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essere in vita — to be alive

quando sono arrivati era ancora in vita — when they got there he was still alive

perdere la vita — to lose one's life

far ritornare in vita qn — to bring sb back to life

dare la vita per qn/qc — to give one's life for sb/sth

ha rischiato la vita per aiutarla — he risked his life to help her

pieno di vita — full of life

ha dato un po' di vita alla festa — he livened up the party a bit

la vita da studente — life as a student

la vita in Scozia — life in Scotland

la vita degli animali — animal life

condurre una vita attiva — to lead an active life

avere una doppia vita — to lead a double life

abito a vita alta/bassa — dress with a high/low waist

mi è un po' largo in vita — it's a bit loose round the waist

salvare la vita a qcn. — to save sb.'s life

non c'erano segni di vita — there was no sign of life

togliersi la vita — to take one own's life

tra la vita e la morte — between life and death

c'è vita su Marte? — is there life on Mars?

forme di vita — life forms

è una questione di vita o di morte — it's a matter of life and death

per (tutta) la vita — throughout one's life

non l'ho mai visto prima in vita mia — I've never seen him before in my life

per la prima volta in vita mia — for the first time in my life

che cosa farai nella vita? — what are you going to do in life?

opera di (tutta) una vita — work of a lifetime

avere una vita molto attiva — to lead a busy life

rendere la vita difficile a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb.

la vita di città, moderna — city life, present day life

stile di vita — lifestyle

condizioni di vita — living conditions

prendere vita — to come to life

è là che c'è vita — that's where the action is

non la vedo da una vita — it's been ages since I last saw her

rimanere in vita — to stay alive

vita eterna — eternal life

questa (sì che) è vita! — this is the life!

così va la vita — that's what life is all about

avere vita facile — to have an easy ride

sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. — = to know everything there's to know about sb.

darsi alla bella vita — to live it up, to lead the life of Riley

una vita da cani — a dog's life

per la vita e per la morte! — till death us do part!

o la borsa o la vita! — your money or your life!

su con la vita! — cheer up!

donna di vita — hooker

afferrare qcn. per la vita — to seize sb. around the waist

giro vita — waist measurement

up to the present day — fino al giorno d'oggi

at the present time o moment — al momento attuale

the present writer feels that — chi scrive pensa che

the present — (now) il presente

for the present — per il momento, per ora

in the present — al presente

there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?

to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn

to be presented with a choice — trovarsi dinanzi a una scelta

to be presented with a huge bill — trovarsi di fronte un conto salato

to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn

to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa

may I present my son Piers? — posso presentarle mio figlio Piers?

present arms! — presentat'arm!

to present oneself — presentarsi

to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente

up to the present day — fino al giorno d'oggi

at the present time o moment — al momento attuale

the present writer feels that — chi scrive pensa che

the present — (now) il presente

for the present — per il momento, per ora

in the present — al presente

there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?

to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn

to be presented with a choice — trovarsi dinanzi a una scelta

to be presented with a huge bill — trovarsi di fronte un conto salato

to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn

to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa

may I present my son Piers? — posso presentarle mio figlio Piers?

present arms! — presentat'arm!

to present oneself — presentarsi

to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente

am I late? — komme ich zu spät?

late entry — verspätete Anmeldung

have a late dinner — [erst] spät zu Abend essen

in late July — Ende Juli

[too] late — zu spät

they got home very late — sie kamen [erst] sehr spät nach Hause

late in August — Ende August

she was seen as late as yesterday — sie wurde gestern noch gesehen

of late — in letzter Zeit

I was late in getting up this morning — ich bin heute Morgen zu spät aufgestanden

he is always late with his rent — er bezahlt seine Miete immer zu spät

my period is late, I am late — meine Periode ist noch nicht da

I don't want to make you late — ich möchte Sie nicht aufhalten

you'll make me late — Ihretwegen werde ich mich verspäten

that made me late for work —

I don't want to make you late for work — ich möchte nicht, dass du zu spät zur Arbeit kommst

that made the coach late — dadurch hatte der Bus Verspätung

that made the harvest late — dadurch verzögerte sich die Ernte

it's too late (in the day) for that — dafür ist es jetzt zu spät

it's too late in the day (for you) to do that —

it's not too late to change your mind — es ist noch nicht zu spät, um es sich anders zu überlegen

it's never too late to learn — zum Lernen ist es nie zu spät

it's late — es ist spät

it's getting late — es ist schon spät

is it as late as that? — ist es schon so spät?

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde, so spät

at a late hour — zu später or vorgerückter Stunde

they work late hours —

they had a late dinner yesterday — sie haben gestern spät zu Abend gegessen

there is no late delivery of post on Saturdays — sonnabends gibt es keine zweite Zustellung

"late opening until 7pm on Fridays" — "freitags verlängerte Öffnungszeiten bis 19 Uhr"

he's a late developer — er ist ein Spätentwickler

this essay was a late entry for the competition — dieser Aufsatz wurde verspätet für den Wettbewerb eingereicht

they scored two late goals — sie erzielten zwei Tore in den letzten Spielminuten

it happened in the late eighties — es geschah Ende der achtziger Jahre

a man in his late eighties — ein Mann hoch in den Achtzigern, ein Endachtziger

in the late morning — am späten Vormittag

he came in late June — er kam Ende Juni

Late Stone Age — Jungsteinzeit

Easter is late this year — Ostern liegt or ist dieses Jahr spät

spring is late this year — wir haben dieses Jahr einen späten Frühling

the late John F. Kennedy — John F. Kennedy

(= former) the late Prime Minister — der frühere or vorige Premierminister

in the late war — im letzten Krieg

late of No 13 White St — ehemals White St Nr. 13

late of the Diplomatic Service — ehemals or bis vor Kurzem im diplomatischen Dienst tätig

I'll be home late today — ich komme heute spät nach Hause, es wird heute spät

the train arrived/was running eight minutes late — der Zug hatte acht Minuten Verspätung

the baby was born two weeks late — das Baby kam zwei Wochen nach dem Termin

we're running late today — wir sind heute spät dran

better late than never — lieber or besser spät als gar nicht

to sit or stay up late — lange aufbleiben

don't wait up late for me — warte nicht zu lange auf mich

the chemist is open late on Thursdays — die Apotheke hat donnerstags länger geöffnet

to work late at the office — länger im Büro arbeiten

late at night — spät abends

late last night — spät gestern Abend

late in the night — spät in der Nacht

late into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

late in the afternoon — am späten Nachmittag

late last century/in the year — (gegen) Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts/Jahres

they scored late in the second half —

he took up the piano rather late in life — er begann ziemlich spät mit dem Klavierspielen

Goethe was still active even late in life — Goethe war auch im hohen Alter noch aktiv

we decided rather late in the day to come too — wir haben uns ziemlich spät entschlossen, auch zu kommen

of late — in letzter Zeit

until as late as 1900 — noch bis 1900

was abolished — erst 1900 wurde die Kinderarbeit abgeschafft

am I late? — komme ich zu spät?

be late for the train — den Zug verpassen

the train is [ten minutes] late — der Zug hat [zehn Minuten] Verspätung

spring is late this year — dieses Jahr haben wir einen späten Frühling

late entry — verspätete Anmeldung

it is late — es ist [schon] spät

have a late dinner — [erst] spät zu Abend essen

in late July — Ende Juli

[too] late — zu spät

they got home very late — sie kamen [erst] sehr spät nach Hause

better late than never — lieber spät als gar nicht

late in August — Ende August

late last century — [gegen] Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts

late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

work late at the office — [abends] lange im Büro arbeiten

she was seen as late as yesterday — sie wurde gestern noch gesehen

of late — in letzter Zeit

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen

have you any spare string?, have you any string spare? — kannst du mir (einen) Bindfaden geben?, hast du (einen) Bindfaden für mich?

take some spare clothes — nehmen Sie Kleider zum Wechseln mit

it's all the spare cash I have —

if you have any spare cash — wenn Sie Geld übrig haben

should you have any spare time or a spare minute — sollten Sie Zeit (übrig) haben

when you have a few spare minutes or a few minutes spare —

we have two spare seats — wir haben zwei Plätze übrig

there are two seats (going) spare — es sind noch zwei Plätze frei

to drive sb spare (inf) — jdn wahnsinnig machen (inf)

we must spare no effort in trying to finish this job —

no expense spared — es wurden keine Kosten gescheut

she doesn't spare herself — sie schont sich nicht

can you spare the time to do it? — haben Sie Zeit, das zu machen?

I can spare you five minutes —

can you spare a penny for a poor old man? — haben Sie einen Groschen für einen armen alten Mann?

there is none to spare — es ist keine(r, s) übrig

to have sth to spare —

to have a few minutes/hours to spare — ein paar Minuten/Stunden Zeit haben

I can't spare him/it — ich kann ihn/es nicht entbehren, ich kann auf ihn/es nicht verzichten, ich brauche ihn/es unbedingt

can you spare this for a moment? — brauchst du das gerade?, kannst du das im Moment entbehren?

if you can spare it — wenn Sie es nicht brauchen

to spare a thought for sb/sth — an jdn/etw denken

the fire spared nothing —

the soldiers spared no-one — die Soldaten verschonten keinen

if we're spared — wenn wir (dann) noch leben

to spare sb's life — jds Leben verschonen

(= save) to spare sb/oneself sth — jdm/sich etw ersparen

he has been spared the ordeal of seeing her again — es blieb ihm erspart, sie noch einmal sehen zu müssen

there is one spare seat — ein Platz ist noch frei

are there any spare tickets for Friday? — gibt es noch Karten für Freitag?

can you spare me a moment? — hast du einen Augenblick Zeit für mich?

we arrived with ten minutes to spare — wir kamen zehn Minuten früher an

spare somebody something — jemandem etwas ersparen