he couldn't for the life of him see why

anything for a quiet life — tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille

for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces

he couldn't for the life of him see why — il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi

not on your life! — jamais de la vie!

this is the life! — c'est la belle vie!

to frighten the life out of somebody — faire mourir quelqu'un de peur

to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle

to take one's life in one's hands — risquer sa vie

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to take one's own life — togliersi la vita

plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina

life has to go on — la vita continua

that's life — così è la vita

run for your life! — si salvi chi può!

throughout one's life — per tutta la vita

the first time in my life — la prima volta nella mia vita

romance of one's life — amore della propria vita

I got the fright of my life! — è stato il più grande spavento della mia vita!

a job for life — un lavoro per tutta la vita

to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita

in later life — più avanti negli anni

at my time of life — alla mia età

in her early life — quando era giovane

full of life — pieno di vita

there was no life in her voice — non c'era vitalità nella sua voce

there's not much life in the town in winter — in questa città non c'è molta vita d'inverno

to bring history to life — fare rivivere la storia

to lead a busy life — avere una vita piena di impegni

private life — vita privata

in public life — in pubblico

way of life — modo di vivere

to live the good o high life — fare la bella vita

without loss of life — senza perdite di vite umane

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone

the average life of a washing machine — la durata media di una lavatrice

there's plenty of life still left in them — sono ancora utilizzabili

anything for a quiet life — qualsiasi cosa per amore del quieto vivere

for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze

he couldn't for the life of him see why — non riusciva assolutamente a capire il perché

not on your life! — certo che no! neanche per sogno!

this is the life! — questa sì che è vita!

to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.

to have the time of one's life — divertirsi come matti

to take one's life in one's hands — rischiare la vita

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to take one's own life — togliersi la vita

plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina

life has to go on — la vita continua

that's life — così è la vita

run for your life! — si salvi chi può!

throughout one's life — per tutta la vita

the first time in my life — la prima volta nella mia vita

romance of one's life — amore della propria vita

I got the fright of my life! — è stato il più grande spavento della mia vita!

a job for life — un lavoro per tutta la vita

to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita

in later life — più avanti negli anni

at my time of life — alla mia età

in her early life — quando era giovane

full of life — pieno di vita

there was no life in her voice — non c'era vitalità nella sua voce

there's not much life in the town in winter — in questa città non c'è molta vita d'inverno

to bring history to life — fare rivivere la storia

to lead a busy life — avere una vita piena di impegni

private life — vita privata

in public life — in pubblico

way of life — modo di vivere

to live the good o high life — fare la bella vita

without loss of life — senza perdite di vite umane

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone

the average life of a washing machine — la durata media di una lavatrice

there's plenty of life still left in them — sono ancora utilizzabili

anything for a quiet life — qualsiasi cosa per amore del quieto vivere

for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze

he couldn't for the life of him see why — non riusciva assolutamente a capire il perché

not on your life! — certo che no! neanche per sogno!

this is the life! — questa sì che è vita!

to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.

to have the time of one's life — divertirsi come matti

to take one's life in one's hands — rischiare la vita

now I've seen it all! — j'aurai tout vu!

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen