there was an attempt on his life

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

la ciudad sufrió un ataque — the city suffered o sustained an attack

Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe — Juan can't bear o stand his boss

no puede sufrir que la imiten — she can't bear o stand people imitating her

sufre mucho de los pies — she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.

atentado a o contra la vida de algn — attempt on sb's life

atentado a or contra algo — a honor/dignidad/moral affront to something

atentado a or contra algo — a honor/dignidad/moral affront to something

Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.

atentar a o contra — to commit an outrage against

• algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that

• algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scared

tienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way

• en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use

• estar en algo — (=implicado) to be involved in sth; Ven ** to be high on sth

• llegar a ser algo — to be something

• tomar algo — [de beber] to have a drink; [de comer] to have a bite (to eat)

• llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three something

darle algo a algn * —

si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it

¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?

estos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable

puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

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