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1 lifelong
['laɪflɒŋ]aggettivo [friendship, ambition] che dura tutta la vita* * *adjective (lasting the whole length of a life: a lifelong friendship.) (che dura tutta la vita)* * *lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/a.che dura tutta la vita: a lifelong friend, un amico di una vita● lifelong education, istruzione permanente.* * *['laɪflɒŋ]aggettivo [friendship, ambition] che dura tutta la vita -
2 lifelong life·long adj
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3 lifelong learning
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4 ♦ ambition
♦ ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/n.1 [u] ambizione: burning ambition, ardente ambizione; a man of driving ambition, un uomo estremamente ambizioso2 ambizione; aspirazione; sogno: my lifelong ambition, il sogno della mia vita; the height of his ambition, la sua massima ambizione; unfulfilled ambitions, ambizioni irrealizzate; to fulfil (o to realize) one's ambitions, realizzare (o soddisfare) le proprie ambizioni. -
5 ♦ friend
♦ friend /frɛnd/n.1 amico, amica: a good friend of mine, un mio buon amico; my best friend, il mio migliore amico; close friend, amico intimo; dear friend, caro amico; faithful friend, amico fedele; lifelong friend, amico di una vita; mutual friend, comune amico; old friend, vecchio amico; family friend, amico di famiglia; to be friends with, essere amico di; male friends, amici (maschi); female friends, amiche; We're good friends, siamo buoni amici; He's no friend of virtue, non è amico della virtù2 (al pl.) alleati; nazione amica● friend or foe, amico o nemico □ ( Internet) friend request, richiesta di amicizia □ Let's be friends again, facciamo la pace; ritorniamo amici □ friends in high places (o friends at court), amici altolocati (o in alto loco); amicizie importanti (o influenti); santi in paradiso (fam.) □ to keep (o to stay) friends with sb., rimanere amici con q. □ to make friends again, rifare amicizia; rappacificarsi □ to make friends easily, fare amicizia facilmente □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ (polit., GB, detto a un membro della Camera dei comuni) my honourable friend, il mio onorevole collega □ (leg.) my learned friend, il mio dotto collega □ (polit., GB, detto a un membro della Camera dei Lord) my noble friend, il mio nobile collega □ (fam. scherz.) With friends like these who needs enemies?, per fortuna che sono degli amici!; dagli amici mi guardi Iddio, ché dai nemici mi guardo io (prov.) □ (prov.) A friend in need is a friend indeed, il vero amico si conosce al bisogno.(to) friend /frɛnd/v. t.( Internet) dare l'amicizia a (q.). -
6 ♦ friendship
♦ friendship /ˈfrɛndʃɪp/n. [u]amicizia: close friendship, amicizia intima; a lifelong friendship, un'amicizia di una vita; to strike up a friendship with, fare amicizia con; diventare amico di; the friendship between our countries, l'amicizia fra i nostri paesi● friendship bracelet, braccialetto dell'amicizia. -
7 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *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.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- 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* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
См. также в других словарях:
lifelong — lifelong, livelong Lifelong (19c) is a combination of life and long, and means ‘lasting or continuing for a lifetime’ (his lifelong companion). Livelong, pronounced liv long, is a much older word (15c) and is a combination of lief, meaning ‘dear … Modern English usage
lifelong — [līf′lôŋ′] adj. lasting or not changing during one s whole life [a lifelong love] … English World dictionary
Lifelong — Life long (l[imac]f l[o^]ng ), a. [Life + long. Cf. {Livelong}.] Lasting or continuing through life. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lifelong — index durable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lifelong — also life long, continuing a lifetime, 1855, from LIFE (Cf. life) (n.) + LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
lifelong — [adj] lasting constant, continuing, deeprooted, enduring, for life, inveterate, lifetime, livelong, long lasting, long lived, long standing, old, perennial, permanent, persistent; concept 798 Ant. short lived, temporary, tenuous … New thesaurus
lifelong — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout a person s life … English terms dictionary
lifelong — Jesse Bishop was a lifelong drug addict who had spent 20 of his 46 years in prison (Guardian). You might be a lifelong resident of New York or a lifelong churchgoer or, at a stretch, a lifelong lover of music. But unless the unfortunate Mr.… … Dictionary of troublesome word
lifelong — life|long [ˈlaıflɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj [only before noun] continuing or existing all through your life ▪ She became a lifelong friend of ours. ▪ David finally realized his lifelong ambition … Dictionary of contemporary English
lifelong — life|long [ laıf,lɔŋ ] adjective continuing all through your life: a lifelong friendship lifelong supporters of the team … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lifelong — Though the term needn’t be taken absolutely literally in most contexts, it should have some sense of at least approximately covering the whole of the subject’s existence, so that one might be called a lifelong Yankees fan, but not, say, a… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors