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1 lifelong
adjective (lasting the whole length of a life: a lifelong friendship.) celoživotný* * *• životný• doživotný• celoživotný -
2 life
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.) život2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) život3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) život4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) život5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) roky6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) život7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) životopis8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) doživotie•- 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* * *• vitalita• životnost• život• životopis• skutocnost• spôsob života• trvanie• energia• ludia• nová možnost
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