my life has no meaning

if you get my meaning — du verstehst, was ich meine?

what's the meaning of this? — was hat [denn] das zu bedeuten?

a look full of meaning — ein bedeutungsvoller or bedeutsamer Blick

what's the meaning of (the word) " hick"? — was soll das Wort "hick" heißen or bedeuten?

you don't know the meaning of love/hunger — du weißt ja gar nicht, was Liebe/Hunger ist or bedeutet

literal/figurative meaning — sentido m literal/figurado

if you take o get my meaning — si me entiendes

this word has lots of meanings — esta palabra tiene muchos significados or muchas acepciones

• double meaning — doble sentido

• do you get my meaning? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?

• he doesn't know the meaning of the word — (fig) ni sabe lo que eso significa

• what's the meaning of "hick"? — ¿qué significa "hick"?, ¿qué quiere decir "hick"?

what's the meaning of this? — (as reprimand) ¿se puede saber qué significa esto?

literal/figurative meaning — sentido m literal/figurado

if you take o get my meaning — si me entiendes

yes, I get your meaning — colloq. sì, capisco cosa vuoi dire

to give new meaning to — dare un nuovo senso a [life, work]

a look full of meaning — uno sguardo eloquente o significativo

yes, I get your meaning — colloq. sì, capisco cosa vuoi dire

to give new meaning to — dare un nuovo senso a [life, work]

a look full of meaning — uno sguardo eloquente o significativo

There is life in the old dog yet. — ◊ Есть еще порох в пороховницах.

While there is life there is hope. — ◊ Пока жив человек, жива и надежда

sentido del ridículo, su sentido del ridículo le impidió hacerlo — he felt self-conscious o embarrassed so he didn't do it

tiene un gran sentido del ridículo — she easily feels self-conscious o embarrassed

la vida sin ti no tendría sentido — without you life would have no meaning o would be meaningless

• doble sentido — double meaning

• sin sentido — [palabras, comentario] meaningless

no le veo sentido a esta discusión — I can't see any sense o point in this argument

• sin sentido — [crueldad, violencia] senseless

• tener sentido — to make sense

solo tiene sentido quejarse si así puedes conseguir lo que quieres — it only makes sense to complain if o the only point in complaining is if you can then get what you want

no tiene sentido que te disculpes ahora — it's pointless (you) apologizing now, there's no sense o point in (you) apologizing now

• perder el sentido — to lose consciousness

• recobrar el sentido — to regain consciousness

• en el sentido de las agujas del reloj — clockwise

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise, counterclockwise (EEUU)

• en sentido amplio — in the broad sense

• en el buen sentido de la palabra — in the best o good sense of the word

• en cierto sentido — in a sense

• en ese sentido — [con nombre] to that effect; [con verbo] in that sense, in that respect

en ese sentido no sabemos qué hacer — in that sense o respect, we don't know what to do

• en sentido estricto — in the strict sense of the word o term

no es, en sentido estricto, un pez de río — it's not a freshwater fish in the strict sense of the word o term, it's not strictly speaking a freshwater fish

• en sentido figurado — in the figurative sense, figuratively

• en sentido lato — in the broad sense

• tomar algo en el mal sentido — to take sth the wrong way

• en tal sentido — to that effect

un acuerdo en tal sentido sería interpretado como una privatización — such an agreement o an agreement to that effect would be interpreted as privatization

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

poner los cinco sentidos en algo — to give something one's full attention; ( ante peligro) to keep one's wits about one

no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces — I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing

esa política ya no tiene sentido — that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now

gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj — turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction

venían en sentido contrario or opuesto al nuestro — they were coming in the opposite direction to us

calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido — one-way street

Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.

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.