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1 being
being ['bi:ɪŋ](a) (creature) être m, créature f;∎ a human being un être humain;∎ a being from another planet une créature (venue) d'une autre planète(b) (essential nature) être m;∎ her whole being rebelled tout son être se révoltait(c) (existence) existence f;∎ already in being déjà existant, qui existe déjà;∎ to bring or to call sth into being faire naître qch, susciter qch;∎ they brought a new social policy into being ils ont établi une nouvelle politique sociale;∎ the movement came into being in the 1920s le mouvement est apparu ou fut créé dans les années 20 -
2 life
life [laɪf]1. noun(plural lives)a. vie f• run for your lives! sauve qui peut !• I couldn't for the life of me tell you his name (inf) je ne pourrais absolument pas vous dire son nomb. ( = living things) vie f• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?c. ( = existence) vie fd. ( = way of living) vie f• which do you prefer, town or country life? que préférez-vous, la vie à la ville ou à la campagne ?• to make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle viee. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mortf. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !• how's life? comment (ça) va ?• not on your life! (inf) jamais de la vie !• this is the life! (inf) voilà comment je comprends la vie !• what a life! quelle vie !2. compounds[subscription] à vie• that money was a life-saver cet argent m'a (or lui a etc) sauvé la vie ► life-saving noun ( = rescuing) sauvetage m ; ( = first aid) secourisme m adjective de sauvetage• he started telling me his life story (inf) il a commencé à me raconter sa vie ► life support machine noun• he's on a life support machine il est sous assistance respiratoire ► life's work noun œuvre f d'une vie* * *[laɪf] 1.1) ( as opposed to death) vie fto bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un
2) ( period from birth to death) vie f3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité fto come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer
put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)
4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie fto live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie
5) ( human being(s))6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f7) Jurto do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie
to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)
8) Art2.from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
••for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces
get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)
to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
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