la vida política

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

• con vida — alive

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

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

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

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

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

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

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

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

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

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

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

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

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

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

• coste de la vida — cost of living

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

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

• nivel de vida — standard of living

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

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

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

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

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

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

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

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

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

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

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

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

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

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

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

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

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

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

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

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

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

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

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

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

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

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

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn

• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador