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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.) gyvybė2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) gyvenimas3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) gyvumas4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) gyvenimo būdas, gyvenimas5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) amžius6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) gyvūnija, būtybės7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) gyvenimo istorija, biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) kalėjimas iki gyvos galvos•- 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 -
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adj. liv-, livs-; för livet--------n. liv; själ; livlighet, vitalitet; tillvaro, levnadssätt; levnadsteckning, biografi; livslängd; livstid (fängelsestraff)* * *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.) liv3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, livlighet4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) liv, leverne5) (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.) levnadsteckning8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livstid•- 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 -
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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.) 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.) léta6) (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.) doživotí•- 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* * *• život• životní -
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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.) 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 -
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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.) viaţă2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) viaţă3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vitalitate4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) viaţă, existenţă5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) perioadă6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) (forme de) viaţă7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografie8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) închisoare pe viaţă•- 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 -
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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.) ζωή2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ζωή3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) ζωντάνια4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) ζωή5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) ζωή6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) ζωή, μορφή ζωής7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) βιογραφία8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ισόβια (δεσμά)•- 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 -
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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.) vie2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vie3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vie4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vie, existence5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vie6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vie7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biographie8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) à vie•- 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 -
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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.) vida8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) prisão perpétua•- 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 -
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[laɪf] plural lives [laɪvz] noun1) the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead:حَياهDoctors are fighting to save the child's life.
2) the period between birth and death:حَياهHe had a long and happy life.
3) liveliness:حَيَوِيَّهShe was full of life and energy.
4) a manner of living:طريَقة حياهShe lived a life of ease and idleness.
5) the period during which any particular state exists:مُدَّة حياه، عُمْرHe had many different jobs during his working life.
6) living things:حَياه، أحْياءanimal life.
7) the story of a life:قِصَّة حياهHe has written a life of Churchill.
8) life imprisonment:مَدى الحَياهHe was given life for murder.
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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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♦ life /laɪf/n. (pl. lives)1 [uc] vita ( quasi in ogni senso); esistenza; ( di cose) durata: He lost his life in a road accident, perse la vita in un incidente stradale; to risk (o to endanger) one's life, rischiare la vita; to save sb. 's life, salvare la vita a q.; to rebuild one's life, rifarsi una vita; to spare sb. 's life, risparmiare la vita a q.; the struggle for life, la lotta per l'esistenza; this life, questa vita; la vita terrena; plant life, flora; vegetazione; the eternal life, la vita eterna; to spend one's life in idleness, passare la vita nell'ozio; country [city] life, la vita di campagna [di città]; high life, la vita elegante (o dell'alta società); low life, vita mediocre (o misera); to lead a happy life, condurre un'esistenza serena; to make life difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q.; to make sb. 's life a misery, rendere la vita di q. un inferno; Most fashions have a very short life, per lo più le mode hanno vita brevissima; the life of a government, la durata (o la vita) d'un governo; the life of a loan, la durata di un mutuo; love life, vita sentimentale; home life, vita familiare; adult life, vita adulta; busy life, vita molto attiva; full life, vita piena; charmed life, vita piena di fortune; hard life, vita dura; humdrum life, vita monotona; married life, vita matrimoniale; private life, vita privata; a sheltered life, una vita troppo protetta2 [u] ( arte) (il) naturale; (il) vero; (il) vivo: to draw from life, disegnare dal vero; life drawing, disegno dal vero; a class in life, un corso di disegno dal vero4 (fig.) occasione di ricominciare da capo, di rifarsi una vita5 vita; biografia: a life of Einstein, una biografia di Einstein; Plutarch's «Lives», le «Vite» di Plutarco6 condanna a vita (o all'ergastolo); ergastolo (= life imprisonment e life sentence ► sotto): The terrorist got life, il terrorista è stato condannato all'ergastolo; a man serving (o doing) life, un uomo che sconta una condanna all'ergastolo; un ergastolano● life annuity, (assegno) vitalizio □ life assurance = life insurance ► sotto □ life blood ► lifeblood □ life cycle, (biol.) ciclo vitale; (comput.) ciclo di vita ( del software); (econ., fin.) ciclo di vita ( di un prodotto; di un investitore, ecc.) □ (leg.) life estate, usufrutto a vita □ life expectancy, (ass., stat.) aspettativa (o speranza) di vita; ( di cosa) durata prevista □ life-giving, vivificante; che rianima; che rinvigorisce □ (mil., in GB) the Life Guards, le Guardie del Corpo del Sovrano ( reggimento di cavalleria) □ Life Guardsman, soldato della Guardia del Corpo □ (biol.) life history, storia biologica □ ( di un bene) life-hold, tenuto in usufrutto □ (leg., in GB e USA) life imprisonment, carcere per la durata di vari anni ( in pratica, di rado supera i 10 anni); (stor.) carcere a vita, ergastolo (= life sentence ► sotto) □ life instinct, pulsione di vita □ (ass.) life insurance, assicurazione sulla vita □ (leg.) life interest, usufrutto a vita □ (naut.) life jacket, giubbotto (di salvataggio) □ (med.) life machine, respiratore artificiale □ life member, socio a vita □ life-net, telo di salvataggio □ ( slang USA) the life of Riley, la bella vita; la vita comoda (o di Michelaccio) □ (ass.) life office, agenzia di assicurazioni sulla vita □ a life-or-death battle, un combattimento all'ultimo sangue □ a life-or-death matter, una questione di vita o di morte □ (polit.) Life Peer, Pari (d'Inghilterra) nominato a vita ( il titolo non è ereditario) □ (ass.) life policy, polizza di assicurazione sulla vita □ life preserver, bastone animato; tirapugni; ( USA, naut.) salvagente □ (naut., aeron.) life raft, gommone di salvataggio □ life-saver ► lifesaver □ (elettr.) life saving appliance, salvavita □ life-saving drug, farmaco salvavita □ life sciences, scienze naturali □ life scientist, naturalista □ (leg., in GB, in USA, ecc.) life sentence, condanna a diversi anni di carcere ( spesso il giudice fissa un periodo minimo; questo, in Canada, non supera mai i 25 anni); (stor.) condanna all'ergastolo ( che non esiste più nell'ordinamento inglese né in quello nordamericano) □ ( arte: di quadro, statua, ecc.) life-size (o life-sized), in grandezza naturale; al naturale □ life span, arco (o durata) della vita; vita naturale ( di un animale); durata ( di un oggetto) □ life spring, fonte di vita □ life story, storia di una vita; biografia □ (tecn.) life-support, che assicura la sopravvivenza □ (med.) life-support machine (o life-support system), autorespiratore □ (ass., stat.) life tables, tavole di mortalità □ (leg.) life tenancy, usufrutto a vita □ (leg.) life tenant, usufruttuario a vita □ (ind.) life test, prova di durata □ ( USA) life vest, giubbotto salvagente □ to be life-weary, essere stanco della vita □ life work, il lavoro di tutta una vita; l'opera più importante (di q.) □ (ecol.) life zone, zona biotica □ to bring to life, rianimare, far tornare in vita; animare, vivificare □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; (fig.) dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come back to life, tornare in sé; riaversi; rinvenire □ for life, per tutta la vita; fino alla morte □ (in frasi neg.) for the life of me, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ for dear life, tenacemente; con tutte le proprie forze □ the good life, la bella vita; la vita comoda □ (ass.) a good [a bad] life, uno che ha molte [che ha scarse] probabilità di vivere sino all'età media presunta □ (fam.) to have the time of one's life, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to lay down one's life for, dare (o sacrificare) la vita per □ to marry early in life, sposarsi giovane □ Not on your life!, certo che no!; mai e poi mai! □ nothing in life, nulla di nulla; assolutamente nulla □ the other life (o future, everlasting life), l'altra vita (o la vita futura, eterna) □ to run for one's (o for dear) life, darsi alla fuga; darsela a gambe □ to be safe in life and limb, essere sano e salvo □ (in frasi neg.) to save one's life, per nulla al mondo; mai e poi mai □ to take sb. 's life, toglier la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ to take one's own life, togliersi la vita; suicidarsi □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's ( own) hands, mettere a repentaglio la vita □ to the life, somigliantissimo; tale e quale: ( di un ritratto) It's him to the life!, è lui nato e sputato!; to imitate sb. to the life, imitare qualcuno a pennello □ true to life, realistico; basato sui fatti; che riproduce fedelmente la realtà □ upon my life, in fede mia; parola mia □ with all the pleasure in life, col massimo piacere; con grande gioia □ A cat has nine lives, i gatti hanno sette vite □ (fam.) This is the life!, questa sì che è vita! □ I want to see life, voglio vivere anch'io!; voglio vedere il mondo □ (prov.) While there's life there's hope, finché c'è vita c'è speranza. -
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♦ the (1) /ði:/ (enfat.); /ðə/(prima di un suono consonantico); /ðɪ/ (prima di un suono vocalico) art. determ.1 il, lo; la; i, gli; le: Shut the door, chiudi la porta!; the sun, il sole; the earth, la terra; the pin I'm looking for, lo spillo che cerco; the man you know, l'uomo che conosci; the year of his death, l'anno della sua morte; the girls of this school, le ragazze di questa scuola; The dog is man's best friend, il cane è il migliore amico dell'uomo; the Atlantic, l'Atlantico; the Alps, le Alpi; (collett.) the dead, i defunti; the English, gli Inglesi; ( astratto) the beautiful, il bello; ( distributivo) one dollar the dozen, un dollaro la dozzina2 (con valore determ. ancora più forte) questo, questa; quello, quella, ecc.: We'll go to the seaside in the summer, andremo al mare quest'estate; I didn't know at the time, a quel tempo (o allora) non lo sapevo3 (idiom.) to go to the theatre, andare a teatro; the Duke and Duchess of Kent, il duca e la duchessa di Kent; Henry the Eighth, Enrico Ottavo● (geogr.) the Amazon, il Rio delle Amazzoni □ the day, il giorno; (scozz.) oggi □ (pop.) the drink, il vizio del bere □ (scozz.) the morrow, domani □ (in GB) the Queen, la Regina □ (fam.) the Shaw, il teatro (intitolato a) GB Shaw ( a Londra) □ the Smiths, gli Smith; la famiglia Smith □ at the, al, allo, alla; ai, agli, alle □ in the, nel, nello, nella; nei, negli, nelle □ to the, al, allo, alla; ai, agli, alle: Go to the bank, will you?, va' alla banca, per favore! □ (comm., pubbl.) Our coffee is the coffee, il vero (o il solo) caffè è il nostro; il nostro caffè è il migliore □ This story loses nothing in the telling, questa storia non perde a essere raccontata.NOTA D'USO: - the life o life?- the (2) /ðə, ðɪ/avv.(per lo più ripetuto, come correl. di sé stesso, davanti ai compar.) quanto… tanto: The sooner the better, quanto prima, tanto meglio; The more he earns the more he spends, (quanto) più guadagna, (tanto) più spende● That will make it all the worse, questo peggiorerà la situazione □ I am none the better for seeing you, il vederti non serve certo a farmi sentir meglio □ So much the worse for him, peggio per lui! □ (prov.) The more the merrier, più siamo, meglio è. -
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̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ I сущ.
1) повесть, рассказ, история;
предание;
сказка to carry, circulate, print, run a story ≈ распространять, печатать, публиковать рассказ, сообщение, статью to change, revise a story ≈ переделать, пересмотреть рассказ to concoct, fabricate, invent, make up a story ≈ состряпать, придумать рассказ to edit a story ≈ редактирировать рассказ to embellish, embroider a story ≈ приукрасить (напр., выдумкой), расцветить рассказ to narrate, tell a story ≈ рассказывать историю to rewrite a story ≈ переписывать рассказ to write a story ≈ писать рассказ boring story ≈ скучная история ugly story ≈ неприглядная история a story breaks ≈ рассказ прерывается, прекращается a story circulates ≈ история становится известной (большему количеству людей) She told charming stories about her travels. ≈ Она рассказывала о том, как она чудесно путешествовала. Have you heard the story that she intends to resign? ≈ Вы слышали, что она собирается уходить( в отставку) ? bedtime story Canterbury story children's story cock-and-bull story coherent story cover story detective story dirty story farfetched story fairy story feature story front-page story funny story ghost story good story gripping story human-interest story implausible story improbable story juicy story likely story long story love story off-color story plausible story risque story short story sob story true story whole story Syn: tale, narrative, novel
2) чьи-л. слова, чей-л. рассказ according to her (own) story ≈ по ее (собственным) словам
3) сюжет, фабула Syn: plot, subject
4) разг. а) выдумка;
ложь Don't tell stories. ≈ Не сочиняйте. б) россказни, сплетни
5) амер. газетный материал, сообщение в печати All the newspapers carried the story about the fire. ≈ Во всех газетах была статья о пожаре. II = storey повесть;
рассказ - short * рассказ, новелла - good /funny/ * анекдот - blue /off-colour/ * непристойный анекдот - ghost * история с привидениями - detective * детективный роман - love * любовный роман;
рассказ или повесть о любви фабула, сюжет - the main thing in a novel is the * самое главное в романе - это сюжет - I read only for the * я читаю, только чтобы следить за фабулой /за развитием событий/ история;
предание;
сказка - the * of printing история книгопечатания - stories of ancient Greece древнегреческие мифы - to tell smb. one's * /the * of one's life/ рассказать кому-л. историю своей жизни /свою биографию/ - his * is an eventful one его биография богата событиями - a character famous in * and song легендарная личность - the * has been several times handled in both prose and verse это предание не раз излагалось и стихами, и прозой заявление;
что-л. сказанное, чьи-л. слова - according to her (own) * по ее (собственным) словам;
по ее собственному заявлению - that is the whole * вот и все, вот и весь сказ - they all tell the same * они все говорят одно и то же - these bruises tell their own * эти ушибы /синяки, ссадины/ говорят сами за себя - there is a * that... говорят, что... - do you believe his story? вы верите тому, что он говорит? - it was an old * to him он это уже много раз слышал /видел, встречал/ - the witness changed his * свидетель изменил свои показания( разговорное) разговор, рассказ;
россказни, сплетни - scandalous stories are circulated about N. об N. ходят скандальные слухи /сплетни/ - the * is discredited by some не все верят тому, что об этом говорится - many curious stories are told about elephants о слонах рассказывают много любопытного (разговорное) преим. (детское) выдумка, ложь - to tell stories выдумывать, лгать, сочинять, рассказывать сказки, небылицы (американизм) газетный материал, сообщение в печати - to make a * out of a trivial event сделать статью на материале незначительного события - there is a * in him о нем стоит написать /рассказать читателям/ лицо или событие, заслуживающее освещения в печати - the biggest stories of the year важнейшие события года > that is (quite) another * это (совсем) другое дело > it is quite another * now положение теперь изменилось > to make a long * short короче говоря этаж;
ярус - on the third * на четвертом этаже - to add a * to a house надстроить этаж > the top /upper/ * мозги, "котелок" > he is weak in the upper * у него котелок плохо варит - * culture( сельскохозяйственное) культура, возделываемая на уступах или террасах according to his ~ по его словам;
they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale tale: ~ уст. счет, число;
количество;
the tale is complete все в сборе;
Canterbury tale вымысел, сказки, басни case ~ наглядный пример ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось life ~ жизнеописание news ~ газетный материал shaggy-dog ~ sl анекдот, действующими лицами которого являются животные shaggy-dog ~ sl длинный и скучный анекдот (весь юмор которого заключается в его нелепости) ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story = storey ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ фабула, сюжет ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось according to his ~ по его словам;
they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же -
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[̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ]according to his story по его словам; they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale tale: story уст. счет, число; количество; the tale is complete все в сборе; Canterbury tale вымысел, сказки, басни case story наглядный пример story разг., преим. детск. выдумка; ложь; don't tell stories не сочиняйте story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось life story жизнеописание news story газетный материал shaggy-dog story sl анекдот, действующими лицами которого являются животные shaggy-dog story sl длинный и скучный анекдот (весь юмор которого заключается в его нелепости) story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story = storey story разг., преим. детск. выдумка; ложь; don't tell stories не сочиняйте story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story фабула, сюжет story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось according to his story по его словам; they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же -
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I [ʹstɔ:rı] n1. повесть; рассказshort story - рассказ, новелла
good /funny/ story - анекдот
blue [off-colour] story - непристойный анекдот
love story - любовный роман; рассказ или повесть о любви
2. фабула, сюжетthe main thing in a novel is the story - самое главное в романе - это сюжет
I read only for the story - я читаю, только чтобы следить за фабулой /за развитием событий/
3. история; предание; сказкаto tell smb. one's story /the story of one's life/ - рассказать кому-л. историю своей жизни /свою биографию/
a character famous in story and song - ≅ легендарная личность
the story has been several times handled in both prose and verse - это предание не раз излагалось и стихами и прозой
4. заявление; что-л. сказанное, чьи-л. словаaccording to her (own) story - по её (собственным) словам; по её собственному заявлению
that is the whole story - вот и всё, вот и весь сказ
these bruises tell their own story - эти ушибы /синяки, ссадины/ говорят сами за себя
there is a story that... - говорят, что...
do you believe his story? - вы верите тому, что он говорит?
it was an old story to him - он это уже много раз слышал /видел, встречал/
5. разг. разговор, рассказ; россказни, сплетниscandalous stories are circulated about N. - об N. ходят скандальные слухи /сплетни/
the story is discredited by some - не все верят тому, что об этом говорится
many curious stories are told about elephants - о слонах рассказывают много любопытного
6. разг., преим. детск. выдумка, ложьto tell stories - выдумывать, лгать, сочинять, рассказывать сказки, небылицы
7. амер.1) газетный материал, сообщение в печатиto make a story out of a trivial event - сделать статью на материале незначительного события
there is a story in him - о нём стоит написать /рассказать читателям/
2) лицо или событие, заслуживающее освещения в печатиII [ʹstɔ:rı] n = storey♢
that is (quite) another story - это (совсем) другое делоstory culture - с.-х. культура, возделываемая на уступах или террасах
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['stɔrɪ]n1) рассказ, повествованиеHe missed the point of the story. — До него не дошла сама суть/изюминка рассказа.
The story is full of humour. — Рассказ полон юмора.
The story gives a true picture of life. — Рассказ дает нам правдивую/реальную картину жизни.
- animal storiesIt follows from his story. — Это вытекает из его рассказа.
- historical story
- realistic stories
- witty story
- touching story
- swift-moving story
- legendary stories
- conflicting story
- day-to-day stories
- inside story
- cover story
- story in two chapters
- story in dialogue
- story on the subject
- contents of the story
- main idea of the story
- characters of the story
- main character of the story
- summary of the story
- point of the story
- message of the story
- at the beginning of the story
- begin the story with smth
- believe the story
- believe the story to be true
- break the story into parts
- change the story
- continues the story
- criticize the story
- cut the story
- develop the story
- draw out the story into three chapters
- end the story
- enjoy the story
- frame a story
- go on with the story
- make a story out of trivial events
- make a sweeping story
- place a story with a magazine
- recall the story
- bring one's story to 1941- think a story up- write a story
- story sounds strange
- story describes ancient times
- story lacks deep thought
- story will go down in history2) история, событие, предание, сказкаIt is a long story. — Это длинная история.
That's another story. — Это уже совсем другое дело.
The story is made up/is cooked up/is fabricated. — Эта история - сплошной вымысел.
The story remained untold. — Эта история так и не была поведана миру.
- strange story- unbiased story
- dirty story- involved story- spicy story
- funny story
- fairy story
- bedtime stories- story of the expedition- other side of the story
- challenge the story
- cook up a story
- credit the story
- doubt the story
- entertain children with stories
- get the whole story
- hush up the whole story
- invent up a story
- circulate scandalous stories
- tell stories
- tell smb the whole story of one's life
- so the story goes3) (газетный, печатный материал) репортаж, описание, сообщениеIt was the best story in yesterday's newspaper. — Это была лучшая статья во вчерашней газете.
The full story will be found on page five. — Полный отчет о событии напечатан на пятой странице.
The newspaper carried a detailed story of the fire. — Газета поместила подробное сообщение о пожаре.
- feature story- newspaper story
- lead story
- carry front-page stories
- keep a running story of the events
- make a good story out of this incident for the paper4) фабула, сюжетIt is not much of a story, but the acting is good. — Сюжет пьесы ничего собой не представляет, но артисты играют хорошо.
The story line centres on a well known event. — В центре сюжета лежит известное событие.
- film story- story line
- read the book only for the story•USAGE:(1.) Русское существительное история соответствует английскому существительному story 2. только в значении "событие, описание события/событий": it is a long story это длинная история; to remember the whole story вспомнить все обстоятельства этой истории; a detailed story of the expedition подробное описание/истори экспедиции. Русское существительное история в значении "случай, происшествие" часто передается в английском языке существительным thing: A very funny (strange, terrible) thing happened to me the other day. Со мной на днях произошел очень смешной (странный, ужасный) случай/смешная (странная, ужасная) история. Русское существительное "история" в значении "учебная дисциплина, наука, хроника событий" соответствует английскому существительному history: ancient (modern) history древняя (новая) история; to be interested in history интересоваться историей; to go down in history войти в историю; to teach history преподавать историю; a teacher of history учитель истории. Во всех этих случаях существительное history употребляется без артикля. Определенный артикль the употребляется в тех случаях, когда есть ограничивающее определение: the history of the 19th century история XIX века. (2.) See case, n (3.) See history, n -
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(flee (или run) for one's life (тж. австрал. flee, go, run, etc. for the lick of one's life))бежать опрометью, бежать что есть мочи, сломя головуMr. Swiveller and Sampson Brass... rushed out into the street - darting along in the middle of the road, and dashing aside all obstructions, as though they were running for their lives. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. LIX) — Мистер Свивеллер и Самсон Брасс... выбежали из конторы и, сметая все препятствия на своем пути, помчались посередине улицы с такой быстротой, словно от этого зависела их жизнь.
...hearing Mr. Jackson murmur ‘Puss, puss!’ it ran for its life... and vanished among some shrubs. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Ultima Thule’) —...услышав, что мистер Джексон пробормотал "кис-кис!", кошка бросилась бежать как угорелая... и скрылась в кустах.
Johnny had closed the door quick, had run for his life through the hall out into the street... (S. O'Casey, ‘I Knock at the Door’, ‘His Da, His Poor Da’) — Джонни быстро закрыл дверь и, охваченный страхом перед непонятным, опрометью бросился через прихожую на улицу...
...my God, Winisey, she frightened me. I fled for my life. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Five Red Herrings’, ‘Graham's Story’) —...ей-богу, Уинзи, она так меня напугала, что я пустился наутек.
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1) найти как раз то, что нужно; обвинить, захватить, арестовать и т. п. того, кого следует; см. тж. get the wrong sow by the earThe Inspector brightened. This was his moment. He felt convinced that he, and no other person, had the right sow by the ear... (D. L. Sayers, ‘Five Red Herrings’, ‘Graham: Gowan: Waters’) — Инспектор обрадовался. Наконец-то пришло его время. Он был уверен: его, и только его теория верна.
2) ≈ попасть в точкуDr Hobson, who had heard of this odd proceeding, ventured to ask if the story were true, and instantly received the hearty answer: ‘Yes, you have got the right sow by the ear.’ (R. Aldington, ‘The Strange Life of Charles Waterton’, ch. XIII) — Доктор Хобсон, который слышал об этом странном случае, решил спросить, было ли это на самом деле, и тут же получил обнадеживающий ответ: "Да, было".
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get the right sow by the ear
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f.1 history (ciencia).pasar a la historia to go down in historyhistoria antigua/universal ancient/world historyhistoria del arte art historyhistoria natural natural history2 story.una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost storyes siempre la misma historia it's the same old story3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?4 recorded history, written history.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.* * *1 (estudio) history2 (narración) story, tale\¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!es la historia de siempre it's the same old storyir con historias to tell storiespasar a la historia to go down in historytener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebodyhistoria antigua ancient historyhistoria natural natural historyhistoria universal world history* * *noun f.1) history2) story3) tale* * *SF1) [de país, institución] historyla historia del cine — the history of film o cinema
es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree
pasar a la historia —
pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space
nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared
tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book
historia del arte — history of art, art history
Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture
2) (=relato) storyla historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story
3) (=enredo) story¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!
4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuseseguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story
¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!
dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other
5) * (=lío) business *6) * (=romance) fling ** * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *historia11 = history, chronology.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.* aficionado a la historia = history buff.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* amante de la historia = history buff.* a través de la historia = over time.* clase de historia = history lesson.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* historia accidentada = chequered history.* historia clínica = case history.* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* historia del arte = art history.* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.* historia del libro = book history.* historia de los archivos = archival history.* historia de un condado = county history.* historia de vida = life history.* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.* historia escrita = written history.* historia escrita, la = recorded history.* historia familiar = family history.* historia hablada = oral history.* historia literaria = literary history.* historia local = local history.* historia marítima = maritime history.* historia natural = natural history.* historia oral = oral history.* historia personal = personal history.* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.* historia social = social history.* historia trágica = tragic history.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.* libro de historia = history book.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* que hace historia = history-making.* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.historia22 = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* historia amorosa = fling.* historia de amor = love story.* historia de detectives = detective story.* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.* historia heróica = heroic story.* historia nunca contada = untold story.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* historia verídica = true story.* narrar una historia = narrate + story.* recrear una historia = recreate + story.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* urdir una historia = weave + story.* * *A ( Hist) historyhistoria de la literatura/música history of literature/musicclase/libro de historia history class/bookeste tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long historyel robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's historyla historia se repite history repeats itselfdejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)hacer historia to make historyun concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make historypasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in historypasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesmanuna fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in historyCompuestos:ancient history( AmL) medical historymodern historynatural history● Historia Sagrada or SacraBiblical historyworld historyB (relato) storyel libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his lifemira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family historyme contó toda la historia she told me the whole storyes una historia larga de contar it's a long storyuna historia de amor a love storyC ( fam)1(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolenno me vengas con historias don't give me any of your storiesdéjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterdayya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)2(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl* * *
Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)
historia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;
( perder actualidad) (fam):◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)
2 ( relato) story;
3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;
déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study
* * *historia nf1. [ciencia] history;un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;hacer historia to make history;pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the pasthistoria antigua ancient history;historia del arte art history;historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;historia económica economic history;historia medieval medieval history;historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;historia natural natural history;historia oral oral history;historia política political history;historia sagrada biblical history;historia universal world history2. [narración] story;una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;una historia real a true story;nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;es una historia larga de contar it's a long story¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugstener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb* * *f1 history;pasar a la historia go down in history2 ( cuento) story;una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;déjate de historias fam stop making excuses* * *historia nf1) : history2) narración, relato: story* * *historia n1. (asignatura) history3. (excusa) excuse -
60 Geschichte
f; -, -n1. (Erzählung) story ( über + Akk oder von about, of); (Märchen etc.) auch tale; erzähl mir keine Geschichten! umg. don’t give me any of your nonsense2. HIST., Buch und Wissenschaft: history; weitS. einer Person oder Sache: auch story; eine Geschichte der Technik lesen a history of technology; Geschichte machen make history; in die Geschichte eingehen go down in history; damit hat er Geschichte geschrieben in so doing ( oder with that) he made history; das ist ( bereits) Geschichte oder das gehört der Geschichte an that’s history; Geschichte studieren study history; sie hat Geschichte studiert she studied ( oder took, Brit. auch read) history3. umg., fig. (Angelegenheit, Sache) affair, business; eine dumme Geschichte (such) a stupid business; eine schöne Geschichte! a fine mess; die ganze Geschichte the whole business; eine Geschichte mit jemandem ( haben ) (Affäre) (have) an affair with s.o.; da haben wir die Geschichte! there you are; keine langen Geschichten! don’t make a song and dance about it; mach keine Geschichten! (zier dich nicht) don’t make such a fuss; (lass das) don’t be a fool; was machst du denn für Geschichten? tadelnd: what are you playing at?, Am. auch what are you up to?; zu Krankem: what are you making such a fuss about?; das ist eine böse Geschichte mit seinem Knie that’s a nasty business he’s got with his knee; alte Geschichten aufwärmen pej. rake over the ashes ( oder coals); immer die alte oder dieselbe Geschichte! it’s the same old story every time* * *die Geschichte(Erzählung) tale; narrative; story;(Vergangenheit) history* * *Ge|schịch|te [gə'ʃɪçtə]f -, -n1) no pl (= Historie) historyGeschichte des Altertums/der Neuzeit, Alte/Neue Geschichte — ancient/modern history
die Geschichte Spaniens/der Menschheit — the history of Spain/mankind
Geschichte machen — to make history
2) (= Erzählung, Lügengeschichte) story; (= Märchen, Fabel etc) tale, story; (= Kurzgeschichte) short storydas sind alles bloß Geschichten — that's all just made up, that's just a story
3) (inf = Angelegenheit, Sache) affair, business no pldas sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (inf)
eine schöne Geschichte! (iro) — a fine how-do-you-do! (inf)
die Geschichte mit seinem Magen — the trouble or business with his stomach
als er damals diese Geschichte mit der Tänzerin hatte — when he was having that affair with the dancer
mach keine Geschichten! — don't be silly! (inf)
* * *die1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) history2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) history3) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) story4) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) tale* * *Ge·schich·te<-, -n>[gəˈʃɪçtə]fin die \Geschichte eingehen to go down in [the annals of] historyAlte/Mittlere/Neue \Geschichte ancient/medieval/modern history\Geschichte machen to make history2. (Erzählung) storyeine wahre \Geschichte a true storyeine \Geschichte erzählen to tell a story\Geschichten erzählen (fam) to talk nonsense [or rubbish]mach keine \Geschichten! don't do anything stupid [or silly]!mach keine langen \Geschichten! stop messing [or dithering] about [or around]!3. (fam: Angelegenheit, Sache) businessalte \Geschichten sein to be old hat [or water under the bridge]alte \Geschichten wieder aufwärmen to rake up old storiesdie ganze \Geschichte the whole lot\Geschichten mit jdm haben to have an affair with sb4.* * *die; Geschichte, Geschichten1) o. Pl. historyin die Geschichte eingehen — (geh.) go down in history
2) (Erzählung) story; (Fabel, Märchen) story; tale3) (ugs.): (Sache)das sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (coll.)
das ist [wieder] die alte Geschichte — it's the [same] old story [all over again]
das sind ja schöne Geschichten! — (iron.) that's a fine thing or state of affairs! (iron.)
die ganze Geschichte — the whole business or thing
mach keine langen Geschichten — don't make a [great] fuss
* * *1. (Erzählung) story (über +akk odervon about, of); (Märchen etc) auch tale;erzähl mir keine Geschichten! umg don’t give me any of your nonsenseeine Geschichte der Technik lesen a history of technology;Geschichte machen make history;in die Geschichte eingehen go down in history;damit hat er Geschichte geschrieben in so doing ( oder with that) he made history;das gehört der Geschichte an that’s history;Geschichte studieren study history;3. umg, fig (Angelegenheit, Sache) affair, business;eine dumme Geschichte (such) a stupid business;eine schöne Geschichte! a fine mess;die ganze Geschichte the whole business;da haben wir die Geschichte! there you are;keine langen Geschichten! don’t make a song and dance about it;was machst du denn für Geschichten? tadelnd: what are you playing at?, US auch what are you up to?; zu Krankem: what are you making such a fuss about?;das ist eine böse Geschichte mit seinem Knie that’s a nasty business he’s got with his knee;dieselbe Geschichte! it’s the same old story every time* * *die; Geschichte, Geschichten1) o. Pl. historyin die Geschichte eingehen — (geh.) go down in history
2) (Erzählung) story; (Fabel, Märchen) story; tale3) (ugs.): (Sache)das sind alte Geschichten — that's old hat (coll.)
das ist [wieder] die alte Geschichte — it's the [same] old story [all over again]
das sind ja schöne Geschichten! — (iron.) that's a fine thing or state of affairs! (iron.)
die ganze Geschichte — the whole business or thing
mach keine langen Geschichten — don't make a [great] fuss
* * *f.concern n.history n.narrative n.story n.tale n.
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