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1 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- 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* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
2 lease
[li:s] 1. noun((the period of) an agreement giving the use of a house etc on payment of rent: We signed the lease yesterday; a twenty-year lease.) najemna pogodba2. verb(to give or acquire a house etc in this way: He leases the land from the local council.) dati v najem; najeti* * *I [li:s]nounnajem, zakup, dajanje v zakup (to komu), zakupna doba, zakupna pogodba; rok, trajanje (zakupa)a new lease of ( —ali on) life — novo življenje, nova življenska silaII [li:s]nounnavzkrižni nasnutek v tkalstvuIII [li:s]transitive verbdati v najem ( out); najeti
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(a) (new) lease on life — a (ˌnew) lease of ˈlife idiom (BrE) (NAmE a (ˌnew) lease on ˈlife) the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life • Since her hip operation she s had a new lease of life … Useful english dictionary