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lifeline ['laɪflaɪn](a) Nautical (thrown to boat) remorque f; (stretched across deck) sauvegarde f, filière f de mauvais temps ou de sécurité;∎ they threw the drowning man a lifeline ils ont lancé un filin à l'homme qui se noyait(b) (for diver) corde f de sécurité∎ it's his lifeline to the outside world c'est son lien avec le monde extérieur;∎ to cut off sb's lifeline couper les vivres à qn;∎ to throw sb a lifeline venir à l'aide de qn;∎ figurative for us it was a financial lifeline cet argent a permis notre survie(d) (in palmistry) ligne f de vie
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