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6 How is life treating you?
Как тебе [вам] живётся?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > How is life treating you?
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Как дела? Как живётся-можется?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > How's life treating you?
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how [haʊ]a. ( = in what way) comment• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?• how can that be? comment cela ?• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?► how about... > (inf)how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?• how about you? et toi ?b. how's that? (inf)( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté• how are things? (inf)• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?• how's life? (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how nice! comme c'est gentil !• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !e. ( = that) que• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre* * *Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curryWhen how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu[haʊ] 1.adverb, conjunction1) (in what way, by what means) comment2) ( when enquiring)how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!
3) (in number, quantity etc questions)how much does this cost? —
4) ( in exclamations)how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!
how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme6) ( why)7) ( that) que2.(colloq) how come adverbial phrase3.‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’
how's that adverbial phraseI'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?
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how [haʊ]1 adverb(a) (in what way) comment;∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;∎ how shall we go about it? comment nous y prendre?;∎ how was she dressed? comment est-ce qu'elle était habillée?, qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?;∎ how could you be so careless? comment as-tu pu être aussi étourdi?;∎ how could you! tu n'as pas honte?;∎ how is it that...? comment se fait-il que...?;∎ how so?, how can that be? comment cela (se fait-il)?;∎ how's that (again)? comment?;∎ how's that for results? alors ces résultats, qu'est-ce que vous en pensez?;∎ how's that for size? ça va comme taille?;∎ suppose I offer you another £500, how's that? et si je t'offre 500 livres en plus, qu'est-ce que tu en dis?;∎ familiar how the heck should I know? mais enfin, comment veux-tu que je sache?(b) (in greetings, friendly enquiries etc) comment;∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?;∎ how are you doing? comment ça va?;∎ how do you do? enchanté!;∎ how are things? ça marche?;∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;∎ how did it go? comment ça s'est passé?;∎ how's the dollar (doing)? comment va le dollar?;∎ how's your leg? et (comment va) ta jambe?;∎ how do you like this wine? comment trouvez-vous ce vin?;∎ how did you like or how was the film? comment as-tu trouvé le film?;∎ how was your trip? avez-vous fait bon voyage?;∎ how's the water? l'eau est bonne?(c) (in exclamations) que, comme;∎ how sad she is! qu'elle est triste!, comme elle est triste!;∎ how nice of you! comme c'est aimable à vous!;∎ how decadent! quelle décadence!;∎ how incredible! c'est incroyable!;∎ how easily they forget! comme ils oublient facilement!;∎ how I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais!;∎ familiar how stupid can you get! est-il possible d'être bête à ce point-là!∎ how tall are you? combien mesures-tu?;∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;∎ how well can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois bien?;∎ how angry is he? il est vraiment fâché?;∎ how fast/slowly was he walking? à quelle vitesse marchait-il?;∎ how far is it from here to the sea? combien y a-t-il d'ici à la mer?;∎ how likely is that to happen? quelle est la probabilité d'un tel événement?;∎ how keen are you on fish? aimez-vous le poisson?;∎ how much does this bag cost? combien coûte ce sac?;∎ how much is it/do I owe you? combien est-ce que ça coûte/vous dois-je?;∎ how many are there of you? vous êtes combien (de personnes)?;∎ how often did she come? - about three or four times combien de fois est-elle venue? - trois ou quatre fois;∎ how often did he write? est-ce qu'il écrivait souvent?;∎ how long has he been here? depuis quand ou depuis combien de temps est-il ici?;∎ how long is the flight? quelle est la durée du vol?;∎ how soon can you deliver it? à partir de quand pouvez-vous le livrer?;∎ how late will you stay? jusqu'à quelle heure resteras-tu?;∎ you know how useful he is to me vous savez à quel point il m'est utile;∎ you don't know how right you are vous ne savez pas combien vous dites vrai, vous ne savez pas à quel point vous avez raison(a) (in what way) comment;∎ tell me how you do it dites-moi comment vous faites;∎ he's learning how to read il apprend à lire;∎ we know how to extract it nous savons comment l'extraire;∎ I need more information on how the network functions j'ai besoin de plus de renseignements sur le fonctionnement du réseau;∎ I don't know how he can say that! je ne sais pas comment il peut dire une chose pareille!∎ he told us how he had seen his child born il nous a raconté qu'il avait vu naître son enfant;∎ you know how he always gets his own way tu sais bien comment il est, il finit toujours par obtenir ce qu'il veut;∎ we all know how smell can influence taste tout le monde sait comment l'odorat a une influence sur le goût;∎ I remember how he always used to turn up late je me souviens qui'il était toujours en retard∎ arrange the furniture how you like installe les meubles comme tu veux;∎ did you like it? - and how! ça t'a plu? - et comment!3 nouncomment m inv;∎ the how and the why of it don't interest me le pourquoi et le comment ne m'intéressent pashumorous (greeting) salut∎ familiar how about a beer? et si on prenait une bière?;∎ how about going out tonight? si on sortait ce soir?;∎ how about Friday? vendredi, ça va?;∎ how about you, what do you think? et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;∎ how about that! c'est pas vrai!∎ familiar how come? comment ça se fait?;∎ how come you left? comment ça se fait que tu sois parti? -
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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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A n1 ( as opposed to death) vie f ; life and death la vie et la mort ; a matter of life and death une question de vie ou de mort ; to cling to life s'accrocher à la vie ; to have a love of life aimer la vie ; to bring sb back to life gen rendre la vie à qn ; Med ranimer qn ; to save sb's life sauver la vie de qn ; to put one's life at risk risquer sa vie ; to lay down ou give one's life for sb sacrifier sa vie pour qn ; to lose/risk one's life doing perdre/risquer sa vie à faire ; to take one's own life se donner la mort ; to take sb's life sout donner la mort à qn ; to run/swim for one's life courir/nager aussi vite que possible ; run for your life! sauve qui peut! ;2 ( period from birth to death) vie f ; short/long life courte/longue vie ; throughout one's life pendant toute sa vie ; his waking life sa vie éveillée ; in this life and the next dans cette vie et dans l'autre ; the first time in my life la première fois de ma vie ; a day/year in the life of une journée/année de la vie de ; romance/race of one's life amour/course de sa vie ; I got the fright of my life! j'ai eu la frayeur de ma vie! ; a job for life un emploi à vie ; a friend for life un ami pour la vie ; in later life plus tard dans sa vie ; to mark sb for life marquer qn pour la vie ; to go through ou spend one's life doing passer sa vie à faire ; to make life worth living donner un sens à la vie ; to be all for an easy life aimer la vie facile ; early in life très tôt ; in adult life à l'âge adulte ; in the prime of life dans la fleur de l'âge ; at my time of life à mon âge ; have you lived here all your life? est-ce que tu as toujours habité ici? ; for the rest of one' s life pour le restant de ses jours ; in her early life quand elle était jeune ; to depart this life littér quitter ce monde ; the life and times of X la vie et l'époque de X ; to write a life of sb écrire une biographie de qn ;3 (animation, vigour) vie f, vitalité f ; full of life plein de vie or vitalité ; there was no life in her voice il n'y avait aucune vitalité dans sa voix ; there's not much life in the town in winter cette ville n'est pas très vivante l'hiver ; to come to life [person] reprendre conscience ; fig sortir de sa réserve ; [fictional character] prendre vie ; [party] s'animer ; to bring a subject to life traiter un sujet de manière très vivante ; to bring history/a character to life donner de la vie à l'histoire/un personnage ; to roar/splutter into life se mettre en marche en vrombissant/en toussant ; put a bit of life into it ○ mettez-y un peu de tonus ○ ; this drink will put new life into you cette boisson te redonnera des forces ;4 (social activity, lifestyle) vie f ; to lead a busy/sheltered life mener une vie occupée/protégée ; to change one's life transformer sa vie ; private/family ou home life vie privée/de famille ; working/social life vie professionnelle/personnelle ; his way of life son mode de vie ; a way of life un style de vie ; a life of luxury/crime une vie de luxe/de criminel ; to live the good ou high life mener la grande vie ; the outdoor life la vie au grand air ; it's no life for a child ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant ; to have a life of one's own avoir sa propre vie ; to make a new life for oneself se forger une nouvelle vie ; to get on with one's life continuer sa vie ; what a life! quelle vie! ; in public life dans les affaires publiques ;5 ( as general concept) vie f ; life in general la vie en général ; life's been kind to me la vie m'a été favorable ; isn't life wonderful? la vie n'est-elle pas merveilleuse? ; how's life treating you? comment va la vie? to make life easier/difficult for sb faciliter/compliquer la vie à qn ; don't make life so difficult for yourself ne te rends pas la vie impossible ; to take life as it comes prendre la vie comme elle vient ; life has to go on la vie continue ; that's life c'est la vie ; life's a bitch ○ chienne de vie ○ ;6 ( living things) vie f ; origins of life origines de la vie ; extraterrestrial life la vie extraterrestre ; life as we know it la vie telle que nous la connaissons ; plant/marine life la vie végétale/marine ; life in the hedgerows/forest la faune des haies/forêts ; low life péj racaille ○ f ;7 ( human being(s)) without loss of life sans perte de vies humaines ; the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives le naufrage du navire a fait 500 morts ;8 ( useful duration) durée f ; shelf life durée de conservation ; the average life of a washing-machine la durée moyenne d'une machine à laver ; there's plenty of life still left in them ils sont encore tout à fait utilisables ; this carpet's coming to the end of its life ce tapis commence à avoir fait son temps ;9 Jur to do ○ ou serve life être emprisonné à vie ; to sentence sb to life condamner qn à perpétuité ; to get life ○ se faire condamner à perpette ○ ;B modif [member, president, peer, peerage, membership] à vie ; [ban] définitif/-ive ; Insur [annuity] viager/-ère.anything for a quiet life tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille ; for dear life de toutes mes/ses etc forces ; not for the life of me absolument pas ; he couldn't for the life of him see why il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi ; get a life ○ ! lâche-moi les baskets ○ ! ; not on your life! jamais de la vie! ; this is the life! c'est la belle vie!, voilà la vie qu'il me/nous etc faut! ; to frighten the life out of sb faire mourir qn de peur ; to have the time of one's life s'amuser comme un fou/une folle ; you get out of life what you put into it comme on fait son lit on se couche Prov ; to take one's life in one's hands risquer sa vie. -
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life [laɪf]vie ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(i), 1 (k) sensation ⇒ 1 (e) nature ⇒ 1 (j) réalité ⇒ 1 (j) prison à vie ⇒ 1 (l) durée ⇒ 1 (m) à vie ⇒ 2(pl lives [laɪvz])1 noun(a) (existence) vie f;∎ to give life to sb donner la vie à qn;∎ they believe in life after death ils croient à la vie après la mort;∎ it's a matter of life and death c'est une question de vie ou de mort;∎ life is hard la vie est dure;∎ life has been good to us la vie nous a gâtés;∎ he hasn't seen much of life il ne connaît pas grand-chose de la vie;∎ you really see life as a cop quand on est flic, on en voit de toutes les couleurs;∎ there have been several attempts on her life elle a été victime de plusieurs attentats;∎ he's in hospital fighting for his life il lutte contre la mort à l'hôpital;∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;∎ what a life! quelle vie!;∎ just relax and enjoy life! profite donc un peu de la vie!;∎ I want to live my own life je veux vivre ma vie;∎ is life worth living? la vie vaut-elle la peine d'être vécue?;∎ life is worth living when I'm with her avec elle, la vie vaut la peine d'être vécue;∎ meeting him has made my life worth living le rencontrer ou notre rencontre a donné un sens à ma vie;∎ he makes her life a misery il lui rend la vie impossible;∎ hundreds lost their lives des centaines de personnes ont trouvé la mort;∎ he emigrated in order to make a new life for himself il a émigré pour commencer une nouvelle vie ou pour repartir à zéro;∎ to depart this life quitter ce monde;∎ to save sb's life sauver la vie à qn;∎ to risk one's life (to do sth) risquer sa vie (à faire qch);∎ to risk life and limb risquer sa peau;∎ a cat has nine lives un chat a neuf vies;∎ to have nine lives (person) avoir l'âme chevillée au corps;∎ to take sb's life tuer qn;∎ she took her own life elle s'est donné la mort;∎ she's the only woman in his life c'est la seule femme dans sa vie;∎ to run for one's life or for dear life s'enfuir à toutes jambes;∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;∎ she was hanging on for dear life elle s'accrochait de toutes ses forces;∎ for the life of me I can't remember where we met rien à faire, je n'arrive pas à me rappeler où nous nous sommes rencontrés;∎ familiar get a life! t'as rien de mieux à faire de ton temps?;∎ familiar he can't sing to save his life il chante comme un pied;∎ not on your life! jamais de la vie!;∎ you take your life in your hands when cycling in London on risque sa vie quand on fait du vélo à Londres;∎ that's life!, such is life! c'est la vie!;∎ this is the life! (ça, c'est) la belle vie!;∎ I had the time of my life je ne me suis jamais autant amusé;∎ archaic upon my life seigneur!, mon Dieu!(b) (period of existence) vie f;∎ I've worked hard all my life j'ai travaillé dur toute ma vie;∎ in his early life quand il était jeune;∎ I began life as a labourer j'ai débuté dans la vie comme ouvrier;∎ it began life as a car chassis à l'origine c'était un châssis de voiture;∎ we don't want to spend the rest of our lives here on ne veut pas finir nos jours ici;∎ I've never eaten snails in my life je n'ai jamais mangé d'escargots de ma vie;∎ I ran the race of my life! j'ai fait la course de ma vie!;∎ it gave me the fright of my life je n'ai jamais eu aussi peur de ma vie;∎ the fire destroyed her life's work l'incendie a détruit l'œuvre de toute sa vie;∎ to mate for life (animal, bird) s'unir pour la vie(c) (mode of existence) vie f;∎ they lead a strange life ils mènent une drôle de vie;∎ school life la vie scolaire;∎ she's not used to city life elle n'a pas l'habitude de vivre en ville;∎ married life la vie conjugale;∎ familiar to live the life of Riley mener une vie de pacha;∎ life at the top! la grande vie!(d) (living things collectively) vie f;∎ is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars?(e) (UNCOUNT) (physical feeling) sensation f;∎ life began to return to her frozen fingers le sang se remit peu à peu à circuler dans ses doigts gelés(f) (liveliness) vie f;∎ she's still young and full of life elle est encore jeune et pleine de vie;∎ there's no life in this place ça manque d'entrain ici;∎ there's a lot more life in Sydney than in Wellington Sydney est nettement plus animé que Wellington;∎ to come to life s'animer;∎ to bring sb to life (play, book etc) faire vivre qn;∎ his arrival put new life into the firm son arrivée a donné un coup de fouet à l'entreprise;∎ there's life in the old dog yet! il est encore vert, le bonhomme!;∎ she was the life and soul of the party c'est elle qui a mis de l'ambiance dans la soirée, elle fut le boute-en-train de la soirée(g) (living person) vie f;∎ a phone call can save a life un coup de fil peut sauver une vie;∎ 200 lives were lost in the disaster 200 personnes ont perdu la vie dans la catastrophe, la catastrophe a fait 200 morts;∎ no lives were lost il n'y a eu aucune victime, on ne déplore aucune victime(h) (durability) (durée f de) vie f;∎ double the life of your batteries multipliez par deux la durée de vos piles;∎ the average life of an isotope la durée de vie moyenne d'un isotope;∎ during the life of the previous government sous le gouvernement précédent(i) (biography) vie f;∎ she's writing a life of James Joyce elle écrit une biographie de James Joyce∎ to draw from life dessiner d'après nature;∎ his novels are very true to life ses romans sont très réalistes;∎ that's her to the life c'est elle tout craché(k) (in games) vie f;∎ when you lose three lives you're out quand on perd trois vies, on est éliminé∎ the kidnappers got life les ravisseurs ont été condamnés à perpétuité ou à la prison à vie;∎ he's doing life il purge une peine à perpétuité(post, member, president) à vie∎ he was crippled for life il a été estropié à vie;∎ sent to prison for life condamné à perpétuité;∎ if you help me, I'll be your friend for life si tu m'aides, je serai ton ami pour la vie;∎ a job for life un emploi à vie►► Finance life annuity rente f viagère;British life assurance assurance-vie f;Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organization = organisme britannique contrôlant les activités de compagnies d'assurance-vie et de SICAV;life belt bouée f de sauvetage;life buoy bouée f de sauvetage;Finance life capitalization capitalisation f viagère;life class cours m de dessin avec modèle nu;life cycle cycle m de vie;life drawing dessin m d'après modèle;life expectancy (of human, animal) espérance f de vie; (of machine, product) durée f (utile) de vie;the Life Guards = régiment de cavalerie de la garde royale britannique;life history vie f;∎ the organism takes on many different forms during its life history l'organisme prend de nombreuses formes au cours de sa vie ou de son existence;∎ she told me her whole life history elle m'a raconté l'histoire de sa vie;life imprisonment prison f à vie;life insurance assurance-vie f;∎ to take out life insurance contracter une assurance-vie;life jacket gilet m de sauvetage;life member membre m à vie;life membership adhésion f à vie;British life peer pair m à vie;British life peerage pairie f à vie;Finance life pension pension f à vie;life raft radeau m de sauvetage;American Life Saver ® = bonbon acidulé en forme de bouée de sauvetage;the life sciences les sciences fpl de la vie;∎ anthropology is a life science l'anthropologie fait partie des sciences de la vie;life sentence condamnation f à vie ou à perpétuité;life skills = aptitude à fonctionner efficacement en société;life story biographie f;∎ she told me her whole life story elle m'a raconté l'histoire de sa vie;∎ familiar just give us the facts, we don't need your life story! tenez-vous-en aux faits, inutile de nous raconter votre vie!;life subscription abonnement m à vie;life tenant usufruitier(ère) m,f;life vest gilet m de sauvetage -
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noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)
come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden
run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.
life is not worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert
late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter
for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]
he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)
get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)
expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die
get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)
he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat
make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen
make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen
this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!
that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]
not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)
save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten
something is as much as somebody's life is worth — mit etwas setzt jemand sein Leben aufs Spiel
take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
there is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
draw somebody from life — jemanden nach dem Leben zeichnen
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben
eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) das Leben2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) das Leben3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) das Leben4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) das Leben5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) das Leben6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) das Leben7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) die Lebensbeschreibung8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang•- academic.ru/42849/lifeless">lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life! - take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *<pl lives>[laɪf, pl laɪvz]I. ncats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben ntrun for your \life! renn um dein Leben!it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kannin a previous \life in einem früheren Lebento believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glaubento lose one's \life sein Leben lassen, ums Leben kommento save sb's \life jdm das Leben rettento seek sb's \life jdm nach dem Leben trachtento take sb's \life ( form) jdn töten [o umbringen]to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Guthe tried to discover some sign of \life in the boy's body er versuchte irgendein Lebenszeichen im Körper des Jungen festzustellenI love \life ich liebe das Lebento be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens seinthere are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Lebenanimal \life Tierwelt fplant \life Pflanzenwelt finsect \life Welt f der Insekten, Insekten plintelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Lebento be deeply rooted in American \life tief im Leben der Amerikaner verwurzelt seinfamily \life Familienleben ntlove \life Liebesleben ntprivate \life Privatleben ntworking \life Arbeitsleben ntcome on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! famput more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimmethere isn't much \life here hier ist nicht viel losto be full of \life voller Leben sein, vor Leben [nur so] sprühento bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machento come to \life lebendig werden figafter an hour the party finally came to \life nach einer Stunde kam endlich Leben in die Partyteaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Lebenshe only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Lebenwho's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Lebento want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwartenhow many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?to save a \life ein Menschenleben rettenI left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehento give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermittelnI believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werdenhe's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] fama job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit11. (duration) of a device, battery Lebensdauer f, Nutzungsdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl; of a contract Laufzeit fduring the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen fam/bekommentaken from the \life nach einem Modell14. (reality)true to \life wirklichkeitsgetreu15.▶ for dear \life verzweifeltshe hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab▶ to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar [o zu Tode] erschrecken▶ not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Weltget a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!▶ the good \life das süße Leben, das [o die] Dolce Vita▶ to be the \life [ BRIT and soul] of the/any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein▶ \life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens▶ to save one's [own] \life:he couldn't sing to save his \life er konnte ums Verrecken nicht singen sl▶ to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt habenthat sketch is Joanna to the \life diese Zeichnung trifft Joanna aufs Haar▶ one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f/Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)* * *[laɪf]n pl lives1) Leben ntbird/plant life — die Vogel-/Pflanzenwelt
to bring sb back to life — jdn wiederbeleben, jdn ins Leben zurückrufen
I'm the sort of person who comes to life in the evenings — ich bin ein Typ, der erst abends munter wird
after half an hour the discussion came to life — nach einer halben Stunde kam Leben in die Diskussion
they swam for dear life —
they looked at him in the oxygen tent fighting for dear life — sie sahen, wie er im Sauerstoffzelt um sein Leben kämpfte
the murderer was imprisoned for life — der Mörder wurde zu lebenslänglicher Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt
2)(= individual life)
how many lives were lost? — wie viele (Menschen) sind ums Leben gekommen?to take one's own life — sich (dat) das Leben nehmen
to save sb's life (lit) — jdm das Leben retten; (fig) jdn retten
the suspected murderer is on trial for his life —
early in life, in early life — in frühen Jahren
later in life, in later life — in späteren Jahren, später im Leben
she began ( her working) life as a teacher — sie begann ihr Berufsleben als Lehrerin
it gave me the fright of my life — es hat mich zu Tode erschreckt
I can't for the life of me... (inf) — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht...
never in my life have I heard such nonsense — ich habe mein Lebtag noch nicht or noch nie im Leben so einen Unsinn gehört
would you ever disobey him? – not on your life! (inf) — würdest du je seine Befehle missachten? – nie im Leben!
get a life! (inf) — sonst hast du keine Probleme? (inf)
it seemed to have a life of its own —
he is a good/bad life (Insur) — er ist ein niedriges/hohes Risiko
3)(= the world, social activity)
to see life — die Welt sehen4) (= liveliness) Leben ntwas full of life —
there's life in the old girl yet (inf) — sie ist noch schwer aktiv (inf); (of car) die Kiste bringts noch (sl)
of the party — John will überall im Mittelpunkt stehen
5) (= way of life) Leben ntthis is the life! — ja, ist das ein Leben!
such is life, that's life — so ist das Leben
6) (= useful or active life) Lebensdauer fduring the life of the present Parliament —
there's not much life left in the battery, the battery's nearing the end of its life — die Batterie machts nicht mehr lange (inf)
* * *life [laıf] pl lives [laıvz] s1. (organisches) Leben:how did life begin? wie ist das Leben entstanden?2. Leben(skraft) n(f)3. Leben n:a) Lebenserscheinungen plb) Lebewesen pl:there is no life on the moon auf dem Mond gibt es kein Leben;marine life das Leben im Meer, die Lebenserscheinungen oder Lebewesen im Meerthey lost their lives sie verloren ihr Leben, sie kamen ums Leben;three lives were lost drei Menschenleben sind zu beklagen;with great sacrifice of life mit schweren Verlusten an Menschenleben;risk life and limb Leib und Leben riskieren5. Leben n (eines Einzelwesens):a matter (question) of life and death eine lebenswichtige Angelegenheit (Frage);early in life in jungen Jahren;my early life meine Jugend;late in life in vorgerücktem Alter;as if ( oder though) his life depended on it als ob sein Leben davon abhinge, als ob es um sein Leben ginge;he’s out of my life er existiert für mich überhaupt nicht mehr; → danger A 1, matter A 3, own Bes Redew, risk B 1all his life sein ganzes Leben lang;the life of a book die Erfolgszeit eines Buches;b) WIRTSCH, JUR Laufzeit f (eines Wechsels, Vertrags etc), besonders WIRTSCH Haltbarkeit f, Lagerfähigkeit f:8. Leben(sbeschreibung) n(f), Biografie f9. Leben n, menschliches Tun und Treiben, Welt f:life in Australia das Leben in Australien;10. Leben n, Schwung m:full of life lebendig, voller Leben;the life of the Constitution der wesentliche Inhalt der Verfassung;he was the life and soul of the party er brachte Schwung in die Party, er unterhielt die ganze Party11. KUNST Leben n:12. Versicherungswesen:a) auf Lebenszeit Versicherte(r) m/f(m) (im Hinblick auf die Lebenserwartung)13. JUR umg lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe:he is doing life er sitzt lebenslänglich;a) fürs (ganze) Leben, für den Rest seines Lebens,imprisonment for life lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe;not for the life of me umg nicht um alles in der Welt;I couldn’t get to sleep for the life of me umg ich konnte ums Verrecken nicht einschlafen;not on your life umg ganz bestimmt nicht, unter keinen Umständen;to the life nach dem Leben, lebensecht, naturgetreu;upon my life! so wahr ich lebe!;that’s life so ist nun einmal das Leben;music was his life die Musik war sein Leben;where ( oder while) there’s life there’s hope (Sprichwort) MED man darf die Hoffnung nie aufgeben, weitS. a. es hofft der Mensch, solange er lebt;a) auch put life into beleben, Leben oder Schwung bringen in (akk), auch jemanden in Schwung bringenafter some time the party came to life nach einiger Zeit kam Leben oder Schwung in die Party;a) wieder zu(m) Bewusstsein oder zu sich kommen,I couldn’t get it open to save my life umg ich brachte es nicht ums Verrecken auf;sell one’s life dearly sein Leben teuer verkaufen;show (signs of) life Lebenszeichen von sich geben;seek sb’s life jemandem nach dem Leben trachten;take sb’s life jemanden umbringen;take one’s own life sich das Leben nehmen;take one’s life in one’s (own) hands umg sein Leben riskieren oder aufs Spiel setzen; → bet B, bowl1 1 b, breathe B 1, bring back 4, charm B 2* * *noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)
come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden
run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.
for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]
he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)
get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)
expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die
get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)
he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat
make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen
make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen
this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!
that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]
not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)
save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten
take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
2) (energy, animation) Leben, dasthere is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben
the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]
eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben
6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die* * *n.(§ pl.: lives)Lebensdauer f. -
14 life
{laif}
1. живот
LIFE insurance/assurance застраховка за живот
to come to LIFE идвам на себе си, съвземам се
to bring to LIFE докарвам в съзнание, възкресявам, връщам към живот
to escape with LIFE and limb отървавам кожата, спасявам си живота
for LIFE отчаяно, на живот и смърт, за цял живот, пожизнено
to fight for dear LIFE бия се отчаяно, боря се на живот и смърт
to flee/run for one's LIFE/for dear LIFE бягам, за да се спася, бягам, колкото ми държат краката
to take someone's LIFE убивам някого
to take one's own LIFE самоубивам се
there is LIFE in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него
everything that has LIFE всичко живо
early/late in LIFE на млади/стари години
early LIFE детство
long LIFE дълголетие
this LIFE този/земният живот
the other/future/eternal/everlasting LIFE оня свят. задгробният живот, вечността
imprisonment for LIFE, LIFE imprisonment доживотен затвор
to see LIFE виждам свят, добивам житейски опит
in one's LIFE's time вж. lifetime
many lives were lost имаше много убити/жертви
great loss of LIFE много убити/жертви
what a LIFE! това живот ли e? то пък един живот! this is the LIFE! e, това e живот/да живееш/се казва живот
2. живи същества, живот
vegetalbe LIFE растителност
bird LIFE птичи свят/царство
3. жизненост, бодрост, живот
the streets were full of LIFE улиците бяха оживени
put some LIFE into it! разг. по-живо! to put fresh LIFE into a meeting, etc. оживявам/съживявам събрание и пр.
to be the LIFE and soul of the party душата съм на компанията
4. изк. натура
to paint from LIFE рисувам от натура
taken from (the) LIFE рисуван от натура
to draw/portray/imitate to the LIFE предавам/имитирaм точно
as large/big as LIFE в естествена величина, като жив, разг., шег. цял целеничък
larger than LIFE по-голям от естествен ръст, преувеличен
5. общество
high LIFE хайлайф, висше общество
low LIFE простолюдие
6. биография, животоописание
7. човек, застрахован за живот
good/bad LIFE човек, чийто живот не е/е застрашен от опасност, добър/лош обект за застраховка за живот
8. живот, дълготрайност (на машина и пр.)
9. sl. доживотен затвор/присъда
to be doing LIFE излежавам доживотна присъда
10. attr пожизнен, доживотен
bless my LIFE! боже мой! upon my LIFE! честна дума! not on your LIFE! разг. дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's LIFE? как си? как е работата? I cannot do it for the LIFE of me да ме убиеш, не мога да направя това
to bother/harass/nag/plague/worry the LIFE out of someone вадя/изваждам душата/не давам ни минута покой на някого
to take one's LIFE in one's hands рискувам живота си, слагам си главата в торбата* * *{laif} n (pl -lives {laivz}) 1. живот; life insurance/assurance з* * *биография; дълготрайност; доживотен; животоописание; жизненост; живот; натура;* * *1. as large/big as life в естествена величина, като жив, разг., шег. цял целеничък 2. attr пожизнен, доживотен 3. bird life птичи свят/царство 4. bless my life! боже мой! upon my life! честна дума! not on your life! разг. дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's life? как си? как е работата? i cannot do it for the life of me да ме убиеш, не мога да направя това 5. early life детство 6. early/late in life на млади/стари години 7. everything that has life всичко живо 8. for life отчаяно, на живот и смърт, за цял живот, пожизнено 9. good/bad life човек, чийто живот не е/е застрашен от опасност, добър/лош обект за застраховка за живот 10. great loss of life много убити/жертви 11. high life хайлайф, висше общество 12. imprisonment for life, life imprisonment доживотен затвор 13. in one's life's time вж. lifetime 14. larger than life по-голям от естествен ръст, преувеличен 15. life insurance/assurance застраховка за живот 16. long life дълголетие 17. low life простолюдие 18. many lives were lost имаше много убити/жертви 19. put some life into it! разг. по-живо! to put fresh life into a meeting, etc. оживявам/съживявам събрание и пр 20. sl. доживотен затвор/присъда 21. taken from (the) life рисуван от натура 22. the other/future/eternal/everlasting life оня свят. задгробният живот, вечността 23. the streets were full of life улиците бяха оживени 24. there is life in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него 25. this life този/земният живот 26. to be doing life излежавам доживотна присъда 27. to be the life and soul of the party душата съм на компанията 28. to bother/harass/nag/plague/worry the life out of someone вадя/изваждам душата/не давам ни минута покой на някого 29. to bring to life докарвам в съзнание, възкресявам, връщам към живот 30. to come to life идвам на себе си, съвземам се 31. to draw/portray/imitate to the life предавам/имитирaм точно 32. to escape with life and limb отървавам кожата, спасявам си живота 33. to fight for dear life бия се отчаяно, боря се на живот и смърт 34. to flee/run for one's life/for dear life бягам, за да се спася, бягам, колкото ми държат краката 35. to paint from life рисувам от натура 36. to see life виждам свят, добивам житейски опит 37. to take one's life in one's hands рискувам живота си, слагам си главата в торбата 38. to take one's own life самоубивам се 39. to take someone's life убивам някого 40. vegetalbe life растителност 41. what a life! това живот ли e? то пък един живот! this is the life! e, това e живот/да живееш/се казва живот 42. биография, животоописание 43. живи същества, живот 44. живот 45. живот, дълготрайност (на машина и пр.) 46. жизненост, бодрост, живот 47. изк. натура 48. общество 49. човек, застрахован за живот* * *life [laif] n (pl lives) 1. живот; \life annuity пожизнена рента; appointment for \life пожизнена длъжност; to come to \life идвам на себе си, съвземам се; to bring to \life докарвам в съзнание; възкресявам, връщам към живота; to spring to \life започвам да действам решително, съживявам се; to depart ( from) this \life прен. умирам, отивам на оня свят; to live the \life of Riley живуркам си, живея безгрижно (в охолство); to escape with \life and limb спасявам си живота, леко (лесно) се отървавам; a matter of \life and death въпрос на живот и смърт; to flee ( run) for o.'s \life бягам с все сила; for dear \life 1) отчаяно, на живот и смърт; 2) за цял живот; for the \life of me, for my \life I cannot do it, I cannot do it to save my \life да ме убиеш, не мога да го направя; to live o.'s own \life самостоятелен съм, оправям се сам; to seek s.o.'s \life извършвам покушение върху живота на; to take s.o.'s \life убивам някого; to lay down o.'s \life, to give o.'s \life давам живота си; to put \life into s.th. вдъхвам живот на; to choke the \life out of s.o. задушавам някого; to bother ( harass, nag, plague, worry) the \life out of s.o. изваждам душата на някого, не му давам ни минута покой; to scare ( frighten) the \life out of изплашвам ( някого) до смърт, изкарвам акъла (на някого); to make s.o.'s \life a hell правя живота на някого черен; his \life is not worth a day's purchase той не ще може да преживее и един ден дори; to take o.'s ( own) \life самоубивам се, посягам на живота си; to take o.'s \life in both hands and eat it водя бурен (интензивен) живот; горя свещта от двата края; to take o.'s \life in o.'s hands рискувам живота си, впускам се в отчаяно начинание; there is \life in the old dog yet още го бива, има още хляб в него; while there is \life, there is hope докато човек е жив, все има надежда; \life is a bowl of cherries животът е песен; \life is but a span животът е само един миг, животът е кратък; everything that has \life всичко живо; the \life of the mind интелектуален живот, размисъл; bird \life птичият свят, птичето царство; vegetable \life растителност; long \life дълголетие; at my time of \life на моите години, на моята възраст; early \life детство; he has seen \life той много е видял (преживял); in o.'s \life's time приживе, докато човек е жив; to beat s.o. within an inch of his \life пребивам някого от бой, само дето не убивам някого от бой; many lives were lost имаше много убити (жертви); get a \life! я стига! я се разкарай! майната ти! bless my \life! Боже мой! upon my \life! честна дума! not on your \life! дума да не става! в никакъв случай! how's \life? как сте? как са работите? my dear \life! ост. душо моя! 2. жизненост, бодрост; живот; he was the \life of the party той бе душата на компанията; to sing with \life пея въодушевено; пея с душа; 3. изк. натура; естествена величина (големина); to paint from \life рисувам от натура; still \life натюрморт; to portray to the \life предавам (рисувам) точно; as large ( big) as \life в естествена големина; като жив; in \life size в естествена величина; larger ( bigger) than \life неестествен, преувеличен, пресилен; true to \life верен, естествен, правдив; 4. общество; high \life хайлайф, светско (аристократично) общество, аристокрация, висша класа; low \life простолюдие; 5. биография, животоописание; 6. човек, застрахован за живот (против смърт); a good \life човек, чийто живот не е застрашен от опасност; добър обект за застраховка живот; 7. дълготрайност, живот (на машина и пр.); charge \life време на пребиваване на ядрено гориво в реактор; full-load \life дълготрайност при максимално натоварване; 8. сп. нов старт; друга възможност. -
15 how
adverbthis is how to do it — so macht man das
how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie•- academic.ru/35907/however">however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer- how about- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ]I. adv\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam\how come? wie das?to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele\how much wie viel\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3. (for emphasis)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!and \how! und ob [o wie]!\how about that! was sagt man dazu!\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmenJohn suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben warenthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warumthe child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollenthe \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga* * *I [haʊ]adv1) (= in what way) wiehow will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?
how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?
we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?
how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?
how do you know that? —
to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht
I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen
2) (in degree, quantity etc) wiehow often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?
how many —
I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen
how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?
3)(regarding health, general situation etc)
how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)
how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)
how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc
4)how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?
how about going for a walk? —
how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?
I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?
5)6) (= that) dassIIshe told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
interj(American Indian greeting) hugh* * *how [haʊ]A adv1. (fragend) wie:how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;how about …? wie stehts mit …?;how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;how much? wie viel?;how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do1 B 5, now1 Bes Redew, so1 A 42. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:how large it is! wie groß es ist!;how absurd! wie absurd!;he knows how to ride er kann reiten;I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;and how! umg und ob!;here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:how do you sell your potatoes?B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:the how and the why das Wie und Warum* * *adverblearn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how far — (to what extent) inwieweit
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
* * *adv.inwiefern adv.wie adv. -
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plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografía8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) cadena perpetua•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life
life n vidatr[laɪf]1 vida■ never in my life have I heard such nonsense! ¡jamás en la vida había oído tales estupideces!2 (of battery) duración nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor dear life con toda su fuerzait's a matter of life and death es cuestión de vida o muertenot on your life! familiar ¡ni hablar!run for your life «(lives)»! ¡sálvese quien pueda!to be the life and soul of the party ser el alma de la fiestato bring somebody back to life resucitar a alguiento come to life cobrar vidato have the time of one's life pasárselo como nuncato live the life of Riley familiar pegarse la gran vidato lose one's life perder la vidato take one's own life suicidarse, quitarse la vidato take somebody's life matar a alguienlife belt / life buoy salvavidas nombre masculinolife cycle ciclo vitallife expectancy esperanza de vidalife insurance seguro de vidalife imprisonment cadena perpetualife jacket chaleco salvavidaslife sentence cadena perpetualife story biografíalife style estilo de vida1) : vida fplant life: la vida vegetal2) existence: vida f, existencia f3) biography: biografía f, vida f4) duration: duración f, vida f5) liveliness: vivacidad f, animación fadj.• perpetuo, -a adj.• vital adj.• vitalicio, -a adj.n.(§ pl.: lives) = animación s.f.• existencia s.f.• ser s.m.• tiempo de vida s.m.• vida s.f.• vigencia s.f.• vivir s.m.laɪf1) c u ( existence) vida fearly in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud
in later life — más tarde or más adelante
at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo
the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida
to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo
to see life — ver* mundo
you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!
to lose one's life — perder* la vida
to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida
to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)
to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)
a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte
as large as life — en carne y hueso
he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello
larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida
2) ua) ( vital force) vida fto come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida
b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad fto inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo
to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta
3) u ( lifestyle) vida fto live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey
4) u ( living things) vida fanimal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal
6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua7) u ( Art)to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural
8) c ( biography) vida f[laɪf]1. N(pl lives)1) (=animate state) vida fplant life — vida f vegetal, las plantas fpl
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to bring sb back to life — resucitar or reanimar a algn2) (=existence) vida fhow's life? * — ¿cómo te va (la vida)?, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)
I do have a life outside of work, you know — yo hago otras cosas en mi vida aparte de trabajar ¿sabes?
•
to begin life as... — empezar la vida como...•
to depart this life — liter partir de esta vida•
in early/later life — en los años juveniles/madurasrun for your life! — ¡sálvese quien pueda!
•
you gave me the fright of my life! — ¡qué susto me diste!•
to lay down one's life — dar su vida, entregar su vida•
to lose one's life — perder la vidahow many lives were lost? — ¿cuántas víctimas hubo?
•
never in my life — en mi vida•
in the next life — en el más allá, en la otra vida•
in real life — en la vida real•
to see life — ver mundo•
to spend one's life doing sth — pasar la vida haciendo algo•
to take sb's life — quitar la vida a algnto take one's own life — quitarse la vida, suicidarse
•
at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengobed 1., 4), private 3., save I, 1., 1)•
his life won't be worth living — más le valdría morirse3) (=way of living)•
country/ city life — la vida de la ciudad/del campo•
the good life — una vida agradable; (Rel) la vida santa•
it's a hard life — la vida es muy dura•
to make a new life for o.s., to start a new life — comenzar una vida nueva•
to live one's own life — ser dueño de su propia vidaRiley•
to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila•
get a life! * — ¡espabílate y haz algo!•
(upon) my life! — † ¡Dios mío!•
not on your life! * — ¡ni hablar!•
this is the life! — ¡esto sí que es vida!, ¡esto es jauja!what a life! — (=bad) ¡qué vida esta!; (=good) ¡vaya vida!, ¡eso sí que es vivir bien!
5) (=liveliness) vida f•
his acting brought the character to life — su actuación dio vida al personaje•
to come to life — animarse•
the life and soul of the party — el alma de la fiesta6) (=lifespan) [of person] vida f ; [of licence] vigencia f, validez f ; [of battery] vida f, duración f7) * (=life imprisonment)•
to do life — cumplir una condena de cadena or reclusión perpetua8) (Art)•
to paint from life — pintar del natural•
true to life — fiel a la realidad9) (=biography) vida f10) (US)** [of prostitute]she's in the life — hace la calle *, es una mujer de la vida
2.CPDlife and death struggle N — lucha f a vida o muerte
life annuity N — pensión f or anualidad f vitalicia
life assurance N — seguro m de vida
life class N — (Art) clase f de dibujo al natural
life coach N — profesional encargado de mejorar la situación laboral y personal de sus clientes
life cycle N — ciclo m vital
life drawing N — dibujo m del natural
life expectancy N — esperanza f de vida
life force N — fuerza f vital
Life Guards NPL — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento de caballería
life history N — [of person] (historia f de la) vida f ; hum, iro vida f y milagros * mpl
life imprisonment N — cadena f perpetua
life insurance N — = life assurance
life interest N — usufructo m vitalicio
life jacket N — chaleco m salvavidas
life member N — miembro m vitalicio
life membership N —
to take out a life membership — inscribirse como miembro vitalicio or de por vida
life peer N — (Brit) (Parl) miembro de la Cámara de los Lores de carácter no hereditario
life preserver N — (Brit) cachiporra f ; (US) chaleco m salvavidas
life president N — presidente mf de por vida
life sciences NPL — ciencias fpl de la vida
life sentence N — condena f a perpetuidad
life span N — [of person] vida f ; [of product] vida f útil
life story N — biografía f
life vest N — (US) chaleco m salvavidas
* * *[laɪf]1) c u ( existence) vida fearly in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud
in later life — más tarde or más adelante
at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo
the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida
to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo
to see life — ver* mundo
you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!
to lose one's life — perder* la vida
to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida
to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)
to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)
a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte
as large as life — en carne y hueso
he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello
larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida
2) ua) ( vital force) vida fto come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida
b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad fto inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo
to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta
3) u ( lifestyle) vida fto live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey
4) u ( living things) vida fanimal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal
6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua7) u ( Art)to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural
8) c ( biography) vida f -
17 life
1. [laıf] n (pl lives)1. 1) жизнь; существованиеthis life, natural life - рел. земное бытие /существование/
the other /eternal, future/ life - рел. загробная /вечная, будущая/ жизнь
to seek smb.'s life - покушаться на чью-л. жизнь
to take smb.'s life - убить кого-л.
to pawn one's life - ручаться жизнью /головой/
to run for dear /for very/ life, to flee /to run/ for one's life - бежать изо всех сил; спасаться бегством
to fight for dear life - драться /сражаться/ не на живот, а на смерть
2) жизнедеятельностьthe noise of life - шум жизни; звуки деятельности человека
to come to life - а) начать жизнь, появиться на свет; б) оживать, приходить в себя (после обморока и т. п.)
a writer whose characters come to life - писатель, создающий живые образы
to bring to life - а) вызывать к жизни; б) приводить в чувство (после обморока и т. п.)
2. 1) живые существа, жизньis there any life on Mars? - есть ли жизнь /есть ли живые существа/ на Марсе?
2) живое существо, человекthree lives were saved by his brave act - своим храбрым поступком он спас три жизни /спас троих/
how many lives were lost? - сколько людей погибло?
the battle was won at great sacrifice of life - битва была выиграна ценой больших потерь
3) собир. мир живых организмовplant [animal, insect] life - мир растений [животных, насекомых]
3. 1) срок жизни, вся жизньa lease for three lives - арендный договор сроком до смерти последнего из трёх названных лиц
for life - на всю жизнь, до конца жизни, до смерти; пожизненно
to be deported for life - быть высланным навечно, быть приговорённым к бессрочной ссылке
to be elected [appointed] for life - быть избранным [назначенным] пожизненно
to marry early [late] in life - жениться рано [поздно]
2) срок службы или работы (машины, учреждения); долговечностьthe useful life of a car [of a building] - срок эксплуатации автомобиля [здания]
life cycle - преим. воен. срок службы, срок действия (чего-л.)
life of an agreement - дип. срок действия соглашения
4. образ или характер жизниregular life - регулярный /размеренный/ образ жизни
country [city] life - деревенский [городской] образ жизни
a dog's life - собачья жизнь, жалкое существование
everyday life - повседневная жизнь, быт
political [sex] life - политическая [половая] жизнь
how's life? - разг. как жизнь?, как дела?
such is life - такова жизнь; ничего не поделаешь
5. общественная жизнь; взаимоотношения (людей); обществоhigh life - светское общество, высший свет; светская жизнь
social life - а) общественная жизнь; б) общение с друзьями и знакомыми; встречи, развлечения и т. п.
to see /to learn/ something of life, to see life - повидать свет, узнать жизнь
we have practically no social life - мы почти ни с кем не встречаемся, мы живём очень замкнуто
6. жизнеописание, биографияthe lives of great men [of poets] - жизнеописания /жизнь/ великих людей [поэтов]
7. 1) энергия, живость; воодушевление; оживлениеto infuse new life into smth. - вдохнуть новую жизнь во что-л.
the children are full of life - дети полны жизни /очень оживлённы, деятельны/
2) самое важное, необходимое; основа; душаplenty of sleep is the life of young children - длительный сон - самое важное /основное/ для (здоровья) детей
8. жив. натураa picture [a portrait] taken from (the) life - картина [портрет] с натуры
as large as life см. large I ♢
to portray smb. to the life - очень точно передать сходство, нарисовать чей-л. верный портрет
9. страх. застрахованное лицо10. = lifetime 2)♢
my (dear) life - мой дорогой, моя дорогая, моя жизнь ( обращение)upon my life! - честное слово!
for the life of me I can't understand it - хоть убей, не могу этого понять
to have the time of one's life - а) повеселиться на славу; отлично провести время; б) переживать лучшую пору своей жизни
change of life - эвф. климакс
life and limb см. limb1 I ♢
to bother /to harass, to nag, to worry/ the life out of smb. - изводить кого-л., не давать ни минуты покоя кому-л., выматывать (всю) душу
to gasp out one's life - испустить дух, скончаться
there is life in the old dog yet - ≅ есть ещё порох в пороховницах
a cat has nine lives - посл. у кошки девять жизней, кошки живучи
while there is life there is hope - посл. пока человек жив, он надеется
2. [laıf] anot on your life! - ни в коем случае!
1) жизненный2) пожизненныйlife member - пожизненный член (клуба и т. п.)
3) с натуры -
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plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) liv2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) liv(sløp), levetid3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, energi4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) livsstil/-førsel5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) liv6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) liv7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livsvarig fengsel•- 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 lifebiografi--------levetid--------livsubst. (i flertall: lives) \/laɪf\/1) liv, livet, menneskeliv• how many lives were lost in the fire?• is there human life on Mars after all?2) liv, livstid, livslengde, levealder, levetid, livsløp• what's the expected life of this engine?3) liv, tilværelse, levemåte, livsførsel• how's life?4) liv, liv og røre, aktivitet5) ( sport og spill) liv, sjanse, mulighet6) biografi, levnetsbeskrivelse7) ( kunst) natur, levende modell, naturlig størrelsetegning etter naturen \/ tegning etter levende modell8) ( også life imprisonment) livstidsdom, fengsel på livstid, livstidas if for (dear) life som om det gjelder livetbe getting on in life eller be getting on in years begynne å bli gammel, begynne å dra på årenebe given life ( hverdagslig) bli dømt til livstid (i fengsel)bring\/recall to life få liv i, gjenopplivecarry one's life in one's hands våge livet, sette livet på spillcome into life få liv, bli til, bli fødtcome to life kvikne til, komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthet bli levende, komme til live (igjen)dangerous to life livsfarligdo anything for a quiet life ( hverdagslig) gjøre hva som helst for husfredens skylddo life ( hverdagslig) sone livstid (i fengsel)escape with one's life komme unna med livet i beholdfor life for livet, for å redde livetfor livet, på livstid, livstids-for one's life eller for dear life for livetfor the life of me ( hverdagslig) for bare livet, samme hvor hardt jeg prøver, om jeg så står på hodetfor the term of one's life se ➢ term, 1frighten the life out of somebody skremme livet av noena future life\/state et fremtidig liv, et liv etter detteget a life! ( hverdagslig) få deg ditt eget liv!, kom deg ut og opplev livet!give one's life for ofre livet sitt for, gi livet sitt for, dø forhave the time of one's life ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøy, ha det kjempefinthuman life menneskeliv, menneskelig liv menneskelivetbe in danger of one's life være i livsfarebe in life være i livein ordinary life til dagligin real life i det virkelige liv, i virkelighetenit's a great life if you don't weaken ( spøkefullt) livet er herlig hvis man bare orkerkeep in life holde (seg) i livelarger than life eller as large as life større enn livetlead a fast life leve livet, ha et utsvevende livlead a rough life leve enkelt, leve primitivtlife and death liv og død, liv eller døddet er et spørsmål om liv eller død \/ det er livsviktiglife and soul liv og sjel, sjel, livskraft, midtpunktdrivkraft, primus motorlife isn't all beer and skittles livet er ikke bare en dans på roserlife must go on livet må gå videre, livet må gå sin ganglife of Riley Herrens glade dager, slaraffenliv• after I inherited the money, it was a life of Rileyetter at jeg arvet pengene, levde jeg Herrens glade dagerlive a good life ( oppofrende) leve et godt liv et liv i luksus leve et liv i pakt med naturenlive a life of independence være økonomisk uavhengiglose one's life miste livet, dø, omkomme, sette livet tilloss of life tap av livnot for the life of me ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet, ikke for alt i verdennot on your life aldri i livet, absolutt ikke, definitivt ikkeone's future life ens fremtid(up) on my life! så sant jeg lever!, på æresord!put an end to one's (own) life ta livet av segput into life gi liv tilput some life into live opp, sette fart på, få litt liv irisk one's life sette livet på spillrule of life leveregel, prinsipprun for dear life løpe alt hva remmer og tøy kan holdesee life se verden, se seg om i verden, oppleve verden, leve livetsingle life ugift standslice of life stykke virkelighettake one's life in one's (own) hands risikere livet, sette livet tiltake one's (own) life ta livet av segtake somebody's life ta livet av noen, drepe noenthat's life eller such is life sånn er livetthis is the life! ( om noe gledelig eller fornøyelig) dette er livet!time of life alderto the end of one's life til en dør, hele livetto the (very) life ( om kunst) veldig naturtro, på en prikk, treffendeway of life se ➢ way, 1while there is life there is hope så lenge det er liv, er det håp -
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\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Gut;there are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Lebenanimal \life Tierwelt f;plant \life Pflanzenwelt f;intelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes LebenI love \life ich liebe das Leben;cats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben;to give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermitteln;to be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens seinfamily \life Familienleben nt;love \life Liebesleben nt;private \life Privatleben nt;sex \life Sexualleben nt;working \life Arbeitsleben ntcome on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! ( fam)put more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimme;she hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab;run for your \life! renn um dein Leben!;it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!;to lose one's \life ums Leben kommen;how many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?;to save a \life ein Menschenleben retten;a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kannI left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehen;teaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Leben;a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Leben;in a previous \life in einem früheren Leben;to believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glauben;I believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werden;he's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] ( fam)she only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Leben;who's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?;a job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit;during the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]the judge jailed him for \life der Richter verurteilte ihn zu einer lebenslänglichen Haftstrafe;taken from the \life nach einem ModellPHRASES:to be the \life [ ( Brit) and soul] of the/ any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein;\life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens;one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk nt;the good \life das süße Leben, la dolce vita;to bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machen;to come to \life lebendig werden; ( fig) zum Leben erwachen;to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar/zu Tode erschrecken;get a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!;to lose one's \life sein Leben lassen [o verlieren];to roar [or thunder] into \life mit aufheulendem Motor losfahren/starten;to save sb's \life jdm das Leben retten;to save one's own \life sein/das eigene Leben retten;to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt haben;to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen;not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Welt;to be sb to the \life (dated) jdm wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein;that's \life! [das ist] Schicksal! ( fam), so ist das Leben [eben]!;\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f /Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird) -
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[haʊ] adv1) (in what manner, way) wie;\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?;\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?;\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?;\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? ( fam)just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst ( fam)\how come? wie das?;2) ( for quantities) wie;\how much wie viel;\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?;\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3) ( for emphasis)\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! ( fam)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!;and \how! und ob [o wie] !;\how about that! was sagt man dazu!;\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!;\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! ( fam)\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!4) (about health, comfort)\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? ( fam)\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?;\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?;\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?;\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?;\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?;(do you agree?) passt das?;5) ( inviting)\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?;\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?;( suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?;if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen;John suggested breaking for lunch - \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen - was meinst du?6) ( that) dass;she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren nthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warum;the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen;
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