to Christian civilization" (1a).
    Элен) сквозь слёзы говорила... что она никогда не была женою своего мужа, что она была принесена в жертву (Толстой 6).... (Ellen) tearfully asserted...that she had never been her husband's wife, that she had been offered up as a sacrifice (6a).

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  • 5 принести в жертву

    • ПРИНОСИТЬ/ПРИНЕСТИ В ЖЕРТВУ кого-что (кому-чему)
    [VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to give up a person, group, cause etc, allowing him or it to be hurt or destroyed, for the benefit of another person, group, cause etc:
    - X принёс Y-а в жертву Z-y ≈ X sacrificed Y to Z;
    - X offered Y in < up as a> sacrifice;
    - X offered himself in < up as a> sacrifice.
         ♦ "...Приносить семью в жертву какому-то сумасшествию [ тебе] не стыдно?" (Пастернак 1). "...Aren't you ashamed to sacrifice your family to some crazy notion?" (1a).
         ♦ "...Он [ Христос] родился в момент того душевного порыва, когда его народ, сам того не сознавая, приносил себя в жертву, обрёк себя на распятие во имя рождения христианской цивилизации..." (Горенштейн 1). "...He [Christ] was born at a moment of psychic upsurge, when his people, without realizing it, offered themselves in sacrifice, doomed themselves to crucifixion for the sake of giving birth to Christian civilization" (1a).
         ♦ [Элен] сквозь слёзы говорила... что она никогда не была женою своего мужа, что она была принесена в жертву (Толстой 6) [Ellen] tearfully asserted...that she had never been her husband's wife; that she had been offered up as a sacrifice (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > принести в жертву

  • 6 приносить в жертву

    • ПРИНОСИТЬ/ПРИНЕСТИ В ЖЕРТВУ кого-что (кому-чему)
    [VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to give up a person, group, cause etc, allowing him or it to be hurt or destroyed, for the benefit of another person, group, cause etc:
    - X принёс Y-а в жертву Z-y ≈ X sacrificed Y to Z;
    - X offered Y in < up as a> sacrifice;
    - X offered himself in < up as a> sacrifice.
         ♦ "...Приносить семью в жертву какому-то сумасшествию [ тебе] не стыдно?" (Пастернак 1). "...Aren't you ashamed to sacrifice your family to some crazy notion?" (1a).
         ♦ "...Он [ Христос] родился в момент того душевного порыва, когда его народ, сам того не сознавая, приносил себя в жертву, обрёк себя на распятие во имя рождения христианской цивилизации..." (Горенштейн 1). "...He [Christ] was born at a moment of psychic upsurge, when his people, without realizing it, offered themselves in sacrifice, doomed themselves to crucifixion for the sake of giving birth to Christian civilization" (1a).
         ♦ [Элен] сквозь слёзы говорила... что она никогда не была женою своего мужа, что она была принесена в жертву (Толстой 6) [Ellen] tearfully asserted...that she had never been her husband's wife; that she had been offered up as a sacrifice (6a).

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  • 7 शुनःशेप


    ṡúnaḥ-ṡépa
    m. « dog-tailed»

    N. of a Vedic Ṛishi (having the patr. Ājīgarti, as son of Ajigarta orﾠ Ajīgarta, andﾠ regarded as the author of the hymns I, 24-30, IX, 3 ;
    accord. toﾠ AitBr. VII, 13-18, king Hariṡcandra, whose priest was Viṡvā-mitra, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varuṇa;
    a son was then born to him named Rohita, but Hariṡcandra put off on various pretexts the fulfilment of his vow, andﾠ when he at length consented to perform it, his son refused to be sacrificed,
    andﾠ retiring to the forest passed six years there until he met a poor Brāhman Ṛishi named Ajigarta, who had three sons, the second of whom, Ṡunaḥ-ṡepa, was purchased by Rohita for a hundred cows to serve as a substitute for himself;
    Varuṇa having accepted him as a ransom, he was about to be sacrificed, Viṡvā-mitra being Hotṛi priest, when he saved himself by reciting verses in praise of various deities, andﾠ was received into the family of Viṡmā-mitra as one of his sons under the name of Deva-rāta q.v.:
    the legend is different in the Rāmāyaṇa, which makes Ambarīsha, king of Ayodhya, perform a sacrifice, the victim of which is stolen by Indra;
    this king is described as wandering over the earth in search of either the real victim orﾠ a substitute until he meets with a Brāhman named Ṛicika,
    from whom he purchases his middle son, Ṡunah-ṡepa, who is about to be sacrificed, when Viṡvā-mitra saves him by teaching him a prayer to Agni andﾠ two hymns to Indra andﾠ Vishṇu;
    seeﾠ R. I, 61, 62) RV. etc.. etc.. (IW. 25-27) ;
    n. the genital organ of a dog MW.

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  • 8 vida

    f.
    1 life (existencia).
    en vida de during the life o lifetime of
    estar con vida to be alive
    perder la vida to lose one's life
    quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?
    vida amorosa love life
    vida campestre country life
    la vida estudiantil student life
    vida eterna eternal life
    vida de familia family life
    vida laboral working life
    vida matrimonial married life
    vida privada private life
    vida sana clean living
    vida sentimental love life
    vida sexual sex life
    vida social social life
    vida útil shelf life
    2 life span, life span of person, duration.
    3 livelihood, subsistence.
    4 cost of living.
    5 Vida.
    * * *
    1 (gen) life
    2 (viveza) liveliness
    3 (tiempo) lifetime, life
    4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life
    5 (medios) living, livelihood
    \
    amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery
    ¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!
    cambiar de vida to change one's life style
    como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it
    costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life
    dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for
    dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life
    darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up
    debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life
    de por vida for life
    de toda la vida lifelong
    echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute
    en la flor de la vida in the prime of life
    en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life
    en vida de during the life of
    escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive
    estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead
    ¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!
    ganarse la vida to earn one's living
    hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody
    llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life
    pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?
    quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life
    ¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!
    la otra vida the next life
    señales de vida signs of life
    vida de perros dog's life
    vida familiar family life
    vida íntima private life
    vida sentimental love life
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) life
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=existencia) life

    está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

    • con vida — alive

    escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

    •en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

    ¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

    • vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

    • la otra vida — the next life

    • perder la vida — to lose one's life

    • de por vida — for life

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

    • quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

    • rehacer la vida — to start a new life

    • sin vida — lifeless

    un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

    • toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

    esperanza
    2) (=forma de vivir) life

    • la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

    de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

    • mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

    • la vida cotidiana — everyday life

    • doble vida — double life

    llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

    • hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

    • mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

    vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

    3) (=sustento)

    • coste de la vida — cost of living

    • ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

    se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

    • nivel de vida — standard of living

    buscar 3.
    4) [de objeto]

    vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

    5)
    - ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

    contar la vida —

    ¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

    costarle la vida a algn —

    dar vida a algn —

    - hacer por la vida

    pasarse la vida —

    pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

    - tener siete vidas como los gatos
    vivir 2., 1)
    6) (=vitalidad)

    lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

    • dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

    ¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

    8) euf
    (=prostitución)
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Biol) life

    140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

    eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

    dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

    le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

    en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

    3)
    a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

    hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

    (así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

    estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

    la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

    pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

    c) ( biografía) life

    buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

    5) ( como apelativo) darling
    * * *
    = life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.
    Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.
    Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.
    Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
    Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
    Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
    Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.
    ----
    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
    * arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.
    * arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.
    * aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.
    * atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * buena vida = good life.
    * calidad de vida = quality of life.
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * ciencias de la vida = biosciences.
    * ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.
    * ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.
    * circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.
    * cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.
    * cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.
    * cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.
    * compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.
    * complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.
    * condicionar la vida = condition + life.
    * condiciones de vida = living conditions.
    * conocer vida = see + the world.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * costar la vida = cost + life.
    * coste de la vida = cost of living.
    * coste de vidas humanas = human cost.
    * crearse una vida = build + life.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cuerpo sin vida = dead body.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * culto a la vida = cult of life.
    * dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.
    * dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.
    * dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.
    * dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.
    * dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.
    * dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.
    * dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.
    * dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * de la vida real = real-life.
    * de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].
    * derecho a la vida = right to live.
    * desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.
    * de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.
    * devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
    * devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.
    * disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.
    * diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.
    * en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
    * enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.
    * en la vida real = in real life.
    * en los primeros años de vida = early in life.
    * en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.
    * enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.
    * entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.
    * equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.
    * esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].
    * estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.
    * estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.
    * etapa de la vida = life stage.
    * expectativas de vida = life expectancy.
    * experiencia de la vida = experience of life.
    * facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * hacer frente a la vida = cope.
    * hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.
    * hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * historia de vida = life history.
    * índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.
    * inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.
    * línea de vida = lifeline.
    * lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.
    * lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.
    * llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].
    * llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.
    * mantener la vida = sustain + life.
    * mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * muerto en vida = living dead.
    * nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].
    * para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * perdonar la vida = spare + life.
    * permanecer con vida = stay + alive.
    * pletórico de vida = teeming with life.
    * poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.
    * poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.
    * por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que da vida = life-giving.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
    * reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.
    * régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.
    * salvar la vida = save + life.
    * salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.
    * secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.
    * seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.
    * seguro de vida = life insurance.
    * seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.
    * seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.
    * sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.
    * sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.
    * ser todo vida = be all life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * soplo de vida = kiss of life.
    * tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.
    * tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.
    * toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.
    * toda una vida = a lifetime.
    * toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.
    * truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.
    * una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * vida acuática = aquatic life.
    * vida afectiva = love life.
    * vida amorosa = love life.
    * vida animal = animal life.
    * vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida cívica = civic life.
    * vida civil = civic life.
    * vida como trabajador = working life.
    * vida corporativa = corporate life.
    * vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.
    * vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.
    * vida cultural = cultural life.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * vida de archivo = archival life.
    * vida de, la = life nerve of, the.
    * vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.
    * vida de la comunidad = community life.
    * vida del mundo literario = literary life.
    * vida de perros = a dog's life.
    * vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.
    * vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.
    * vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].
    * vida diaria = daily life.
    * vida diaria, la = everyday life.
    * vida dilatada = long life.
    * vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.
    * vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.
    * vida emocional = emotional life.
    * vida en el campo = rural life.
    * vida en el entorno familiar = family life.
    * vida en el hogar = home life.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.
    * vida equilibrada = balanced life.
    * vida espiritual = spiritual life.
    * vida + expirar = life + expire.
    * vida extraterrestre = alien life.
    * vida fácil = fast living.
    * vida familiar = family life.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * vida humana = human life.
    * vida laboral = working life.
    * vida literaria = literary life.
    * vida marítima = seafaring.
    * vida media = half-life.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.
    * vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.
    * vida or muerte = life or death.
    * vida pasada = previous life.
    * vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.
    * vida personal = personal life.
    * vida privada = private life.
    * vida profesional = professional life.
    * vida pública = public life.
    * vida real = real life.
    * vida rural = rural life.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * vida sana = healthy life.
    * vida sentimental = love life.
    * vida sexual = sex life.
    * vida social = social life.
    * vida urbana = city life, urban life.
    * vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.
    * vida útil de un documento = shelf life.
    * vida vegetal = plant life.
    * vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Biol) life

    140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

    eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

    dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

    le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

    en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

    3)
    a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

    ¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

    hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

    (así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

    estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

    la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

    pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

    c) ( biografía) life

    buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

    5) ( como apelativo) darling
    * * *
    = life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

    Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

    Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.
    Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.
    Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
    Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.
    Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.
    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.
    * ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.
    * alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.
    * aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
    * arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.
    * arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.
    * aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.
    * atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * buena vida = good life.
    * calidad de vida = quality of life.
    * cambiar la vida = change + life.
    * cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * ciencias de la vida = biosciences.
    * ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.
    * ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.
    * circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.
    * cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.
    * cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.
    * cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.
    * compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.
    * complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.
    * condicionar la vida = condition + life.
    * condiciones de vida = living conditions.
    * conocer vida = see + the world.
    * contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.
    * costar la vida = cost + life.
    * coste de la vida = cost of living.
    * coste de vidas humanas = human cost.
    * crearse una vida = build + life.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cuerpo sin vida = dead body.
    * cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.
    * culto a la vida = cult of life.
    * dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.
    * dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.
    * dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.
    * dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.
    * dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.
    * dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.
    * dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.
    * dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.
    * de la vida real = real-life.
    * de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].
    * derecho a la vida = right to live.
    * desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.
    * de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.
    * devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
    * devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.
    * disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.
    * diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.
    * encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.
    * en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
    * enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.
    * en la vida real = in real life.
    * en los primeros años de vida = early in life.
    * en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.
    * enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.
    * entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.
    * equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.
    * esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].
    * estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.
    * estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.
    * etapa de la vida = life stage.
    * expectativas de vida = life expectancy.
    * experiencia de la vida = experience of life.
    * facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.
    * ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
    * habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.
    * hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * hacer frente a la vida = cope.
    * hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.
    * hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.
    * hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].
    * historia de vida = life history.
    * índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.
    * infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.
    * inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.
    * lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.
    * línea de vida = lifeline.
    * lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.
    * lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.
    * llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
    * lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].
    * llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.
    * mantener la vida = sustain + life.
    * mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
    * mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * muerto en vida = living dead.
    * nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
    * nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.
    * otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].
    * para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * perdonar la vida = spare + life.
    * permanecer con vida = stay + alive.
    * pletórico de vida = teeming with life.
    * poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.
    * poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.
    * por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].
    * posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.
    * prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.
    * que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.
    * que da vida = life-giving.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
    * reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.
    * régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].
    * rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.
    * salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.
    * salvar la vida = save + life.
    * salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.
    * secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.
    * seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.
    * seguro de vida = life insurance.
    * seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.
    * seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.
    * sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.
    * sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.
    * ser todo vida = be all life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * soplo de vida = kiss of life.
    * tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.
    * tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.
    * toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.
    * toda una vida = a lifetime.
    * toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.
    * truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.
    * una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * vida acuática = aquatic life.
    * vida afectiva = love life.
    * vida amorosa = love life.
    * vida animal = animal life.
    * vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.
    * vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida cívica = civic life.
    * vida civil = civic life.
    * vida como trabajador = working life.
    * vida corporativa = corporate life.
    * vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.
    * vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.
    * vida cultural = cultural life.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.
    * vida de archivo = archival life.
    * vida de, la = life nerve of, the.
    * vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.
    * vida de la comunidad = community life.
    * vida del mundo literario = literary life.
    * vida de perros = a dog's life.
    * vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.
    * vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.
    * vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].
    * vida diaria = daily life.
    * vida diaria, la = everyday life.
    * vida dilatada = long life.
    * vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.
    * vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.
    * vida emocional = emotional life.
    * vida en el campo = rural life.
    * vida en el entorno familiar = family life.
    * vida en el hogar = home life.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.
    * vida equilibrada = balanced life.
    * vida espiritual = spiritual life.
    * vida + expirar = life + expire.
    * vida extraterrestre = alien life.
    * vida fácil = fast living.
    * vida familiar = family life.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * vida humana = human life.
    * vida laboral = working life.
    * vida literaria = literary life.
    * vida marítima = seafaring.
    * vida media = half-life.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.
    * vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.
    * vida or muerte = life or death.
    * vida pasada = previous life.
    * vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.
    * vida personal = personal life.
    * vida privada = private life.
    * vida profesional = professional life.
    * vida pública = public life.
    * vida real = real life.
    * vida rural = rural life.
    * vida salvaje = wildlife.
    * vida sana = healthy life.
    * vida sentimental = love life.
    * vida sexual = sex life.
    * vida social = social life.
    * vida urbana = city life, urban life.
    * vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.
    * vida útil de un documento = shelf life.
    * vida vegetal = plant life.
    * vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Biol) life
    la vida marina marine life
    a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)
    el derecho a la vida the right to life
    no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life
    era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death
    se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life
    140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)
    el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life
    jugarse la vida to risk one's life
    se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it
    sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors
    encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river
    el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)
    dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country
    la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world
    el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon
    con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month
    real como la vida misma true, true-life
    es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story
    mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope
    2 (viveza, vitalidad) life
    es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life
    la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life
    unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room
    se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television
    toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching
    a lo largo de su vida throughout his life
    en vida de tu padre when your father was alive
    la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government
    la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived
    la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance
    cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right
    es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life
    amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery
    amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable
    complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult
    complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself
    de por vida for life
    de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong
    se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back
    un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine
    un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter
    en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!
    ¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!
    en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life
    enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world
    hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
    C
    1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life
    lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life
    la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting
    ¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?
    déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life
    ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!
    ¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life
    la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her
    hacen vida de casados or marital they live together
    comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately
    ¡qué vida ésta! what a life!
    ¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)
    darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)
    estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)
    está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job
    ¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me
    estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled
    la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story
    se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story
    pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);
    «vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)
    pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life
    vida privada/militar private/military life
    su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life
    la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes
    las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints
    Compuestos:
    ( euf):
    ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)
    life of contemplation
    ( fam); dog's life
    tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life
    ● vida eterna or perdurable
    la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life
    nightlife
    social life
    no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life
    D
    (necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life
    la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high
    ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living
    buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living
    ¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!
    ¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!
    pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?
    * * *

     

    vida sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (Biol) life;


    una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
    salir con vida to escape alive
    b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;


    le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
    2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;

    toda una vida a lifetime;
    la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
    un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
    amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
    complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
    de por vida for life;
    hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
    3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;

    ¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
    hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
    ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
    ¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
    vida privada private life;
    su vida sentimental his love life;
    una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
    ¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
    hacer vida social to socialize;
    estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
    4 ( necesidades materiales):

    ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
    tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
    5 ( como apelativo) darling;
    ◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

    vida sustantivo femenino
    1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
    estar con vida, to be alive
    quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
    2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
    de corta vida, short-lived
    toda una vida, a lifetime
    3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
    la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
    lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
    fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
    figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
    dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
    ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
    fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
    (independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
    a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
    de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
    de por vida, for life
    de toda la vida, lifelong
    en la vida, never in one's life
    Rel la otra vida, the next life
    familiar vida de perros, dog's life
    fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
    ' vida' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agitada
    - agitado
    - amargarse
    - andar
    - atentar
    - comentar
    - complicarse
    - constante
    - contemplativa
    - contemplativo
    - convivencia
    - conyugal
    - cosa
    - crepúsculo
    - cruzarse
    - delante
    - descansada
    - descansado
    - desengañarse
    - desgraciada
    - desgraciado
    - encarrilar
    - episodio
    - ser
    - ermitaña
    - ermitaño
    - esperanza
    - flor
    - ir
    - ganarse
    - hipótesis
    - ilusión
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - inerte
    - intrepidez
    - jamás
    - juego
    - jugar
    - martirio
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - mujer
    - normalización
    - oportunidad
    - padecer
    - padre
    - pajolera
    - pajolero
    - pantalla
    English:
    abundance
    - account
    - active
    - afterlife
    - alive
    - amenities
    - assurance
    - attempt
    - bang up
    - battle
    - bread
    - breeding ground
    - bright
    - busy
    - carp
    - chapter
    - clean
    - conception
    - cost
    - cost of living
    - crossroads
    - dead
    - dear
    - dedicate
    - destroy
    - dodge
    - dog
    - domestic
    - earn
    - easy
    - eccentric
    - emigrate
    - existence
    - fascination
    - flat
    - give up
    - gracious
    - greed
    - greediness
    - hell
    - herself
    - high life
    - himself
    - hurdle
    - impossible
    - index-linked
    - insurance
    - lead
    - life
    - life expectancy
    * * *
    vida nf
    1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;
    ¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;
    el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;
    el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;
    aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;
    dar la vida por to give one's life for;
    estar con vida to be alive;
    va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;
    estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;
    perder la vida to lose one's life;
    quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;
    salir con vida to come out alive;
    como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;
    ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;
    enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;
    pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
    [prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
    la otra vida the next life;
    tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;
    mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal
    vida artificial artificial life;
    la vida eterna eternal life;
    vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;
    vida intrauterina intrauterine life
    2. [periodo de existencia] life;
    trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;
    una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;
    de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;
    el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;
    un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
    le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;
    de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;
    de por vida for life;
    en vida de during the life o lifetime of;
    eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;
    así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;
    ¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;
    pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;
    se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;
    hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;
    Am
    toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;
    la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;
    3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;
    tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years
    vida en estantería shelf life;
    vida media average life, mean lifetime
    4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;
    su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;
    ¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;
    la vida política del país the country's political life;
    ¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;
    yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;
    lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;
    ¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;
    ¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;
    una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;
    ¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;
    la buena vida the good life;
    darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;
    llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life
    vida amorosa love life;
    vida de familia family life;
    vida privada private life;
    vida pública public life;
    vida sentimental love life;
    vida sexual sex life;
    vida social social life;
    hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)
    5. [animación] life;
    este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;
    estar lleno de vida to be full of life;
    Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father
    vida nocturna nightlife
    6. [necesidades materiales]
    la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
    Fam
    está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;
    ganarse la vida to earn a living;
    con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job
    7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;
    ¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!
    * * *
    f life; esp
    TÉC life span;
    de por vida for life;
    toda la vida all one’s life;
    somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;
    en mi vida never (in my life);
    en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;
    ¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;
    ganarse la vida earn a living;
    vivir su vida live one’s own life;
    hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;
    a vida o muerte life-or-death;
    estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;
    la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;
    pasar a mejor vida pass away;
    quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;
    perder la vida lose one’s life;
    salir con vida come out alive;
    sin vida lifeless;
    la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;
    vida en pareja married life, life together;
    vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;
    vida interior inner self;
    así es la vida that’s life;
    vida mía my love;
    mujer de la vida loose woman;
    dar vida a TEA play the part of
    * * *
    vida nf
    1) : life
    la vida cotidiana: everyday life
    2) : life span, lifetime
    3) biografía: biography, life
    4) : way of life, lifestyle
    5) : livelihood
    ganarse la vida: to earn one's living
    6) viveza: liveliness
    7)
    media vida : half-life
    * * *
    vida n
    1. (en general) life [pl. lives]
    2. (sustento) living

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  • 9 שחי

    שחי, שָׁחָה(b. h.; interch. with שָׁחַח) to curve; to bend, bow; to lower ones self. Tosef.Ber.I, 9; Ber.34a; Gen. R. s. 39, a. e., v. שָׁחַח. Pesik. Shek., p. 11b> (ref. to Is. 2:9) יודע אני ששָׁחוּ … והָשְׁפַּלְתִּי אני והם I know that Israel lowered themselves by bowing to the calf, and I and they were humbled; Yalk. Ex. 386; Yalk. Is. 260; Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 4; Pesik. R. s. 10 אימתי שחו ונשפלו when was it that they bent and were lowered?; a. fr. Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה to prostrate ones self. Snh.VII, 6 (60b) המִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה he that prostrates himself (before an idol). Ib. 62a זיבח … וה׳וכ׳ if a person sacrificed, burnt incense, offered libation, and prostrated himself, all in one act. Yoma 69a כיון שראה … וה׳ לפניו when he (king Alexander) saw Simon the righteous, he alighted from his chariot and threw himself down before him; מלך … יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהוכ׳ should a great king like thee prostrate himself before this Jew?; a. fr.

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  • 10 שחה

    שחי, שָׁחָה(b. h.; interch. with שָׁחַח) to curve; to bend, bow; to lower ones self. Tosef.Ber.I, 9; Ber.34a; Gen. R. s. 39, a. e., v. שָׁחַח. Pesik. Shek., p. 11b> (ref. to Is. 2:9) יודע אני ששָׁחוּ … והָשְׁפַּלְתִּי אני והם I know that Israel lowered themselves by bowing to the calf, and I and they were humbled; Yalk. Ex. 386; Yalk. Is. 260; Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 4; Pesik. R. s. 10 אימתי שחו ונשפלו when was it that they bent and were lowered?; a. fr. Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה to prostrate ones self. Snh.VII, 6 (60b) המִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה he that prostrates himself (before an idol). Ib. 62a זיבח … וה׳וכ׳ if a person sacrificed, burnt incense, offered libation, and prostrated himself, all in one act. Yoma 69a כיון שראה … וה׳ לפניו when he (king Alexander) saw Simon the righteous, he alighted from his chariot and threw himself down before him; מלך … יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהוכ׳ should a great king like thee prostrate himself before this Jew?; a. fr.

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  • 11 שָׁחָה

    שחי, שָׁחָה(b. h.; interch. with שָׁחַח) to curve; to bend, bow; to lower ones self. Tosef.Ber.I, 9; Ber.34a; Gen. R. s. 39, a. e., v. שָׁחַח. Pesik. Shek., p. 11b> (ref. to Is. 2:9) יודע אני ששָׁחוּ … והָשְׁפַּלְתִּי אני והם I know that Israel lowered themselves by bowing to the calf, and I and they were humbled; Yalk. Ex. 386; Yalk. Is. 260; Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 4; Pesik. R. s. 10 אימתי שחו ונשפלו when was it that they bent and were lowered?; a. fr. Hithpa. הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה to prostrate ones self. Snh.VII, 6 (60b) המִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה he that prostrates himself (before an idol). Ib. 62a זיבח … וה׳וכ׳ if a person sacrificed, burnt incense, offered libation, and prostrated himself, all in one act. Yoma 69a כיון שראה … וה׳ לפניו when he (king Alexander) saw Simon the righteous, he alighted from his chariot and threw himself down before him; מלך … יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהוכ׳ should a great king like thee prostrate himself before this Jew?; a. fr.

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  • 12 קרב

    קָרֵב(b. h.) 1) to join, come near, be near; to be offered as קָרְבָּן. Zeb.VIII, 2 יִקְרַב לשם מי שהוא let it be offered in behalf of him to whom it may belong. Ib. 5 … אם ק׳ … יִקְרְבוּוכ׳ if one of the heads has been offered, let all of them be offered. Ib. 67b; Ḳinnim III, 3 חטאת קְרֵיבָה למעלהוכ׳ the sin-offering may have been offered on top and the burnt-offering beneath it. Men.VI, 1 הקומץ ק׳ … קְרֵבִים לעצמן the handful (of the priests meal-offering) is offered separately and the remainder separately; Y.Sot.III, 19b top קְרֵיבִין. Sifré Num. 29 קבע זמן לקריבים … למקריבים a time! is fixed for the things to be offered (Lev. 22:27), and a time for those who offer (Num. 6:10); a. fr. 2) to come before court; to sue, complain. Gen. R. s. 96 (ref. to ויקרבו, Gen. 47:29) כאדם … ק׳ עלוכ׳ as one says, that man has brought suit against his neighbor, v. קָבַל II; Yalk. ib. 156 קבל (corr. acc.). Pi. קֵירֵב 1) same, to come near. Ex. R. s. 20, beg. לא קי׳ אצלוכ׳ he had not come near Sarah.Esp. to approach; to pray, intercede, mediate, conciliate. Y.Ber.IV, 8b top זה שעובר … בא וקָרֵב עשה קרבנינווכ׳ we do not say to him who is to pass before the ark (v. תֵּיבָה), ‘come and pray, but, ‘come, draw near, (which means) ‘do our offerings, ‘satisfy our needs 2) to bring near; to befriend, attract, invite. B. Kam.24a ק׳ נגיחותיו if the ox did his gorings in near intervals (of less than three days). Eduy. VIII, 7 אין אליהו … לרחק ולְקָרֵב … המְקוֹרָבִין בזרועוכ׳ Elijah shall come not to decide between clean and unclean, nor to expel (declare genealogically degraded) and to receive (reinstate), but to expel those who have been received by force, and to reinstate those who have been expelled by force. Ib. משפחת … וקֵרְבָהּ בןוכ׳ there was a family … which Ben-Zion expelled by force, and another which they received by force (Bab. ed. וקֵרְבוּהָ בני יב׳; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 40); Tosef. ib. III, 4; Kidd.71a. Eduy. l. c. לא לרחק ולא לקרבוכ׳ neither to expel nor to reinstate, but to make peace Sabb.31a קֵירְבָנוּ תחתוכ׳, v. עִנְוְתָנוּת. Ib. שקֵרַבְתַּנִיוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שהקרבתני) thou hast brought us near Tanḥ. Tsav 8 (ref. to Ps. 65:5) אשרי מי שבחרו … קֵרְבוֹ blessed he whom the Lord has chosen, although he did not bring him near; Num. R. s. 3 הקריבו. Ib. ק׳ את עצמו he brought himself near (to God, through his own deeds); ib. יתרו קרבוהקב״ה the Lord brought Jethro near (caused him to be converted); Yalk. Ex. 379; a. fr.Sifré Num. 94 (expl. לזרא, Num. 11:20, cmp. זָר) שתהיו מרחיקים … מְקָרְבִים אותו you will keep it at a distance (loathe it) more than you have been inviting (wishing for) it; Lev. R. s. 48.Part. pass. מְקוֹרָב; pl. מְקוֹרָבִין, v. supra. Hif. הִקְרִיב 1) to bring near, receive. Y.Dem.II, 23a top מַקְרִיבִין לכנפים, v. כָּנָף Num. R. l. c.; Sabb. l. c., v. supra; a. fr. 2) to offer, sacrifice. Men. XIII, 10 יַקְרִיבֶנָּה במקדש he must offer it in the Temple (of Jerusalem), ואם הִקְרִיבָהּוכ׳ but if he offered it in the Temple of Ḥonyo (in Egypt). Zeb.67b ותַקְרִיבֶנָּה למעלה and let her offer it on top, (v. supra Kal); Kinn. III, 6 ויַקְרִיבֶנָּהוכ׳ Mish. (Bab. ed. ויקרבנה, corr. acc.) and he (the priest) must offer it Ber.6b כאילוה׳ תודה as if he had offered a thank-offering. Ib. 17a as long as the Temple stood אדם חוטא ומַקְרִיבוכ׳ a man sinned and brought a sacrifice; ואין מקריביןוכ׳ yet only its fat and its blood were offered; כאילו הִקְרַבְתִּיו לפניךוכ׳ as if I had offered it (my fat and blood) on the altar before thee; a. v. fr. Nif. נִקְרַב to be offered. Y.Meg.I, 70c top ונִקְרְבוּ מהןוכ׳ and from their contributions was taken the wood for sacrifices; (Y.Taan.IV, 68b; Y.Shek.IV, beg.47d וקרבי). Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב 1) to be brought near, be received. Num. R. s. 3 יש נבחר ונדחה ונ׳וכ׳ some are chosen and repelled (disgraced) and received again Sifra Tsav, Milluïm ידע משהשנ׳ אהרן Moses learned that Aaron was received again (in grace); Yalk. Lev. 515; a. fr. 2) to be offered, sacrificed. Y. Taan. l. c. שלא יהא קרבן מִתְקָרֵבוכ׳ that none but their contributions should be offered first. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXXI אותו האיל … ובא להִתְקָרֵבוכ׳ that ram … ran and came to offer himself as a sacrifice in place of Isaac ; Yalk. Gen. 101; a. e. 3) to claim relationship. Deut. R. s. 2 … אם קרובו עני … פלוני מתקרב לי if a mans relative is poor, he makes himself the main person and him subordinate, saying, this man claims relationship to me; Y.Ber.IX, 13b (in mutilated text) ההן פלן מתקרב לן.

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  • 13 קָרֵב

    קָרֵב(b. h.) 1) to join, come near, be near; to be offered as קָרְבָּן. Zeb.VIII, 2 יִקְרַב לשם מי שהוא let it be offered in behalf of him to whom it may belong. Ib. 5 … אם ק׳ … יִקְרְבוּוכ׳ if one of the heads has been offered, let all of them be offered. Ib. 67b; Ḳinnim III, 3 חטאת קְרֵיבָה למעלהוכ׳ the sin-offering may have been offered on top and the burnt-offering beneath it. Men.VI, 1 הקומץ ק׳ … קְרֵבִים לעצמן the handful (of the priests meal-offering) is offered separately and the remainder separately; Y.Sot.III, 19b top קְרֵיבִין. Sifré Num. 29 קבע זמן לקריבים … למקריבים a time! is fixed for the things to be offered (Lev. 22:27), and a time for those who offer (Num. 6:10); a. fr. 2) to come before court; to sue, complain. Gen. R. s. 96 (ref. to ויקרבו, Gen. 47:29) כאדם … ק׳ עלוכ׳ as one says, that man has brought suit against his neighbor, v. קָבַל II; Yalk. ib. 156 קבל (corr. acc.). Pi. קֵירֵב 1) same, to come near. Ex. R. s. 20, beg. לא קי׳ אצלוכ׳ he had not come near Sarah.Esp. to approach; to pray, intercede, mediate, conciliate. Y.Ber.IV, 8b top זה שעובר … בא וקָרֵב עשה קרבנינווכ׳ we do not say to him who is to pass before the ark (v. תֵּיבָה), ‘come and pray, but, ‘come, draw near, (which means) ‘do our offerings, ‘satisfy our needs 2) to bring near; to befriend, attract, invite. B. Kam.24a ק׳ נגיחותיו if the ox did his gorings in near intervals (of less than three days). Eduy. VIII, 7 אין אליהו … לרחק ולְקָרֵב … המְקוֹרָבִין בזרועוכ׳ Elijah shall come not to decide between clean and unclean, nor to expel (declare genealogically degraded) and to receive (reinstate), but to expel those who have been received by force, and to reinstate those who have been expelled by force. Ib. משפחת … וקֵרְבָהּ בןוכ׳ there was a family … which Ben-Zion expelled by force, and another which they received by force (Bab. ed. וקֵרְבוּהָ בני יב׳; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 40); Tosef. ib. III, 4; Kidd.71a. Eduy. l. c. לא לרחק ולא לקרבוכ׳ neither to expel nor to reinstate, but to make peace Sabb.31a קֵירְבָנוּ תחתוכ׳, v. עִנְוְתָנוּת. Ib. שקֵרַבְתַּנִיוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שהקרבתני) thou hast brought us near Tanḥ. Tsav 8 (ref. to Ps. 65:5) אשרי מי שבחרו … קֵרְבוֹ blessed he whom the Lord has chosen, although he did not bring him near; Num. R. s. 3 הקריבו. Ib. ק׳ את עצמו he brought himself near (to God, through his own deeds); ib. יתרו קרבוהקב״ה the Lord brought Jethro near (caused him to be converted); Yalk. Ex. 379; a. fr.Sifré Num. 94 (expl. לזרא, Num. 11:20, cmp. זָר) שתהיו מרחיקים … מְקָרְבִים אותו you will keep it at a distance (loathe it) more than you have been inviting (wishing for) it; Lev. R. s. 48.Part. pass. מְקוֹרָב; pl. מְקוֹרָבִין, v. supra. Hif. הִקְרִיב 1) to bring near, receive. Y.Dem.II, 23a top מַקְרִיבִין לכנפים, v. כָּנָף Num. R. l. c.; Sabb. l. c., v. supra; a. fr. 2) to offer, sacrifice. Men. XIII, 10 יַקְרִיבֶנָּה במקדש he must offer it in the Temple (of Jerusalem), ואם הִקְרִיבָהּוכ׳ but if he offered it in the Temple of Ḥonyo (in Egypt). Zeb.67b ותַקְרִיבֶנָּה למעלה and let her offer it on top, (v. supra Kal); Kinn. III, 6 ויַקְרִיבֶנָּהוכ׳ Mish. (Bab. ed. ויקרבנה, corr. acc.) and he (the priest) must offer it Ber.6b כאילוה׳ תודה as if he had offered a thank-offering. Ib. 17a as long as the Temple stood אדם חוטא ומַקְרִיבוכ׳ a man sinned and brought a sacrifice; ואין מקריביןוכ׳ yet only its fat and its blood were offered; כאילו הִקְרַבְתִּיו לפניךוכ׳ as if I had offered it (my fat and blood) on the altar before thee; a. v. fr. Nif. נִקְרַב to be offered. Y.Meg.I, 70c top ונִקְרְבוּ מהןוכ׳ and from their contributions was taken the wood for sacrifices; (Y.Taan.IV, 68b; Y.Shek.IV, beg.47d וקרבי). Hithpa. הִתְקָרֵב, Nithpa. נִתְקָרֵב 1) to be brought near, be received. Num. R. s. 3 יש נבחר ונדחה ונ׳וכ׳ some are chosen and repelled (disgraced) and received again Sifra Tsav, Milluïm ידע משהשנ׳ אהרן Moses learned that Aaron was received again (in grace); Yalk. Lev. 515; a. fr. 2) to be offered, sacrificed. Y. Taan. l. c. שלא יהא קרבן מִתְקָרֵבוכ׳ that none but their contributions should be offered first. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXXI אותו האיל … ובא להִתְקָרֵבוכ׳ that ram … ran and came to offer himself as a sacrifice in place of Isaac ; Yalk. Gen. 101; a. e. 3) to claim relationship. Deut. R. s. 2 … אם קרובו עני … פלוני מתקרב לי if a mans relative is poor, he makes himself the main person and him subordinate, saying, this man claims relationship to me; Y.Ber.IX, 13b (in mutilated text) ההן פלן מתקרב לן.

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  • 14 Busiris

    Būsīris, ĭdis and ĭdos (ĭdis, Verg. G. 3, 5;

    ìdos,

    Stat. Th. 12, 155; acc. Busiridem, Quint. 2, 7, 4; Hyg. Fab. 31; 56; Serv.ad Verg. A. 8, 300:

    Busirin,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 649; id. M. 9, 183:

    Busirim,

    Amm. 28, 1, 46), = Bousiris.
    I.
    Masc., a king of Egypt, who sacrificed strangers, and was himself slain by Hercules, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; Verg. G. 3, 5; Mythogr. Lat. 1, 65; 2, 157; Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 39; Macr. S. 3, 5, 9.—
    II.
    Fem., a considerable town in Lower Egypt, with a temple of Isis, now Abousir, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64.—
    B.
    A village near the Great Pyramid, Plin. 36, 12, 16, § 76.

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  • 15 בזי

    בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

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  • 16 בזה

    בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

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  • 17 בָּזָה

    בזי, בָּזָה(b. h.; √בז to tread, v. בּוּז) to tread upon, whence to despise, spurn, degrade. Ab. dR. Nath. ch. XXIX הבּוֹזֶה את חבירווכ׳ he who spurns his neighbor (rebuking him) for a sacred cause. Ib. הן בּוֹזִין בעצמן they make themselves contemptible (neglecting their appearance). Part. pass. בָּזוּי, f. בְּזוּיָה Y.Sot.V, end, 20d שהיתה נבואתו כ׳ his prophetic gift was degraded (by him). Ruth. R. to I, מי שהוא ב׳ בדבריו he who becomes contemptible through his own words (in not practicing what he teaches). Cant. R. to VI, 5 מה עז זו ב׳ as the goat is despised כך בְּזוּיִיןוכ׳ so were the Israelites made despicable at Shittim (through debauchery); a. fr. Pi. בִּיזָּה, בִּזָּה same. Ab. dR. Nath. l. c. Y. Sot. l. c. he (Isaac) is called Buzi, שבי׳ אתוכ׳ because he made all idolatrous temples appear contemptible (by his willingness to be sacrificed to the Lord). Gen. R. s. 30 (play on בוז Job 12:5) שהיו מְבַזִּים עליו they sneered at him. Snh.65b בִּיזִּיתֹו thou hast insulted him. Aboth III, 11 המְבַזֶּה אתוכ׳ he who disregards the festive weeks (treating them as week days); a. fr.Part. Pu. מְבוּזֶּה, pl. מְבוּזִּין. Ab. Zar. III, 3 המב׳ common vessels, opp. מכובדין ornamental; Tosef. ib. V (VI), 1 בזויין ed. Zuck. (Var. מב׳); Y. ib. III, 42d; a. e. Hithpa. הִתְבַּזָּה to be despised, humbled, exposed. Y.Taan.II, beg.65a you cannot compare המִתְבַּזֶּה מעצמווכ׳ one who humbles himself to one who is humbled by others. Keth.97b. Ruth. R. to I, 1 אימתיד״ת מִתְבַּזִּיןוכ׳ when are the words of the Law despised by the people? When the scholars make them contemptible (through their conduct); a. fr.

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  • 18 עקד

    עָקַד(b. h.) ( to bend; cmp. כָּפַת, 1) to tie hand to foot, contrad. to כפת (v. infra). Gen. R. s. 56 כל מה שהיה אברהם אבינו עוֹקֵד …הקב״ה כופתוכ׳ as Abraham was tying his son here below, so the Lord bound Lev. R. s. 2; a. fr.Part. pass. עָקוּד. Sabb.V, 3 לא ע׳ ולא רגול, expl. ib. 54a ע׳ עקידת יד ורגל כיצחקוכ׳ ʿaḳud refers to tying foreleg to hindleg like the tying of Isaac, ragul refers to bending the forefoot upward and tying it to the foreleg; Y. ib. V, 7b bot. ע׳ בירו אחת; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 3 (v. Var. ed. Zuck.); a. e. 2) (denom. of עֲקֵידָה) to sacrifice. R. Hash. 16a כאילו עֲקַדְתֶּםוכ׳ as if you offered yourselves, v. עֲקֵידָה. Lev. R. s. 30 (play on כפת, Lev. 23:40) זה יצחק שהיה כפות ועָקוּדוכ׳ this typifies Isaac, who was tied and offered up on the altar; a. e.Gitt.57b אתה עָקַדְתָּ מזבח אחד ואני עָקַדְתִּיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) hast put up one altar, but I have put up seven altars (offered seven martyred sons). Nif. נֶעֱקַד to be tied; to be put on the altar. Gen. R. l. c. זה לַעֲקוֹד וזה לֵיעָקֵד the one (ready) to sacrifice, the other to be sacrificed. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXXI; Yalk. Gen. 101 האב מַעֲקִיד בכל לב והבן נ׳וכ׳ the father offering with a whole heart, and the son offering himself with a whole heart. Ib. רחם … שהוא אדם ובן אדם ונ׳וכ׳ have pity on Isaac who is a human being, son of a human being, and is being offered before thee like a dumb beast; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱקִיד 1) to tie (foreleg to hindleg). Tam.IV, 1 (30b) לא היו כופתין … אלא מַעֲקִירִין אותו (Mish. ed. מְעַקְּדִין Pi.) they did not bind the lamb (all feet together), but tied it, expl. ib. 31b יד ורגל כעקידתוכ׳, v. supra. 2) to put on the altar. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 170b> והֶעֱקִידוֹע״ג המזבח and laid him tied on the altar; a. e. Pi. עִקֵּד same, v. supra.

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  • 19 עָקַד

    עָקַד(b. h.) ( to bend; cmp. כָּפַת, 1) to tie hand to foot, contrad. to כפת (v. infra). Gen. R. s. 56 כל מה שהיה אברהם אבינו עוֹקֵד …הקב״ה כופתוכ׳ as Abraham was tying his son here below, so the Lord bound Lev. R. s. 2; a. fr.Part. pass. עָקוּד. Sabb.V, 3 לא ע׳ ולא רגול, expl. ib. 54a ע׳ עקידת יד ורגל כיצחקוכ׳ ʿaḳud refers to tying foreleg to hindleg like the tying of Isaac, ragul refers to bending the forefoot upward and tying it to the foreleg; Y. ib. V, 7b bot. ע׳ בירו אחת; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 3 (v. Var. ed. Zuck.); a. e. 2) (denom. of עֲקֵידָה) to sacrifice. R. Hash. 16a כאילו עֲקַדְתֶּםוכ׳ as if you offered yourselves, v. עֲקֵידָה. Lev. R. s. 30 (play on כפת, Lev. 23:40) זה יצחק שהיה כפות ועָקוּדוכ׳ this typifies Isaac, who was tied and offered up on the altar; a. e.Gitt.57b אתה עָקַדְתָּ מזבח אחד ואני עָקַדְתִּיוכ׳ thou (Abraham) hast put up one altar, but I have put up seven altars (offered seven martyred sons). Nif. נֶעֱקַד to be tied; to be put on the altar. Gen. R. l. c. זה לַעֲקוֹד וזה לֵיעָקֵד the one (ready) to sacrifice, the other to be sacrificed. Pirké dR. El. ch. XXXI; Yalk. Gen. 101 האב מַעֲקִיד בכל לב והבן נ׳וכ׳ the father offering with a whole heart, and the son offering himself with a whole heart. Ib. רחם … שהוא אדם ובן אדם ונ׳וכ׳ have pity on Isaac who is a human being, son of a human being, and is being offered before thee like a dumb beast; a. fr. Hif. הֶעֱקִיד 1) to tie (foreleg to hindleg). Tam.IV, 1 (30b) לא היו כופתין … אלא מַעֲקִירִין אותו (Mish. ed. מְעַקְּדִין Pi.) they did not bind the lamb (all feet together), but tied it, expl. ib. 31b יד ורגל כעקידתוכ׳, v. supra. 2) to put on the altar. Pesik. Aḥăré, p. 170b> והֶעֱקִידוֹע״ג המזבח and laid him tied on the altar; a. e. Pi. עִקֵּד same, v. supra.

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