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to lead ou live a life of misery

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1 lead a dog’s life

live in misery вести собачью жизнь
He leads a dog’s life.

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2 misery

misery n

1 ( unhappiness) souffrance f ; ( gloom) abattement m ; to lead ou live a life of misery avoir une vie de souffrance ; human misery la misère humaine ; to make sb's life a misery faire de la vie de qn un enfer ; to put sb out of their misery euph ( kill) abréger les souffrances de qn euph ; to put an animal out of its misery euph achever un animal ; tell her the answer, put her out of her misery! ne la laisse pas languir plus longtemps, donne-lui la réponse! ; the look of misery on his face son air malheureux ;

2 ( poverty) misère f ;

3 ( difficult or painful situation) calvaire m (of de) ; the misery of depression le calvaire de la dépression ;

4 ○ GB ( gloomy person) gen grincheux/-euse m/f ; ( child) pleurnicheur/-euse m/f.

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3 life

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;

∎ to live life to the British full or American fullest croquer la vie à belles dents;

∎ 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?;

∎ British familiar my life! c'est pas vrai!;

∎ 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;

∎ my/her/ etc life's work l'œuvre f de toute ma/sa/ etc 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

(j) Art nature f; Literature réalité f;

∎ 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

(l) familiar (imprisonment) prison f à vie^□ ;

∎ 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

(m) Finance (of loan) durée f

2 compound-forming noun

(post, member, president) à vie

3 for life adverb

∎ 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;

Marketing life cycle chart, life cycle curve (of product) courbe f du cycle 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;

American life preserver (life belt) bouée f de sauvetage; (life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage;

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 span (of human, animal) espérance f de vie; (of machine, product) durée f de vie;

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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4 lead

I noun
1) (metal) Blei, das

go down like a lead balloon — mit Pauken und Trompeten durchfallen (ugs.); [Rede, Vorschlag usw.:] überhaupt nicht ankommen

2) (in pencil) [Bleistift]mine, die
II 1. transitive verb,
led

1) führen

lead somebody by the hand — jemanden an der Hand führen

lead somebody by the nose — (fig.) jemanden nach seiner Pfeife tanzen lassen

lead somebody into trouble — (fig.) jemandem Ärger einbringen

this is leading us nowhere — (fig.) das führt zu nichts

2) (fig.): (influence, induce)

lead somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

be easily led — sich leicht beeinflussen lassen

that leads me to believe that... — das lässt mich glauben, dass...

he led me to suppose/believe that... — er gab mir Grund zu der Annahme/er machte mich glauben, dass...

3) führen [Leben]

lead a life of misery/a miserable existence — ein erbärmliches Dasein führen/eine kümmerliche Existenz fristen

4) (be first in) anführen

lead the world in electrical engineering — auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik in der ganzen Welt führend sein

Smith led Jones by several yards/seconds — (Sport) Smith hatte mehrere Yards/Sekunden Vorsprung vor Jones

5) (direct, be head of) anführen [Bewegung, Abordnung]; leiten [Diskussion, Veranstaltung, Ensemble]; [Dirigent:] leiten [Orchester, Chor]; [Konzertmeister:] führen [Orchester]

lead a party — Vorsitzender/Vorsitzende einer Partei sein
2. intransitive verb,
led

1) [Straße usw., Tür:] führen

lead to the town/to the sea — zur Stadt/ans Meer führen

lead to confusion — Verwirrung stiften

one thing led to another — es kam eins zum anderen

2) (be first) führen; (go in front) vorangehen; (fig.): (be leader) an der Spitze stehen

lead by 3 metres — mit 3 Metern in Führung liegen; 3 Meter Vorsprung haben

lead in the race — das Rennen anführen
3. noun
1) (precedent) Beispiel, das; (clue) Anhaltspunkt, der

follow somebody's lead, take one's lead from somebody — jemandes Beispiel (Dat.) folgen

2) (first place) Führung, die

be in the lead — in Führung liegen; an der Spitze liegen

move or go into the lead, take the lead — sich an die Spitze setzen; in Führung gehen

3) (amount, distance) Vorsprung, der

4) (on dog etc.) Leine, die

on a lead — an der Leine

put a dog on the lead — einen Hund anleinen

5) (Electr.) Kabel, das; Leitung, die

6) (Theatre) Hauptrolle, die; (player) Hauptdarsteller, der/-darstellerin, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42119/lead_away">lead away

- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to

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I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) führen

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) führen

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) führen

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) anführen

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) führen
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) die Führung

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) die Führung

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) die Führung

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) der Vorsprung

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) die Leine

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) der Hinweis

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) die Hauptrolle

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) das Blei

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) die Mine

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- leaden

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lead¹

[led]

I. n

1. no pl (metal) Blei nt

to be as heavy as \lead schwer wie Blei sein

to contain \lead bleihaltig sein

2. (pencil filling) Mine f

3. no pl (graphite) Grafit m

4. no pl (bullets) Blei nt veraltet, Kugeln pl

5. BRIT (strips of lead)

▪ \leads pl (in windows) Bleifassung f; (on roofs) Bleiplatten pl

6. NAUT Lot nt fachspr

7.

▶ to have \lead in one's pencil ein steifes Rohr haben sl vulg

▶ to get the \lead out sich akk beeilen

▶ to swing the \lead BRIT ( fam: pretend to be sick) krankfeiern fam; (pretend to be incapable of work) sich akk drücken fam, schwänzen SCHWEIZ fam

II. n modifier (bullet, crystal, pipe, weight) Blei-

\lead accumulator Bleiakkumulator m

▶ to go down like a \lead balloon überhaupt nicht ankommen fam

lead²

[li:d]

I. n

1. THEAT, FILM Hauptrolle f

to get/play the \lead [in sth] [in etw dat] die Hauptrolle bekommen/spielen

2. usu sing (guiding, example) Beispiel nt

to follow sb's \lead jds Beispiel folgen

3. usu sing (guiding in dance) Führung f kein pl

to give a strong \lead gut führen

to follow sb's \lead sich akk von jdm führen lassen

4. no pl (front position) Führung f

▪ to be in the \lead führend sein; SPORT in Führung liegen

to go [or move] into the \lead die Führung übernehmen; SPORT sich akk an die Spitze setzen

to have/hold/take [over] the \lead die Führung haben/verteidigen/übernehmen

to lose one's \lead die Führung verlieren

5. (position in advance) Vorsprung m

6. (clue) Hinweis m

to get a \lead on sth einen Hinweis auf etw akk bekommen

7. (connecting wire) Kabel nt

8. BRIT, AUS (rope for pet) Leine f

▪ to be on a \lead angeleint sein

to keep an animal on a \lead ein Tier an der Leine halten

to let an animal off the \lead ein Tier von der Leine lassen, ein Tier frei laufen lassen

to be [let] off the \lead ( fig hum) sturmfreie Bude haben fam

9. TYPO Durchschuss m

II. vt

<led, led>

1. (be in charge of)

▪ to \lead sb/sth jdn/etw führen

she led the party to victory sie führte die Partei zum Sieg

to \lead a delegation/an expedition eine Delegation/eine Expedition leiten

to \lead a discussion/an inquiry eine Diskussion/Ermittlungen leiten

to \lead sb in prayer jdm vorbeten

2. (guide)

▪ to \lead sb/sth jdn/etw führen

▪ to \lead sb into/over/through sth jdn in/über/durch etw akk führen

▪ to \lead sb to sth jdn zu etw dat führen

to \lead sb astray jdn auf Abwege führen

3. (go in advance)

to \lead the way vorangehen

to \lead the way in sth ( fig) bei etw dat an der Spitze stehen

4. (cause to have)

to \lead sb [in]to problems jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen

5. ( pej: cause to do)

▪ to \lead sb to do sth jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun

to \lead sb to believe that... jdn glauben lassen, dass...

6. ECON, SPORT (be ahead of)

▪ to \lead sb jdn anführen

to \lead the field/the pack das Feld/die Gruppe anführen

to \lead the world weltweit führend sein

7. (spend)

to \lead a life of luxury ein Leben im Luxus führen

to \lead a cat-and-dog life wie Hund und Katze leben

to \lead a charmed life (be very lucky in life) ein glückliches Leben führen; (be guarded from above) einen Schutzengel haben

to \lead a hectic/quiet life ein hektisches/ruhiges Leben führen

the life she \leads is very relaxed sie führt ein sehr bequemes Leben

8. (influence)

▪ to \lead sb witness jdn beeinflussen

9.

▶ to \lead sb up [or down] the garden path ( fam) jdn an der Nase herumführen [o hinters Licht führen]

▶ to \lead sb a merry dance ( fam) sein Spiel mit jdm treiben

▶ to \lead sb by the nose ( fam) jdn unter seiner Fuchtel haben fam

III. vi

<led, led>

1. (be in charge) die Leitung innehaben

2. (be guide) vorangehen

where she \leads, others will follow sie ist eine starke Führungspersönlichkeit

to \lead from the front ( fig) den Ton angeben

3. (guide woman dancer) führen

4. (be directed towards)

▪ to \lead somewhere irgendwohin führen

the track \leads across the fields der Pfad führt über die Felder

this passage \leads into the servants' quarters dieser Gang führt zu den Wohnräumen der Bediensteten

the door \leads onto a wide shady terrace die Tür geht auf eine große, schattige Terrasse hinaus

5. (implicate)

▪ to \lead to sth auf etw akk hinweisen

everything \leads to this conclusion alles legt diese Schlussfolgerung nahe

6. (cause to develop, happen)

▪ to \lead to sth zu etw dat führen

this is bound to \lead to trouble das muss zwangsläufig zu Schwierigkeiten führen

all this talk is \leading nowhere all dieses Gerede führt zu [o fam bringt] nichts

where's it all going to \lead? wo soll das alles noch hinführen?

7. (be in the lead) führen; SPORT in Führung liegen

to \lead by 10 points mit 10 Punkten in Führung liegen

8. LAW in einem Prozess auftreten

to \lead for the prosecution die Anklage[verhandlung] eröffnen

9.

▶ to \lead with one's chin ( fam) das Schicksal herausfordern

▶ all roads \lead to Rome ( saying) alle Wege führen nach Rom prov

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I [led]
1. n

1) (= metal) Blei nt

they pumped him full of lead (inf) — sie pumpten ihn mit Blei voll (inf)

2) (in pencil) Grafit nt, Graphit nt; (= single lead) Mine f

that'll put lead in your pencil (inf) — das wird dir die Glieder stärken (inf)

3) (NAUT) Lot nt

4) pl (on roof) Bleiplatten pl; (in window) Bleifassung f

2. vt
(= weight with lead) mit Blei beschweren II [liːd] vb: pret, ptp led
1. n

1) (= front position) Spitzenposition f; (= leading position, SPORT) Führung f, Spitze f; (in league etc) Tabellenspitze f

to be in the lead — führend sein, in Führung liegen; (Sport) in Führung or vorn liegen, führen

to take the lead, to move into the lead — in Führung gehen, die Führung übernehmen; (in league) Tabellenführer werden

this set gives him the lead —

this match gives them the lead in the league — mit diesem Spiel gehen sie in der Liga in Führung

he took the lead from the German runner — er übernahm die Führung vor dem deutschen Läufer

Japan took the lead from Germany in exports — Japan verdrängte Deutschland auf dem Exportmarkt von der Spitze

2) (= distance, time ahead) Vorsprung m

to have two minutes' lead over sb — zwei Minuten Vorsprung vor jdm haben

3) (= example) Beispiel nt

to give sb a lead — jdm etw vormachen

to take the lead, to show a lead — mit gutem Beispiel vorangehen

4) (= clue) Indiz nt, Anhaltspunkt m; (in guessing etc) Hinweis m, Tipp m

the police have a lead — die Polizei hat eine Spur

it gave the police a lead — das brachte die Polizei auf die Spur

5) (CARDS)

it's my lead — ich fange an

6) (THEAT) (= part) Hauptrolle f; (= person) Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f)

to sing the lead — die Titelpartie or die tragende Partie singen

7) (= leash) Leine f

on a lead — an der Leine

8) (ELEC) Leitung(skabel nt) f, Kabel nt; (from separate source) Zuleitung f (form)

2. vt

1) (= conduct) person, animal führen; water leiten

to lead sb in/out etc — jdn hinein-/hinaus- etc führen

that road will lead you back to the station — auf dieser Straße kommen Sie zum Bahnhof zurück

to lead the way (lit, fig) — vorangehen; ( fig

all this talk is leading us nowhere — dieses ganze Gerede bringt uns nicht weiter

the argument led us round in circles — unsere Argumentation drehte sich im Kreis

2) (= be the leader of, direct) (an)führen; expedition, team leiten; regiment führen; movement, revolution anführen; conversation bestimmen; orchestra (conductor) leiten; (first violin) führen

to lead a government — an der Spitze einer Regierung stehen, Regierungschef sein

to lead a party — Parteivorsitzender sein, den Parteivorsitz führen

3) (= be first in) anführen

they led us by 30 seconds — sie lagen mit 30 Sekunden vor uns (dat)

Britain leads the world in textiles — Großbritannien ist auf dem Gebiet der Textilproduktion führend in der Welt

4) card ausspielen

5) life führen

to lead a life of luxury/deception — ein Luxusleben/betrügerisches Leben führen

6) (= influence) beeinflussen

to lead sb to do sth — jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

to lead a witness — einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin beeinflussen

what led him to change his mind? — wie kam er dazu, seine Meinung zu ändern?

to lead sb to believe that... — jdm den Eindruck vermitteln, dass..., jdn glauben machen, dass... (geh)

I am led to believe that... —

to lead sb into error — jdn irreleiten or fehlleiten

to lead sb into trouble — jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen

he is easily led — er lässt sich leicht beeinflussen

this led me to the conclusion that... — daraus schloss ich, dass...

I am led to the conclusion that... —

what leads you to think that? — woraus schließen Sie das?

7) wire, flex legen, entlangführen

3. vi

1) (= go in front) vorangehen; (in race) in Führung liegen

to lead by 10 metres — einen Vorsprung von 10 Metern haben, mit 10 Metern in Führung liegen

he easily leads — er liegt klar in Führung

he always follows where his brother leads — er macht alles nach, was sein Bruder macht

the "Times" led with a story about the financial crisis —

he leads with his right (Boxing) — er ist Rechtsausleger

2) (= be a leader also in dancing) führen

he had shown the ability to lead — er hat gezeigt, dass er Führungsqualitäten besitzt

3) (CARDS) ausspielen (with sth etw)

who leads? — wer spielt aus?, wer fängt an?

4) (street etc) führen, gehen

it leads into that room — es führt zu diesem Raum

this road leads nowhere — diese Straße führt nirgendwohin or geht nicht weiter

5) (= result in, cause) führen (to zu)

all this talk is leading nowhere — dieses ganze Gerede führt zu nichts

remarks like that could lead to trouble — solche Bemerkungen können unangenehme Folgen haben

what will all these strikes lead to? — wo sollen all diese Streiks hinführen?

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lead¹ [liːd]

A s

1. Führung f:

a) Leitung f:

under sb’s lead

b) führende Stelle, Spitze f:

be in the lead an der Spitze stehen, führend sein, SPORT etc in Führung oder vorn(e) liegen, führen;

give one’s team the lead SPORT seine Mannschaft in Führung bringen;

have the lead die Führung innehaben, SPORT etc in Führung oder vorn(e) liegen, führen;

shoot one’s team into the lead SPORT seine Mannschaft in Führung schießen;

take the lead

a) auch SPORT die Führung übernehmen, sich an die Spitze setzen ( beide:

from vor dat),

b) die Initiative ergreifen,

c) vorangehen, neue Wege weisen

2. Vorsprung m ( over vor dat) ( auch SPORT):

a one minute’s ( oder one-minute) lead eine Minute Vorsprung;

have a big lead einen großen Vorsprung haben, hoch führen;

have a two-goal lead mit zwei Toren führen;

have the lead over einen Vorsprung vor der Konkurrenz haben, voraus sein (dat)

3. Boxen: (eine Schlagserie) einleitender Schlag

4. Vorbild n, Beispiel n:

follow sb’s lead jemandes Beispiel folgen;

give sb a lead jemandem ein gutes Beispiel geben, jemandem mit gutem Beispiel vorangehen

5. a) Hinweis m, Wink m

b) Anhaltspunkt m

c) Spur f:

give sb a lead jemandem einen Hinweis oder Anhaltspunkt geben; jemanden auf die Spur bringen

6. THEAT etc

a) Hauptrolle f

b) Hauptdarsteller(in)

7. Kartenspiel:

a) Vorhand f

b) zuerst ausgespielte Karte oder Farbe:

your lead! Sie spielen aus!

8. Journalismus:

a) Vorspann m (eines Zeitungsartikels)

b) Aufmacher m:

the scandal was the lead in the papers der Skandal wurde von den Zeitungen groß herausgestellt

9. TECH Steigung f, Ganghöhe f (eines Gewindes)

10. ELEK

a) (Zu)Leitung f

b) Leiter m, Leitungsdraht m

c) (Phasen) Voreilung f

11. (Mühl) Kanal m

12. Wasserrinne f (in einem Eisfeld)

13. (Hunde) Leine f:

keep on the lead an der Leine führen oder halten

14. MIL Vorhalt m

B adj Leit…, Führungs…, Haupt…

C v/t prät und pperf led [led]

1. führen, leiten, jemandem den Weg zeigen:

lead the way vorangehen, den Weg zeigen; → garden path, nose Bes Redew

2. führen, bringen:

this road will lead you to town; → temptation

3. bewegen, verleiten, -führen ( alle:

to zu), dahin bringen, veranlassen ( beide:

to do zu tun):

this led me to believe that … dies veranlasste mich zu glauben, dass …;

what led you to think so? was brachte Sie zu dieser Ansicht?

4. a) (an)führen, leiten, an der Spitze stehen von, SPORT führen vor (dat) oder gegen (by mit):

lead an army eine Armee führen oder befehligen;

lead the field SPORT das Feld anführen;

lead the table SPORT die Tabelle anführen, an der Tabellenspitze stehen;

lead sb by 20 seconds SPORT einen Vorsprung von 20 Sekunden vor jemandem haben

b) eine Untersuchung etc leiten

5. a) besonders US ein Orchester leiten, dirigieren

b) besonders Br die erste Geige spielen oder Konzertmeister sein in (dat) oder bei

6. ein behagliches etc Leben führen

7. jemandem etwas bereiten: → dance C 1, dog Bes Redew

8. einen Zeugen durch Suggestivfragen lenken

9. eine Karte, Farbe etc aus-, anspielen

10. Boxen: einen Schlag führen

D v/i

1. führen:

a) vorangehen, den Weg weisen (auch fig)

b) die erste oder leitende Stelle einnehmen, Führer sein

c) SPORT an der Spitze oder in Führung liegen:

lead by points nach Punkten führen

2. führen (Straße, Gang etc):

lead into münden in (akk);

lead off abgehen von;

lead to fig führen zu, zur Folge haben; → Rome A

3. Boxen: (zu schlagen) beginnen:

lead with the left

4. lead with (Journalismus) etwas als Aufmacher bringen

5. lead with → C 9

lead² [led]

A s

1. CHEM Blei n:

(as) heavy as lead bleischwer, schwer wie Blei (Sack, Füße etc); → balloon A 1

2. SCHIFF Senkblei n, Lot n:

cast ( oder heave) the lead das Lot auswerfen, loten;

swing the lead Br sl sich (vor oder von der Arbeit) drücken, besonders krankmachen, krankfeiern umg

3. Blei n, Kugeln pl (Geschosse)

4. CHEM Grafit m, Reißblei n

5. (Bleistift) Mine f:

put lead in sb’s pencil umg hum jemandes Manneskraft stärken

6. TYPO Durchschuss m

7. Fensterblei n, Bleifassung f

8. pl Br

a) bleierne Dachplatten pl

b) (flaches) Bleidach

9. → white lead

B v/t

1. verbleien:

leaded verbleit, (Benzin auch) bleihaltig

2. a) mit Blei füllen

b) mit Blei beschweren

3. Fensterglas in Blei fassen:

leaded window Bleiglasfenster n;

leaded lights pl Bleiverglasung f

4. TYPO durchschießen

C v/i SCHIFF loten

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I noun
1) (metal) Blei, das

go down like a lead balloon — mit Pauken und Trompeten durchfallen (ugs.); [Rede, Vorschlag usw.:] überhaupt nicht ankommen

2) (in pencil) [Bleistift]mine, die
II 1. transitive verb,
led

1) führen

lead somebody by the hand — jemanden an der Hand führen

lead somebody by the nose — (fig.) jemanden nach seiner Pfeife tanzen lassen

lead somebody into trouble — (fig.) jemandem Ärger einbringen

this is leading us nowhere — (fig.) das führt zu nichts

2) (fig.): (influence, induce)

lead somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

be easily led — sich leicht beeinflussen lassen

that leads me to believe that... — das lässt mich glauben, dass...

he led me to suppose/believe that... — er gab mir Grund zu der Annahme/er machte mich glauben, dass...

3) führen [Leben]

lead a life of misery/a miserable existence — ein erbärmliches Dasein führen/eine kümmerliche Existenz fristen

4) (be first in) anführen

lead the world in electrical engineering — auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik in der ganzen Welt führend sein

Smith led Jones by several yards/seconds — (Sport) Smith hatte mehrere Yards/Sekunden Vorsprung vor Jones

5) (direct, be head of) anführen [Bewegung, Abordnung]; leiten [Diskussion, Veranstaltung, Ensemble]; [Dirigent:] leiten [Orchester, Chor]; [Konzertmeister:] führen [Orchester]

lead a party — Vorsitzender/Vorsitzende einer Partei sein
2. intransitive verb,
led

1) [Straße usw., Tür:] führen

lead to the town/to the sea — zur Stadt/ans Meer führen

lead to confusion — Verwirrung stiften

one thing led to another — es kam eins zum anderen

2) (be first) führen; (go in front) vorangehen; (fig.): (be leader) an der Spitze stehen

lead by 3 metres — mit 3 Metern in Führung liegen; 3 Meter Vorsprung haben

lead in the race — das Rennen anführen
3. noun
1) (precedent) Beispiel, das; (clue) Anhaltspunkt, der

follow somebody's lead, take one's lead from somebody — jemandes Beispiel (Dat.) folgen

2) (first place) Führung, die

be in the lead — in Führung liegen; an der Spitze liegen

move or go into the lead, take the lead — sich an die Spitze setzen; in Führung gehen

3) (amount, distance) Vorsprung, der

4) (on dog etc.) Leine, die

on a lead — an der Leine

put a dog on the lead — einen Hund anleinen

5) (Electr.) Kabel, das; Leitung, die

6) (Theatre) Hauptrolle, die; (player) Hauptdarsteller, der/-darstellerin, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- lead away

- lead off

- lead on

- lead up to

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(editorial) n.

Leitartikel m. n.

Blei nur sing. n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: led)

= anführen v.

führen v.

leiten v.

vorangehen v.

English-german dictionary > lead
5 мизерствувам

live in poverty/misery, lead a miserable/wretched life, feel the pinch, ам. live close to o.'s belly

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live in poverty/misery, lead a miserable/wretched life, feel the pinch, ам. live close to o.'s belly

Български-английски речник > мизерствувам
6 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still 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)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• 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

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• 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)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• 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
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

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

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

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

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a 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)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

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1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

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

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

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

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a 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)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

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vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

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!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

Comp
vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

Comp

darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

Comp

llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

Comp
vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

Comp
vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

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vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
7 vivere

1. v/i live (di on)

2. v/t (passare, provare) experience

vivere una vita tranquilla live quietly, lead a quiet life

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vivere v. intr.

1 to live: piante che vivono nell'acqua, plants that live in water; mia nonna visse fino a 79 anni, my grandmother lived to the age of 79; vivere a lungo, to live for a long time; il dottore crede che non vivrà più di due giorni, the doctor thinks he will not live more than two days; vive ancora, he is still living (o he is still alive); le farfalle non vivono a lungo, butterflies are short-lived; cessare di vivere, to die; essere stanco di vivere, to be tired of life; vivere fino a tarda età, to live to a great age; possa egli vivere a lungo!, may he live long!; visse nel sedicesimo secolo, he lived in the 16th century; vivere modestamente, to live modestly; vivere onestamente, to live honestly (o to live an honest life); vivere nel peccato, to live in sin // da quando l'ho lasciato non vivo più, I've been feeling terrible since I left him; da quando gli ho promesso di portarlo al circo non mi lascia vivere, he hasn't given me a moment's peace since I promised to take him to the circus; ''Come va?'' ''Si vive'', ''How are you?'' ''I can't complain (o I'm getting by)''; quella donna non sa vivere, that woman doesn't know how to live; ti insegnerò io a vivere!, I'll teach you what's what! // chi vivrà vedrà, time will tell // vivere e lasciar vivere, (prov.) to live and let live // (tip.) vive, stet

2 ( abitare) to live: amo vivere in città, in campagna, I love living in the city, in the country; vivo a Roma, I live in Rome; vivo qui da quasi due anni, I have been living here (for) almost two years; vivere con qlcu., to live with s.o.

3 ( campare, sostenersi) to live (on, by sthg.): guadagno abbastanza per vivere, I earn (o make) enough to live on; riesce a stento a guadagnarsi da vivere, he can hardly make a living (o make ends meet); avere di che vivere, to have enough to live on; lavorare per vivere, to work for a living; vivere del proprio stipendio, to live on one's salary; vivere del proprio lavoro, to live by one's work; vivere di rendita, to live on a private income; vivere del sudore della propria fronte, to live by the sweat of one's brow; vivere alle spalle di qlcu., to sponge on s.o.; vivere di espedienti, to live by one's wits; vivere di elemosina, to live on alms; vivere alla giornata, to live from hand to mouth; vivere negli agi, to live a life of luxury; vivere da gran signore, to live like a lord

4 ( durare) to live (on), to last, to endure: opera che vivrà, work that will live (o endure); il suo nome vivrà, his name will live (on); tradizioni che vivono ancora, traditions that are still alive

◆ v.tr. to live; to have: le vicende che egli visse, the events he lived through; vivere una vita tranquilla, to live a quiet life; abbiamo vissuto momenti felici, we have had happy moments; vivere la gioia del successo, to experience the thrill of success.

vivere s.m. life, living; ( modo di vivere) way of life: il vivere a New York, the way of life in New York; oggi vivere è più caro di una volta, today the cost of living is higher than it used to be; per amore del quieto vivere, for the sake of a quiet life.

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1. ['vivere]
vb irreg vi (aus essere)
1) (gen) to live, (essere vivo) to live, be alive

vivere fino a 100 anni — to live to be 100

non gli resta molto da vivere — he hasn't long to live

ha cessato di vivere — he is dead

finché vivrò — as long as I live

chi vivrà vedrà — only time will tell

vivi e lascia vivere — live and let live

vivere fuori dalla realtà — to live in another world, be out of touch with reality

2) (abitare) to live

mi piacerebbe vivere in Scozia — I'd like to live in Scotland

vivo in campagna — I live in the country

viviamo insieme — we live together

3)

(sostentarsi) vivere (di) — to live (on)

(cibarsi) vivere di — to live on, feed on

io vivo di poco o niente — I live on little or nothing

ho giusto di che vivere — I have just enough to live on

guadagnarsi da vivere — to earn one's living

si guadagna da vivere dando lezioni di piano — she earns her living by giving piano lessons

vivere d'aria e d'amore — to live on love alone

vivere alla giornata — to live from day to day

vivere nell'indigenza — to live in utter poverty

vivere da signore — to live like a lord

vivere nel lusso — to live a life of luxury

vivere alle spalle di qn — to live off sb

4) (comportarsi) to live

devi ancora imparare a vivere — you've still got a lot to learn about life

modo di vivere — way of life

5) Tip

vive — stet

2. vt

(vita) to live, (avvenimento, esperienza) to live through, go through

vivere una vita tranquilla — to lead a quiet life

vivere giorni di dolore — to live through a sad period

ha vissuto la scuola come una punizione — he hated his school days

3. sm

life

lo faccio per il quieto vivere! — anything for a quiet life!

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I 1. ['vivere]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)

1) (essere in vita) to live

vivere fino a cent'anni — to live to be a hundred

cessare di vivere — eufem. to pass away

2) (trascorrere l'esistenza, abitare) to live

da quanto tempo vivi qui? — how long have you been living here?

vivere in campagna, in città — to live in the country, in town

vivere per conto proprio — to live on one's own

vivere nel lusso, nella miseria — to live o lead a life of luxury, of misery

vivere da eremita — to live like a hermit

modo di vivere — way of life

imparare a vivere — fig. to learn to live

avere vissuto — fig. to have seen a great deal of life

3) (sopravvivere)

vivere con poco — to live on very little

guadagnarsi da vivere — to earn a o one's living, to make a living ( con out of)

avere di che vivere — to have enough to live on

vivere del proprio lavoro — to live on one's work

vivere di ricordi — fig. to live on memories

4) (durare)

il loro ricordo vivrà nella nostra memoria — their memory will live on in our hearts
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (conoscere) to go* through [momenti difficili, inferno]; to experience [ passione]

vivere la propria vita — to lead o live one's own life

vivere una vita tranquilla — to lead a quiet life

la vita vale la pena di essere vissuta — life is worth living

2) (sentire, sperimentare) to cope with [divorzio, fallimento, cambiamento]

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chi vivrà vedrà — time (alone) will tell

stare sul chi vive — to be on the qui vive, to keep a sharp look-out

vivi e lascia vivere — live and let live
II ['vivere]
sostantivo maschile life

questo non è vivere — this is not life

quieto vivere — quiet life

per amore del quieto vivere — for a quiet life

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vivere¹

/'vivere/

I verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere, avere)

1 (essere in vita) to live; vivere fino a cent'anni to live to be a hundred; cessare di vivere eufem. to pass away

2 (trascorrere l'esistenza, abitare) to live; da quanto tempo vivi qui? how long have you been living here? vivere in campagna, in città to live in the country, in town; vivere per conto proprio to live on one's own; vivere nel lusso, nella miseria to live o lead a life of luxury, of misery; vivere da eremita to live like a hermit; modo di vivere way of life; imparare a vivere fig. to learn to live; avere vissuto fig. to have seen a great deal of life

3 (sopravvivere) vivere con poco to live on very little; guadagnarsi da vivere to earn a o one's living, to make a living ( con out of); avere di che vivere to have enough to live on; vivere del proprio lavoro to live on one's work; vivere di ricordi fig. to live on memories

4 (durare) il loro ricordo vivrà nella nostra memoria their memory will live on in our hearts

II verbo transitivo

1 (conoscere) to go* through [momenti difficili, inferno]; to experience [ passione]; vivere la propria vita to lead o live one's own life; vivere una vita tranquilla to lead a quiet life; la vita vale la pena di essere vissuta life is worth living

2 (sentire, sperimentare) to cope with [divorzio, fallimento, cambiamento]

IDIOMS

chi vivrà vedrà time (alone) will tell; stare sul chi vive to be on the qui vive, to keep a sharp look-out; vivi e lascia vivere live and let live.

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vivere²

/'vivere/

sostantivo m.

life; questo non è vivere this is not life; quieto vivere quiet life; per amore del quieto vivere for a quiet life.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vivere
8 leven

leven¹

〈 het〉

1 [het bestaan] life ⇒ existence

2 [werkelijkheid, levensechtheid] life ⇒ reality

3 [levensduur] life, lifetime

4 [levenswijze] life ⇒ living

5 [morele handel en wandel] life

6 [levensloop, levensgeschiedenis] life ⇒ life history

7 [verschijnselen/werkzaamheden in een kring] life

8 [levensonderhoud] life ⇒ living

9 [lawaai] life ⇒ noise

10 [drukte, levendigheid, activiteit] life ⇒ liveliness

♦voorbeelden:

1   elkaar op leven en dood bestrijden • wage a life-and-death struggle

     het leven begint bij 40 • life begins at 40

     zijn leven geven voor zijn land • lay down one's life for one's country

     voor hun leven wordt gevreesd • there are fears for their lives

     zijn leven hangt aan een zijden draad(je) • his life hangs by a thread

     de aanslag heeft aan twee mensen het leven gekost • the attack cost the lives of two people

     zo is het leven • that's life

     dat kostte hem het leven • that killed him/cost him his life

     het leven laten/erbij inschieten • lose one's life

     zijn leven loopt op een eind • his end is drawing near

     het leven schenken aan • give birth to

     iemand het leven schenken • spare someone's life

     zijn leven duur verkopen • sell one's life dearly, fight to the bitter end

     zijn leven wagen • risk one's life

     bij leven en welzijn • if all is well

     iets in leven houden • keep something alive

     nog in leven zijn • be still alive

     in leven blijven • stay/keep alive

     iemand naar het leven staan • be after someone's blood

     om het leven komen • lose one's life, be killed

     iemand om het leven brengen • kill someone

     op gewelddadige wijze om het leven komen • meet (with) a violent death

     het leven van alle dag • everyday life

     rennen alsof je leven ervan afhangt • run for one's life

     zijn leven niet (meer) zeker zijn • be not safe here (anymore)

     als je leven je lief is • if you value your life

     〈 spreekwoord〉 zolang er leven is, is er hoop • while there is life there is hope

2   een stichting in het leven roepen • establish an association

     een organisatie in het leven roepen • set up an organization

     tekenen/schilderen naar het leven • draw/paint from life/nature

     uit het leven gegrepen • true to life, taken/drawn from (real) life

3   je doet er je hele leven mee • it will last you all your life

     zijn hele verdere leven • for the rest of his life

     zijn leven slijten • spend one's days

     dat heb ik nog nooit van mijn leven gezien • I have never seen that in my life

     van zijn leven niet • never (in all my life)

     heb je van je leven! • well, I never!

     hij is voor zijn leven invalide • he will be an invalid for the rest of his life

     voor het leven benoemd • appointed for life

     een lidmaatschap voor het leven • a life membership

     voor het leven getekend • marked for life

     iemand het leven zuur maken • make someone's life a misery

4   een druk leven hebben • lead a busy life

     zijn eigen leven leiden • lead one's own life

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn eigen leven gaan leiden • lead/assume a life of its own 〈bijvoorbeeld van verhaal/gerucht〉

     een gemakkelijk leven hebben • have an easy life

     een nieuw leven beginnen • turn over a new leaf

     zijn leven beteren • mend one's ways

     zij heeft geen leven bij die man • that man makes her life a misery

     hoe staat het leven? • how's life?

5   een dubbel leven leiden • lead a double life

     een losbandig leven leiden • lead a wild life

6   mijn/hun leven lang • all my life/their lives

     bij/tijdens zijn leven • in/during his lifetime

7   het maatschappelijk/het huiselijk leven • public/private life

     in het volle leven staan • be in touch with things

8   het leven wordt steeds duurder • the cost of living is going up all the time

9   leven maken • make a noise

10 een onderneming nieuw leven inblazen • breathe/inject new life into a firm

     leven in de brouwerij brengen • stir/liven things up, get things going

     er kwam leven in de brouwerij • things were beginning to liven up

     iets/iemand weer tot leven brengen • bring something/someone to life again

¶   een bruin leven • a good/an easy life

     hij heeft ook het eeuwige leven niet • he won't last for ever

     〈 ironisch〉 toen begon het lieve leven(tje) • then the fat was in the fire

     de bescherming van het ongeboren leven • protection of the unborn child

     〈 prostitutie〉 in het leven • on the game

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leven²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [niet dood zijn] live ⇒ be alive

2 [met betrekking tot zaken/voorstellingen] live (on)

3 [zich voeden] live on

4 [zijn dagen doorbrengen] live

5 [zich gedragen] live

6 [in zijn onderhoud voorzien] live (on/by) ⇒ 〈 vaak pejoratief〉 live off

♦voorbeelden:

1   blijven leven • stay alive

     mens, durf te leven • come on, live a little

     hij heeft niet lang meer te leven • he has not long to live

     eeuwig leven • live eternally

     en zij leefden nog lang en gelukkig • and they lived happily ever after

     langer leven dan iemand • outlive someone

     haar ouders leven niet meer • her parents are no longer alive

     leef je nog? • are you still alive?

     in leven en sterven • till death do us part

     〈 figuurlijk〉 te weinig om te leven en te veel om te sterven • hardly sufficient to keep body and soul together

     hij weet van voren niet dat hij van achteren leeft • 〈 aartsdom〉 he is not all there; 〈 de kluts kwijt〉 he's completely at sixes and sevens

     〈 spreekwoord〉 wie dan leeft, die dan zorgt • you have to take things as they come

2   dat gevoel leeft heel sterk • that feeling is still very strong

     bij veel mensen leeft het idee … • many people still have the idea …

     leeft die vaas nog? • is that vase still in one piece?

     de kermis leeft niet meer bij de mensen • fun fairs no longer appeal to people

     wat er leeft binnen de organisatie • what is going on inside the organization

3   op brood en rauwkost leven • live on bread and raw vegetables

4   de nu levende generatie • the present generation

     met deze man is/valt niet te leven • you can't live with that man

     in angst leven • live in fear

     met iemand in vrede leven • live in peace with someone

     we leven toch in een vrij land? • it's a free country, isn't it?

     naar iets toe leven • look forward to something

5   erop los leven • lead a wild life

     stil gaan leven • retire

     zij leven langs elkaar heen • they have little to say to each other

6   van duizend gulden kun je niet leven • you can't live on a thousand guilders

     goed kunnen leven • be comfortably off

     zij kan er goed van leven • she can live well from it

     zij moet ervan leven • she has to live on it

     hij heeft genoeg om van te leven • he has enough to get by

     van dit vak kun je niet leven • you can't make a living out of this trade

¶   leve de democratie • three cheers for democracy

     leve de koningin! • long live the Queen!

     deze romanpersonages leven • these characters are true to life

     weten wat er leeft onder de bevolking • know what people are thinking

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [een leven leiden] live

♦voorbeelden:

1   een eenzaam leven leven • lead a solitary/lonely life

¶   geleefd worden • have one's life lived for one

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > leven
9 Leben

I v/i

1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive; man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once; lebt er noch? is he still alive?; er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered; so wahr ich lebe! I swear it; lebst du noch? umg., hum., iro. well, hello stranger; ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together; wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iro. this isn’t the 19th century(, you know); wie gehts? - man lebt ( so eben) umg. how are things? - surviving

2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben: leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc.) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by + Ger.), (Verdienst, Rente) live on; vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian; makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s); gesund / ungesund leben lead a healthy / an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy / unhealthy conditions; sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves); nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle; leben und leben lassen live and let live; sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art

3. (wohnen) live; wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?; ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand

4. fig., Andenken etc.: live on; die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike; das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play

5. es lebe...! three cheers for...!; es lebe der König / die Königin! long live the King / Queen!; leben Sie wohl farewell; Tag1 4 etc.

6. unpers.: es lebt sich ganz angenehm / bequem etc. life’s quite pleasant / comfortable etc.; hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad here

II v/t: ein angenehmes / bequemes etc. Leben leben lead a pleasant / comfortable etc. life, have a pleasant / comfortable ( oder an easy) etc. lifestyle; sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again; sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way; seinen Glauben leben geh. live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)

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das Leben

existence; life; lifetime

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Le|ben ['leːbn]
nt -s, -

1) life

das Lében — life

das Lében des Menschen/der Tiere etc — the life of man/animals etc

am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive

das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life

das Lében Hemingways — Hemingway's life, the life of Hemingway

haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one

solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live

sich des Lébens freuen, das or sein Lében genießen — to enjoy life

das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life

jdm das Lében retten — to save sb's life

es geht um Lében und Tod, es ist eine Sache auf Lében und Tod — it's a matter of life and death

wenn dir dein Lében lieb ist — if you value your life

ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life

mit dem Lében davonkommen — to escape with one's life

mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death

mit dem Lében abschließen — to prepare for death

seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life

zu neuem Lében verhelfen — to breathe new life into sth, to revitalize sth

etw ins Lében rufen — to bring sth into being

or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death

seines Lébens nicht mehr sicher sein — to fear for one's life

ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life

sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life

jdn am Lében lassen — to spare sb's life

um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life

das Lében nehmen — to take one's (own) life

jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)

was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?

der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman

etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)

etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth

jdn künstlich am Lében erhalten — to keep sb alive artificially

ein Lében in Frieden/in Armut etc — a life of peace/poverty etc

er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life

ein Lében lang — one's whole life (long)

zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life

ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life

nie im Lében! — never!

sich durchs Lében schlagen — to struggle through (life)

ins Lében treten — to go out into the world

im Lében stehen — to have some standing in the world

(draußen) im Lében ist das ganz anders — in real life it's very different

ein Roman, den das Lében schrieb — a novel of real life

ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life

das Lében geht weiter — life goes on

unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)

so ist das Lében (eben) — that's life, such is life, that's the way the cookie crumbles (inf)

2) (= Betriebsamkeit) life

auf dem Markt herrscht reges Lében — the market is a hive of activity

in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town

bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up

voller Lében stecken — to be full of life

es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture

See:

→ Bude

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1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) alive

2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existence

3) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) exist

4) (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.) life

5) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) life

6) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) life

7) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) life

8) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) life

9) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) life

10) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) live

11) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) live

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Le·ben

<-s, ->

[ˈle:bn̩]

nt

1. (Lebendigsein) life

sein \Leben aushauchen (geh) to breathe one's last liter

jdn vom \Leben zum Tode befördern (geh) to put sb to death form

etw mit dem [o seinem] \Leben bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's life

am \Leben bleiben/sein to remain [or stay]/be alive

solange er am Leben ist, wird das Haus nicht verkauft as long as he lives the house won't be sold

jdn ums \Leben bringen (geh) to take sb's life

mit dem \Leben davonkommen to escape with one's life

seinem \Leben ein Ende setzen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdn [künstlich] am \Leben erhalten to keep sb alive [artificially]

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] ums \Leben kommen to die [in sth/during sth], to lose one's life [in sth/during sth]

jdn das \Leben kosten (geh) to cost sb his/her life

sein \Leben [für jdn/etw] lassen (geh) to give one's life [for sb/sth]

jdn am \Leben lassen to let sb live

um sein \Leben laufen [o rennen] to run for one's life

sich dat das \Leben nehmen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdm das [o jds] \Leben retten to save sb's life

aus dem \Leben scheiden (geh) to depart this world form

jdm das \Leben schenken (geh: jdn gebären) to give birth to sb; (jdn am Leben lassen) to let sb live

mit seinem \Leben spielen to put one's life at risk

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] das [o sein] \Leben verlieren to lose one's life [in/during sth]

jdn ins \Leben zurückrufen to revive sb

2. (Existieren) life

das ewige \Leben eternal life

sich akk seines \Lebens freuen to enjoy [one's] life

das \Leben geht weiter life goes on

sein \Leben genießen/verpfuschen to enjoy/ruin one's life

am \Leben hängen to love life

das [o sein] \Leben hinter sich dat haben to have one's life behind one, to have had one's innings fam

das [o sein] \Leben vor sich dat haben to have one's [whole] life before one

ein [o jds] \Leben lang one's [or sb's] whole life

nie im \Leben [o im \Leben nicht] never

jdm/sich das \Leben schwer machen to make life difficult for sb/oneself

so ist das \Leben [eben] that's life, such is life

das [o ein] \Leben nach dem Tod[e] life after death

zeit jds \Lebens as long as sb lives

ich war zeit meines \Lebens noch nie beim Arzt I have never consulted a doctor in all my life

3. (Alltag, Lebensweise) life

ein \Leben in Armut/im Luxus a life of poverty/luxury

ein geruhsames/hektisches \Leben führen to lead a quiet/hectic life

das \Leben Picassos Picasso's life, the life of Picasso

das süße \Leben the life of Riley fam

das tägliche \Leben everyday life

sich akk [mit etw dat] durchs \Leben schlagen to struggle to make a living [doing sth]

das wirkliche \Leben real life

das \Leben zu zweit life as a couple

4. (Lebewesen) life

es gibt kein \Leben auf jenem Planeten there's no life on that planet

5. (Geschehen, Aktivität) life

etw zum [o zu neuem] \Leben erwecken to bring sth back to life, to revive sth

etw ins \Leben rufen to found [or establish] sth

das öffentliche \Leben public life

eine Figur [o Person] des öffentlichen \Lebens a public figure

6. (Lebhaftigkeit) life

der Roman ist ohne \Leben there is no life in the novel

\Leben in etw akk bringen to put some life into sth

voller \Leben sein to be full of life

7. (Lebensinhalt) life

ihr Garten war ihr \Leben her garden was her life

8.

▶ wie das blühende \Leben aussehen to look in the pink hum

▶ \Leben in die Bude bringen (fam) to liven things up

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr froh werden to have a rotten life

▶ aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be a slice of life

▶ es geht um [o ist eine Sache auf] \Leben und Tod it's a matter of life and death

▶ etw für sein \Leben gern tun to love doing sth

ich esse für mein \Leben gern Schokolade I love chocolate

ich würde für mein \Leben gern verreisen I'd love to travel

▶ jds \Leben hängt an einem dünnen [o seidenen] Faden sb's life is hanging by a thread

▶ jdm das \Leben zur Hölle machen to make sb's life hell

▶ wenn dir dein \Leben lieb ist if your life means sth to you

▶ das nackte \Leben retten [o mit dem nackten \Leben davonkommen] to barely escape with one's life

▶ ein Roman den/ein Stück das das \Leben schrieb a novel/a play of real life

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr sicher sein (fam) to fear for one's life

▶ [bei etw dat] sein \Leben aufs Spiel setzen to risk one's life [doing sth]

▶ wie das \Leben so spielt (fam) as is the way of the world

▶ jds \Leben steht auf dem Spiel sb's life is at risk

▶ jdm nach dem \Leben trachten to be out to kill sb

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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Leben n; -s, -

1. life; (Dasein) auch existence; (Sein) being;

so ist das Leben (nun einmal) that’s life, such is life; umg that’s the way the cookie crumbles;

am Leben sein be alive;

am Leben bleiben stay alive, survive;

mit dem Leben davonkommen survive, escape;

am Leben erhalten keep alive;

er hängt am Leben he really enjoys life, Todkranker: he’s not ready to die yet;

sein Leben teuer verkaufen sell one’s life dearly;

jemandem das Leben schenken spare sb’s life;

einem Kind das Leben schenken geh bring a child into the world;

Leben spendend geh life-giving;

Leben zerstörend geh life-destroying;

sich (dat)

das Leben nehmen take one’s (own) life;

seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder

setzen put an end to one’s life;

(freiwillig) aus dem Leben scheiden geh euph die by one’s own hand;

ums Leben kommen be killed;

es geht um Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death;

um sein Leben laufen oder

rennen run for dear life

2. (Lebenszeit) life(time);

das Leben vor/hinter sich (dat)

haben have one’s whole life ahead of one/have done with life;

mein ganzes Leben (lang) all my life;

das Geschäft meines/seines etc

Lebens the best deal I have/he has etc ever done, the deal of a lifetime

3. (Lebensweise) (way of) life, auch pej lifestyle;

das Leben in Australien life in Australia;

ein Leben in Armut/im Überfluss a life of poverty/luxury;

das einfache Leben the simple life;

das süße Leben la dolce vita;

das Leben genießen enjoy life;

das Leben ist schon schwer it’s a hard life;

jemandem das Leben sauer machen make sb’s life a misery;

sich mühsam durchs Leben schlagen have a hard struggle through life;

das Stück ist aus dem Leben gegriffen the play is a slice of life;

ein Stück nach dem Leben a play taken from real life, a slice of life

4. (Lebenskraft, Lebendigkeit) life, vitality; (geschäftiges Treiben) activity, bustle; im Gesichtsausdruck: animation;

Leben in eine Sache bringen put some life into sth;

Leben ins Haus bringen Kinder: liven up the place;

Leben in die Bude bringen umg liven things up;

das Stück hat kein Leben the play lacks vitality, there’s no life in the play;

voll(er) Leben full of life (umg beans); Straßen: full of activity ( oder bustle)

5. (Lebensbeschreibung) life, biography;

Leben des Galilei Titel: The Life of Galileo;

aus seinem Leben erzählen recount stories from one’s life;

Leben und Werk großer Künstler the lives and works of great artists

6. (Geschehen) life;

das wirtschaftliche/kulturelle Leben einer Stadt the business/cultural life of a town;

im öffentlichen Leben stehen be active in public life

7. (Lebewesen pl) life;

auf dem Mond ist kein Leben there’s no life on the moon

8. in Wendungen:

etwas für sein Leben gern tun love doing sth;

ich würde für mein Leben gern dorthin fahren I’d give anything to go there, I’d love to go there;

nie im Leben! umg never; (auf gar keinen Fall) auch not on your life;

je im Leben ever;

ins Leben rufen call into being, start (up);

ins Leben treten step into the big, wide world;

wie das Leben so spielt life is full of surprises;

nicht ums Leben möchte ich das: not for anything (in the world); → abschließen B 2, blühend, erwecken 2, ewig A, froh, lassen C 6; nackt, passieren B, trachten etc

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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-- n.

existence n.

life n.

(§ pl.: lives)

lifetime n.

livings n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Leben
10 vie

vie [vi]

feminine noun

a. life

• vie sentimentale love life

• vie conjugale married life

• vie professionnelle professional life

• vie privée private life

• la vie de famille family life

• la vie d'étudiant student life

• mode de vie way of life

• dans la vie courante in everyday life

• vie de bohème Bohemian lifestyle

• mener la vie de château to live a life of luxury

• avoir la vie facile to have an easy life

• mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time

• rendre la vie impossible à qn to make sb's life intolerable

• elle a refait sa vie avec lui she made a new life with him

• c'est la belle vie ! this is the life!

• c'est la vie ! that's life!

• la vie continue life goes on

• faire qch une fois dans sa vie to do sth once in one's life

• tu as la vie devant toi you've got your whole life ahead of you

• donner la vie to give birth

• risquer sa vie pour risk one's life for

• avoir la vie dure [préjugé, superstition] to die hard

• être entre la vie et la mort to be at death's door

• avoir droit de vie et de mort sur qn to have the power of life and death over sb

• passer de vie à trépas to pass on

• sans vie lifeless

• revenir à la vie to come back to life

• être plein de vie to be full of life

• un portrait plein de vie a lively portrait

► à vie for life

• condamné à la prison à vie sentenced to life imprisonment

• cet accident l'a marqué à vie this accident marked him for life

• président (nommé) à vie life president► à la vie à la mort [amitié, fidélité] undying

• amis à la vie à la mort friends for life

• entre nous, c'est à la vie à la mort we are friends for life► en vie alive

• être en vie to be alive

• maintenir qn en vie to keep sb alive► pour la vie for life

• amis pour la vie friends for life

• à Lulu pour la vie (tatouage) Lulu forever

b. (Economics) le coût de la vie the cost of living

• la vie augmente the cost of living is rising

• ils manifestent contre la vie chère they are demonstrating against the high cost of living

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vi
nom féminin

1) gén, Biologie life

rendre la vie à quelqu'un — to bring somebody back to life

sans vie — lifeless

on l'a retrouvé sans vie — they found him dead

donner la vie à quelqu'un — to bring somebody into the world

2) ( période) life

pour la vie — for life

vivre sa vie — to lead one's own life

passer sa vie à faire — gén to spend one's life doing; ( tout le temps) to spend all one's time doing

à vie — [bannir, défigurer, marquer] for life; [bannissement, suspension] lifetime (épith); [emprisonnement, adhésion, président] life (épith)

c'est la chance de ta vie — it's the chance of a lifetime

3) ( activité) life

la vie d'entreprise — corporate life

la vie est chère — the cost of living is high

mode de vie — lifestyle

apprendre la vie — to learn what life is all about

notre vie de couple — our relationship; château

4) ( vitalité) life

prendre vie — to come to life

donner de la vie à une fête — to liven up a party

manquant de vie, sans vie — [personne, lieu] lifeless

5) ( biographie) life

écrire la vie de quelqu'un — to write a life of somebody

6) Technologie ( durabilité) life

vie d'une pile — life of a battery

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ainsi va la vie — that's the way it goes

c'est la belle vie! — this is the life!

avoir la vie dure — [préjugés] to be ingrained

mener la vie dure à quelqu'un — to make life hard for somebody, to give somebody a hard time

faire la vie — (colloq) [enfants] to have a wild time; [adultes] to live it up (colloq)

à la vie, à la mort! — till death us do part!

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vi nf
life

être en vie — to be alive

sans vie — lifeless

à vie — for life

membre à vie — life member

dans la vie courante — in everyday life

double vie — double life

mener une double vie — to lead a double life

avoir la vie dure (= persister) (clichés, habitudes) — to die hard

mener la vie dure à qn — to make sb's life a misery

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vie nf

1 gén, Biol life; sauver la vie de qn to save sb's life; rendre la vie à qn to bring sb back to life; risquer sa vie to risk one's life; sacrifier ou donner sa vie pour qn to give one's life for sb; devoir la vie à qn to owe sb one's life; être en vie to be alive; maintenir qn en vie to keep sb alive; il y a laissé sa vie that was how he lost his life; sans vie lifeless; on l'a retrouvé sans vie they found him dead; donner la vie à qn to bring sb into the world; sauver des vies to save lives; vie végétale/animale/humaine plant/animal/human life; être entre la vie et la mort [malade] to hover between life and death; y a-t-il une vie après la mort? is there life after death?; y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars? is there life on Mars?;

2 ( période) life; avoir une vie dure to have a hard life; pour la vie for life; courte/longue vie short/long life; sur or vers la fin de leur vie toward(s) the end of their lives; la peur/course de ma vie the fright/race of my life; elle a travaillé toute sa vie she worked all her life; je ne vous ai jamais vu de ma vie I've never seen you in my life; pour la première fois de ma vie for the first time in my life; il n'y a pas que le travail/l'amour dans la vie there's more to life than work/love; avoir quelqu'un dans sa vie to have somebody in one's life; partager la vie de qn to share one's life with sb; ce n'est pas la femme de ma vie she's not the love of my life; que feras-tu dans la vie? what are you going to do in life?; faciliter la vie à qn to make life easier for sb; vivre sa vie to lead one's own life; passer sa vie à faire gén to spend one's life doing; ( tout le temps) to spend all one's time doing; à vie [bannir, défigurer, marquer] for life; [bannissement, suspension] lifetime ( épith); [emprisonnement, adhésion, président] life ( épith); œuvre d'une vie work of a lifetime; c'est la chance de ta vie it's the chance of a lifetime; durer toute une vie to last a lifetime; tu as toute la vie devant toi you've got your whole life in front of you;

3 ( activité) life; la vie urbaine/rurale city/country life; la vie culturelle/professionnelle cultural/professional life; la vie moderne/actuelle modern/ present day life; la vie d'entreprise corporate life; mener une vie de luxe to lead a life of luxury; la vie est chère the cost of living is high; avoir une vie active/sédentaire to lead an active/a sedentary life; mode de vie lifestyle; apprendre/connaître la vie to learn/know what life is all about; notre vie de couple our relationship, our life together (as a couple); comment réussir sa vie de couple how to live together and make it work; ⇒ bâton, enterrer;

4 ( vitalité) life; prendre vie to come to life; reprendre vie to come back to life; déborder de vie to be bursting with life; donner de la vie à un personnage to bring a character to life; donner de la vie à une fête to liven up a party; mettre de la vie dans qch to liven sth up; plein de vie [personne, lieu] full of life; manquant de vie, sans vie [personne, lieu] lifeless;

5 ( biographie) life; écrire la vie de qn to write a life of sb; la vie de Mozart the life of Mozart;

6 Tech ( durabilité) life; vie d'un appareil/d'une pile life of a machine/of a battery.

Composés

vie active Sociol working life; vie antérieure former life; vie chère high cost of living; vie éternelle eternal life; vie de famille family life; vie intérieure inner life; vie privée private life; vie quotidienne daily life; vie spirituelle spiritual life.

Idiomes

c'est la vie! that's life!; ça c'est la vie!, c'est la vie d'artiste! this is the life!; ce n'est pas une vie! it's no life!; quelle vie! what a life!; ainsi va la vie that's the way it goes; ils ont la belle vie they have a good life; c'est la belle vie! what a life!; ( en ce moment) this is the life!; une vie de chien○ a dog's life; avoir la vie dure [préjugés] to be ingrained; mener la vie dure à qn to make life hard for sb, to give sb a hard time; faire la vie○ [enfants] to have a wild time; [adultes] to live it up○; à la vie, à la mort! till death us do part!; entre eux c'est à la vie à la mort with them it's for life.

[vi] nom féminin

1. BIOLOGIE life

la vie animale/végétale animal/plant life

durée de vie life span

2. [existence] life

il a eu la vie sauve he has been spared

laisser la vie sauve à quelqu'un to spare somebody's life

donner la vie à un enfant to give birth to a child

mettre sa vie en danger to put one's life in danger

risquer sa vie to risk one's life

ôter la vie à quelqu'un to take somebody's life

revenir à la vie to come back to life

sauver la vie de quelqu'un to save somebody's life

au début de sa vie at the beginning of his life

à la fin de sa vie at the end of his life, late in life

une fois dans sa vie once in a lifetime

de sa vie elle n'avait vu un tel sans-gêne she'd never seen such a complete lack of consideration

l'œuvre de toute une vie a lifetime's work

à Julie, pour la vie to Julie, forever ou for ever

avoir la vie devant soi

a. [ne pas être pressé] to have all the time in the world

b. [être jeune] to have one's whole life in front of one

il a dû être danseur dans une autre vie he must have been a dancer in a previous incarnation

être entre la vie et la mort to be hovering between life and death, to be at death's door

passer de vie à trépas to pass away

la vie continue life goes on

à la vie à la mort for life (and beyond the grave)

3. [personne] life

son rôle est de sauver des vies he is there to save lives

4. [entrain] life

mettre un peu de vie dans to liven up (separable)

plein de vie

a. [ressemblant] true to life, lifelike

b. [énergique] lively, full of life

5. [partie de l'existence] life

vie privée private life

la vie affective/intellectuelle/sexuelle love/intellectual/sex life

entrer dans la vie active to start working

la vie associative community life

6. [façon de vivre - d'une personne, d'une société] life, lifestyle, way of life ; [ - des animaux] life

la vie en Australie the Australian lifestyle ou way of life

dans la vie, l'important c'est de... the important thing in life is to...

faire sa vie avec quelqu'un to settle down with somebody

avoir la vie dure to have a hard life

faire ou mener la vie dure à quelqu'un to make life difficult for somebody

rater sa vie to make a mess of one's life

refaire sa vie to start afresh ou all over again

c'est la vie!, la vie est ainsi faite! such is ou that's life!

mener une vie de bâton de chaise ou de patachon (familier) to lead a riotous life

vie de bohême bohemian life

mener une vie de chanoine to live the life of Riley

une vie de chien (familier) a dog's life

ce n'est pas une vie! I don't call that living!

c'est la belle vie ou la vie de château! this is the life!

faire la vie (familier) to live it up

mener joyeuse vie to lead a merry life

7. [biographie] life

il a écrit une vie de Flaubert he wrote a life ou biography of Flaubert

8. [conditions économiques] (cost of) living

dans ce pays, la vie n'est pas chère prices are very low in this country

le coût de la vie the cost of living

9. RELIGION life

la vie éternelle everlasting life

la vie ici-bas this life

la vie terrestre life on earth

10. TECHNOLOGIE life

à courte vie short-lived

à longue vie long-lived

vie d'un neutron neutron lifetime

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à vie locution adjectivale

for life, life (modificateur)

amis à vie friends for life

membre à vie life member

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en vie locution adjectivale

alive, living

être toujours en vie to be still alive ou breathing

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sans vie locution adjectivale

[corps] lifeless, inert

[œuvre] lifeless, dull

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vie
11 das Leben

- {blood} máu, huyết, nhựa, nước ngọt, sự tàn sát, sự chém giết, sự đổ máu, tính khí, giống nòi, dòng dõi, họ hàng, gia đình, người lịch sự, người ăn diện young blood) - {existence} sự tồn tại, sự sống, sự sống còn, cuộc sống, sự hiện có, vật có thật, vật tồn tại, những cái có thật, thực thể - {life} đời sống, sinh mệnh, tính mệnh, đời, người đời, sự sinh sống, sự sinh tồn, cách sống, cách sinh hoạt, sinh khí, sinh lực, sự hoạt động, tiểu sử, thân thế, tuổi thọ, thời gian tồn tại - nhân sinh, vật sống, biểu hiện của sự sống - {living} cuộc sống sinh hoạt, cách sinh nhai, sinh kế, người sống, môn nhập khoản, hoa lợi - {neck} cổ, thịt cổ, chỗ thắt lại, chỗ hẹp lại, tính táo tợn, tính liều lĩnh, người táo tợn, người liều lĩnh = am Leben {above ground; alive}+ = voll Leben {live}+ = fürs Leben {for life}+ = das lange Leben {longevity}+ = ins Leben rufen {to call into being; to create; to father; to give being to; to initiate}+ = das trostlose Leben {living death}+ = das Leben ist rosig {to be in the pink}+ = das häusliche Leben {domesticity}+ = am Leben bleiben {to keep alive; to survive}+ = ums Leben kommen {to lose one's life}+ = ums Leben laufen {to run for one's life}+ = So ist das Leben! {Such is life!}+ = sein Leben fristen {to make a scanty living}+ = das Leben kennenlernen {to see life}+ = das Nötigste zum Leben {necessaries of life}+ = sein Leben hingeben {to give one's blood; to lay down one's life}+ = nie vorher im Leben {In all one's born days}+ = sein Leben einsetzen {to risk one's life}+ = nach dem Leben malen {to portray to the life}+ = im gewöhnlichen Leben {in everyday life}+ = etwas ins Leben rufen {to call something into being}+ = ein einförmiges Leben {a dull life}+ = sein ganzes Leben lang {all through his life; in all his mortal days}+ = Es geht um sein Leben. {His life is at stake.}+ = aus dem Leben gegriffen {from real life}+ = ein tolles Leben führen {to lead the life of old Riley}+ = ein neues Leben anfangen {to turn over a new leaf}+ = ein neues Leben beginnen {to turn over a new leaf}+ = ein flottes Leben führen {to go the pace}+ = ein ruhiges Leben führen {to live a quiet life}+ = genug verdienen zum Leben {to keep the pot boiling}+ = jemandem das Leben retten {to save one's life}+ = ihm glückt alles im Leben {he has great success in life}+ = im öffentlichen Leben stehen {to be in the public eye}+ = wieder ins Leben zurückrufen {to restore to life}+ = drei Menschen kamen ums Leben {three lives were lost}+ = sie führen ein lockeres Leben {they live fast}+ = jemandem das Leben verbittern {to make someone's life a misery}+ = ein ausschweifendes Leben führen {to lead a gay life}+ = jemandem das Leben schwer machen {to lead someone a dance}+ = fünf Leute von der Besatzung kamen ums Leben {five crew were killed}+

Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > das Leben
12 calle

intj.

you don't say, how extraordinary, what do you know.

f.

1 street, road.

salir a la calle to go out (salir de casa)

¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?

el lenguaje de la calle everyday language

calle arriba/abajo up/down the street

calle cortada (por obras) road closed (for repairs) (en letrero)

calle de dirección única one-way street

calle mayor main street

calle peatonal pedestrian precinct

calle principal main street

2 lane (en atletismo, natación). (peninsular Spanish)

3 terrace.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: callar.

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calle

► nombre femenino

1 street, road

2 DEPORTE lane

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar a alguien en la calle (sin trabajo) to fire somebody 2 (sin casa) to leave somebody homeless

doblar la calle to turn the corner

echar a alguien de patitas en la calle to throw somebody out, kick somebody out

echar/tirar por la calle de en medio figurado to go ahead regardless/take the middle course

hacer la calle (prostituta) to walk the streets

llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to give somebody a tough time

quedarse en la calle (sin trabajo) to be left jobless 2 (sin casa) to be homeless

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noun f.

street, road

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SF

1) (=vía pública) street; [con más tráfico] road

una calle muy céntrica — a street right in the centre of town

• calle abajo — down the street

• calle arriba — up the street

- abrir calle

- echar por la calle de en medio

- se los lleva a todos de calle

- llevar o traer a algn por la calle de la amargura

calle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —

calle ciega Ven, Col —

calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac

calle de doble sentido — two-way street

calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —

calle de una sola vía Col —

calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street

calle peatonal — pedestrianized street, pedestrian street

calle principal — main street

calle residencial — residential street ( with low speed limit and priority for pedestrians)

calle sin salida — cul-de-sac, dead end, dead end street
aplanar 1., 1), cabo 2)
2) (=no casa)

a)

• la calle, he estado todo el día en la calle — I've been out all day

se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by

a los dos días de su detención ya estaba otra vez en la calle — two days after his arrest he was back on the streets again

el grupo tiene ya tres discos en la calle — the group already have three records out

• irse a la calle — to go out, go outside

¡iros a la calle a jugar! — go and play outside!

• salir a la calle — (=persona) to go outside; (=disco, publicación) to come out

llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days

el periódico salió ayer a la calle por última vez — the paper came out yesterday for the last time

- coger la calle

- dejar a algn en la calle

- echar a algn a la calle

- echarse a la calle

- hacer la calle

- poner a algn de patitas en la calle

- quedarse en la calle

- tomar la calle

b)

• de calle, ropa de calle — (=no de estar en casa) clothes for wearing outside the house ; (=no de gala) everyday clothes pl

iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *

3)

la calle — (=gente) the public

vamos a oír ahora la opinión de la calle — we're now going to hear what members of the public think

la presión de la calle — the pressure of public opinion

4) (Natación, Atletismo) lane; (Golf) fairway

5) (Aer)

calle de rodadura, calle de rodaje — taxiway

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femenino

1)

a) (camino, vía) street

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

b) ( en sentido más amplio)

hoy no he salido a la calle — I haven't been out today

el libro saldrá a la calle mañana — the book comes out tomorrow

me encontré con él en la calle — I bumped into him in the street

el hombre de la calle — the man in the street

el lenguaje de la calle — colloquial language

se crió en la calle — she grew up on the streets

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

- calle de dirección única or sentido único

- calle de una vía

- calle peatonal

- calle sin salida or calle ciega or cortada

2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway

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= street, thoroughfare, fairway.

Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.

Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

Ex. Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.

Ex. A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.

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* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.

* accidente en la calle = street accident.

* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* calle comercial = shopping mile.

* calle de natación = swim lane.

* calle de rodadura = taxiway.

* calle de rodaje = taxiway.

* calle de tiendas = shopping street.

* calle estrecha = lane.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.

* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.

* criado en la calle = street-smart.

* curtido en la calle = street-smart.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.

* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* en la calle = out-of-home.

* esquina de una calle = street corner.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].

* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].

* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.

* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.

* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* niño de la calle = waif.

* nivel de la calle = road-level.

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.

* ropa de calle = street clothes.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.

* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront] .

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* vagancia en las calles = loitering.

* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.

* zapato de calle = walking shoe.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (camino, vía) street

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

b) ( en sentido más amplio)

hoy no he salido a la calle — I haven't been out today

el libro saldrá a la calle mañana — the book comes out tomorrow

me encontré con él en la calle — I bumped into him in the street

el hombre de la calle — the man in the street

el lenguaje de la calle — colloquial language

se crió en la calle — she grew up on the streets

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

- calle de dirección única or sentido único

- calle de una vía

- calle peatonal

- calle sin salida or calle ciega or cortada

2) (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane; ( en golf) fairway

* * *

= street, thoroughfare, fairway.

Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.

Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.

* abarrotar las calles = come out in + force, be out in force.

* accidente en la calle = street accident.

* aglomerar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* calle comercial = shopping mile.

* calle de natación = swim lane.

* calle de rodadura = taxiway.

* calle de rodaje = taxiway.

* calle de tiendas = shopping street.

* calle estrecha = lane.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* calle peatonal = pedestrian street.

* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.

* criado en la calle = street-smart.

* curtido en la calle = street-smart.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* diagrama de calles de natación = swim lane diagram.

* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* en la calle = out-of-home.

* esquina de una calle = street corner.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].

* hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].

* hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.

* lenguaje de la calle = street slang.

* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* niño de la calle = waif.

* nivel de la calle = road-level.

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* recogida en la calle = kerbside collection, curbside collection.

* recorrer las calles = pound + the streets.

* ropa de calle = street clothes.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.

* situado en la calle comercial = shop-front [shopfront].

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* vagancia en las calles = loitering.

* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.

* zapato de calle = walking shoe.

* * *

calle

feminine

A

1 (camino, vía) street

las principales calles comerciales the main shopping streets

cruza la calle cross the street o road

esa calle no tiene salida that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

el colegio está dos calles más arriba the school is two blocks up o two streets further up

2

(en sentido más amplio): hace una semana que no salgo a la calle I haven't been out for a week

mañana el periódico saldrá a la calle por última vez tomorrow the newspaper will hit the newsstands o will come out o will be printed for the last time

me he pasado todo el día en la calle I've been out all day

me lo encontré en la calle I bumped into him in the street

lo que opina el hombre de la calle what the man in the street thinks

el lenguaje de la calle everyday language

se crió en la calle she grew up on the streets

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress

patita

aplanar calles ( AmL fam); to loaf around, hang around (on) the streets

echar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street)

echarse a la calle to take to the streets

echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course

en la calle (sin vivienda) homeless; (sin trabajo) out of work o out of a job

estar en la calle «periódico/revista» to be on sale

hacer la calle ( fam); to work the streets ( colloq)

llevarse a algn de calle ( fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him ( colloq)

llevar or traer a algn por la calle de la amargura ( fam); to make sb's life a misery ( colloq)

salir a la calle «persona» to go out; «periódico/revista» to go on sale, to come out

Compuestos:

● calle ciega

(Andes, Ven) no through road, dead end, cul-de-sac ( BrE)

● calle cortada

(CS) calle ciega

● calle de dirección única

one-way street

● calle de doble sentido or dirección

two-way street

● calle de sentido único

one-way street

● calle de una mano

( RPl) one-way street

● calle de una vía

( Col) one-way street

● calle de un solo sentido

( Chi) one-way street

● calle mayor

( Esp) calle principal

● calle peatonal

pedestrian street

● calle principal

main street ( AmE), high street ( BrE)

B (en atletismo, natación) lane; (en golf) fairway

Compuesto:

calle de rodadura or rodaje

taxiway, taxi strip

* * *

Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)

callé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

calle es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
c/
callar
calle
c/ (
◊ calle) St, Rd

callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
no pude hacerlo calle I couldn't get him to be quiet;
hacer calle a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivo
a) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet

b) (AmL) ‹ persona› to get … to be quiet, to shut … up (colloq)

callarse verbo pronominal
a) ( guardar silencio) to be quiet;

◊ ¡cállate! be quiet!, shut up! (colloq);

cuando entró todos se calleon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me calleé next time I'll say something
b) ( no decir) ‹ noticia› to keep … quiet, keep … to oneself

calle sustantivo femenino
1 ( vía) street;
calle ciega (Andes, Ven) dead end, cul-de-sac (BrE);
calle de dirección única or (Col) de una vía one-way street;
◊ calle peatonal pedestrian street;

hoy no he salido a la calle I haven't been out today;
el libro saldrá a la calle mañana the book comes out tomorrow;
el hombre de la calle the man in the street;
el lenguaje de la calle colloquial language;
echar a algn a la calle to throw sb out (on the street);
en la calle ‹estar/quedar› ( en la ruina) penniless;

( sin vivienda) homeless;
( sin trabajo) out of work
2 (Esp) (en atletismo, natación) lane;
( en golf) fairway
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
calle sustantivo femenino
1 street, road
calle cortada, cul-de-sac, dead end
calle mayor, high street, US main street
2 Dep (de una pista, un circuito) lane
♦ Locuciones: echarse a la calle: los vecinos se echaron a la calle, the residents took to the streets
familiar en la calle, (sin trabajo) con esa ley, miles de obreros se quedaron en la calle, thousands of workers were put out of a job
hacer la calle, to be a prostitute o to prostitute oneself o to walk the streets
poner a alguien (de patitas) en la calle, to throw sb out into the street
(en el trabajo) to give sb the boot
el hombre de la calle, the man in the street
una mujer de la calle, a prostitute
llevarse de calle, to win easily
tirar/coger por la calle de en medio, to bowl sb over
traer/llevar por la calle de la amargura, to give sb a difficult time
' calle' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abordar
- achuchar
- amargura
- ancha
- ancho
- aparcamiento
- atinar
- atracador
- atracadora
- atravesar
- cabo
- caca
- cariño
- colapso
- deferencia
- descolgarse
- desembocar
- digna
- digno
- dupdo
- ensanchar
- ensordecer
- equivocarse
- foco
- gorro
- horda
- hormiguear
- invadir
- isleta
- lateral
- manzana
- mayor
- mujer
- obra
- ojo
- pajarito
- papelera
- pasar
- paseo
- pavimento
- portal
- precaución
- próxima
- próximo
- regar
- robar
- sita
- sito
- sola
English:
across
- activity
- anybody
- barricade
- block off
- boom box
- boot out
- bootleg
- bottom
- busk
- collapse
- common
- commotion
- continuation
- corner
- crescent
- cross
- decorate
- distraught
- down
- drain
- end
- evict
- front door
- go along
- gutter
- high street
- hold on
- hoodlum
- illuminate
- illumination
- lane
- lead off from
- length
- look at
- main
- map
- mend
- middle
- multinational
- off
- on
- one-way
- open out
- out
- out of
- outdoor
- over
- peddle
- pedestrianize

* * *

calle nf

1. [en población] street, road;

cruzar la calle to cross the street o road;

calle arriba/abajo up/down the street o road;

tres calles más abajo three blocks further down;

Comp
Fam
echar o [m5] tirar por la calle de en medio to go ahead regardless;

Comp

hacer la calle [prostituta] to walk the streets;

Comp

llevarse a alguien de calle to win sb over;

Comp

traer o [m5] llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura to put sb through hell, to make sb's life hell;

Comp
RP Fam
tener calle to know what's what, to be street smart

Comp
Ven calle ciega dead end, blind alley;
calle cortada: [m5] hay cuatro calles cortadas en el centro four streets Br in the city centre o US downtown are closed to traffic;

calle cortada (por obras) [en letrero] road closed (for repairs);
CSur calle cortada dead end, blind alley;
calle de dirección única one-way street;

calle de doble dirección two-way street;

calle mayor high street, US main street;

calle peatonal pedestrian Br street o US zone;

calle principal main street;
RP calle de una mano one-way street; Col calle de una vía one-way street
2. [lugar en el exterior]
la calle the street;

se pasa el día en la calle she is always out;

salgo un momento, ¿quieres algo de la calle? I'm just popping out, can I get you anything (from the shops)?;

no grites, te puede oír toda la calle don't shout, the whole neighbourhood can hear you;

dejar o [m5] poner a alguien en la calle [sin trabajo] to put sb out of a job;
[sin casa] to throw sb out;
echar a alguien a la calle [de un trabajo] to sack sb;
[de un lugar público] to kick o throw sb out;
echarse a la calle [manifestarse] to take to the streets;

el asesino está en la calle tras pasar años en la cárcel the murderer is out after spending years in prison;

salir a la calle [salir de casa] to go out

3. [ciudadanía]
la calle the public;

¿qué se opina en la calle? what does the man in the street think?;

el lenguaje de la calle everyday language

4. Esp [en atletismo, natación] lane;

la calle de dentro/de fuera the inside/outside lane

5. [en golf] fairway

* * *

calle

f

1 street;

echar a alguien a la calle fig throw s.o out on the street;

quedarse en la calle fig fall on hard times;

llevarse a alguien de calle have s.o. chasing after one;

traer o

llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura make s.o.’s life a misery;

hacer la calle fam

de prostituta turn tricks fam, Br

walk the streets

2 DEP lane

* * *

calle nf

: street, road

* * *

calle n

1. (en general) street

ten cuidado al cruzar la calle be careful when you cross the road

¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?

2. (en deportes) lane

el atleta español corre por la calle ocho the Spanish atlete runs in lane eight

calle mayor high street

calle peatonal pedestrian street

Spanish-English dictionary > calle
13 życi|e

n sgt 1. (proces) life
- życie na ziemi life on earth

- poszukiwanie form życia w kosmosie the search for life forms in the universe

- wiosną budzi się życie in spring everything comes to life
2. (egzystencja) life
- uratować komuś życie to save sb’s life

- zamach na życie cara an attempt on the tsar’s life

- pożegnać się a. rozstać się z życiem to depart this life

- odebrać sobie życie to take one’s (own) life

- stracić życie to lose one’s life

- jej syn przypłacił to życiem her son paid for it with his life

- ujść z życiem to escape with one’s life

- ten błąd kosztował ją życie that mistake cost her her life

- oddać za kogoś/coś życie to lay down a. give one’s life for sb/sth książk.

- pozostawać przy życiu to remain alive

- lekarze utrzymywali pacjenta przy życiu przez dwie doby the doctors managed to keep the patient alive for two days

- tylko praca trzyma go przy życiu work is the only thing that keeps him going pot. a. keeps him alive

- nieliczni pasażerowie pozostali przy życiu the few surviving passengers
3. (okres od narodzin do śmierci) life, lifetime
- nigdy w życiu nie widziałam czegoś takiego I’ve never seen anything like it (in my life)

- już za życia był postacią legendarną he was a legend in his own lifetime

- za życia babci to było nie do pomyślenia it was unthinkable in grandma’s time

- kalendarium życia poety significant dates in the poet’s life

- całe swoje dorosłe życie spędził w tym mieście he spent his entire adult life in this town

- cieszyć się życiem to enjoy life

- używać życia to live life to the full

- ułożyć sobie życie na nowo to make a new life for oneself

- nadawać sens czyjemuś życiu to give sb’s life meaning

- styl życia a lifestyle, a way of life

- szkoła przystosowuje dzieci do życia the purpose of a school is to adjust children to social life

- życie duchowe/seksualne/zawodowe sb’s spiritual/sex/working life

- wtrącać się w czyjeś życie to interfere in sb’s affairs a. life

- urządzić sobie życie to arrange one’s life

- mieć łatwe/trudne życie to have an easy/a hard life

- życie go nie rozpieszcza his life is not all roses
4. (utrzymanie) living
- zarabiać na życie to earn a living, to make one’s living

- zarabia na życie malowaniem portretów he makes his living painting portraits

- poziom życia the standard of living, living standards

- ludzie pozbawieni środków do życia people deprived of a means of livelihood

- ledwo mu starcza na życie he barely has enough to live on

- życie w stolicy jest bardzo drogie life in the capital is very expensive

- pieniądze na życie housekeeping (money)
5. (rzeczywistość) (real) life
- tak jest w teorii, ale nie w życiu that’s how it is in theory, but not in practice a. real life

- zupełnie nie zna życia he’s totally inexperienced

- historia z życia wzięta a true-life story
6. (witalność) life, energy
- być pełnym życia to be full of life a. vigour

- tryskać życiem to be bursting with energy

- z życiem, panowie! look lively, men! pot.
7. (ruch) life
- miasto od świtu tętni a. kipi życiem the city pulsates with life from the crack of dawn

- po latach zastoju życie budzi się w tutejszych miasteczkach after years of stagnation the local villages are coming (back) to life
8. (środowisko) life
- poznać życie mieszkańców/szlachty to learn about the life of the locals/nobility

- życie publiczne/społeczne/kulturalne public/social/cultural life
9 (funkcjonowanie) life
- średni czas życia samochodu the average life of a car

- państwo nie może utrzymywać przy życiu nierentownych przedsiębiorstw the state can’t keep unprofitable companies alive

- □ nocne życie miasta the city’s nightlife

- życie intymne sb’s love life

- życie osobiste a. prywatne private life

- życie wieczne Relig. eternal a. everlasting life

■ bój a. walka a. wojna na śmierć i życie a life-and-death struggle, a struggle to the death

- brać życie lekko to be light-hearted

- brać życie na serio a. patrzeć poważnie na życie to take life seriously

- być bez życia to be lifeless

- być czyimś życiem książk. to be sb’s life

- być nie do życia (być słabym) to be half dead a. more dead than alive; (być niezaradnym) to not be cut out for this life a. world; (o mieście) to be impossible a. hard to live in

- dać komuś życie książk. to give sb the gift of life

- dać znak życia (napisać list) to drop a line

- darować komuś życie książk. to spare sb’s life

- jeśli ci życie miłe książk. if you value your life

- w szkole nie miał życia, koledzy go szykanowali pot. he had a hard a. tough time at school, he was bullied all the time

- mężczyzna/kobieta mojego życia the man/woman in my life

- mieć święte życie to live a. lead the life of Riley pot.

- mieć własne życie to have a life of one’s own, to live one’s own life

- ma życie usłane różami his life is a bed of roses

- nie zaznać a. zakosztować życia to not taste life

- póki życia przest. until a. to the end of one’s days

- przypłacić a. okupić coś życiem książk. to pay for sth with one’s life, to lay down a. give one’s life for sth

- samo życie that’s life, such is life

- sprawa a. kwestia życia i śmierci a matter of life and death

- szkoła życia książk. school of hard knocks

- tchnąć w coś życie książk. to breathe (new) life into sth

- usunąć się z czyjegoś życia książk. to part company with sb

- wchodzić w życie [młodzież, nastolatek] to leave home; [ustawa, przepis] to come into a. to take effect

- wprowadzić a. wcielić coś w życie to bring a. put sth into effect

- zatruwać a. obrzydzać komuś życie to make life hell for sb pot.

- złamać sobie/komuś życie to make one’s/sb’s life a misery

- życie się ledwie w nim kołacze he’s ready to give up the ghost

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несовер.;
(что-л.) мыкать век, мыкать жизнь разг. ≈ to live in misery горе мыкать ≈ to lead a dog's life

несов. тех. ripple, hackle ( flax) ;
горе ~ разг. to lead a dog`s life.

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15 мизерствам

мизѐрствам,

гл. live in poverty/misery, lead a miserable/wretched life, feel the pinch, rough it, амер. live close to o.’s belly.

Български-английски речник > мизерствам
16 Elend

elend

1. elend [ʼe:lɛnt] adj

1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;

ein \Elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life

2) ( krank) awful, wretched;

sich \Elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];

\Elend aussehen to look awful;

es geht jdm \Elend [o jdm ist \Elend [zumute]];

mir wird ganz \Elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick

3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;

sich in einer \Elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;

in dieser \Elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;

4) (pej: gemein) miserable, mean;

du \Elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)

5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];

ich habe selten so ein \Elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather

adv ( fam) awfully, dreadfully;

\Elend heiß/ kalt awfully [or dreadfully] hot/cold

2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] nt

kein pl ( Not) misery [or distress];

es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;

ins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;

im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];

jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]; s. a. Bild

WENDUNGEN:

das heulende \Elend ( fam) the blues pl;

da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;

ein \Elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;

es ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Elend
17 elend

elend

1. elend [ʼe:lɛnt] adj

1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;

ein \elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life

2) ( krank) awful, wretched;

sich \elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];

\elend aussehen to look awful;

es geht jdm \elend [o jdm ist \elend [zumute]];

mir wird ganz \elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick

3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;

sich in einer \elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;

in dieser \elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;

4) (pej: gemein) miserable, mean;

du \elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)

5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];

ich habe selten so ein \elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather

adv ( fam) awfully, dreadfully;

\elend heiß/ kalt awfully [or dreadfully] hot/cold

2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] nt

kein pl ( Not) misery [or distress];

es gibt ja so viel \elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;

ins \elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;

im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];

jdn/sich selbst ins \elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]; s. a. Bild

WENDUNGEN:

das heulende \elend ( fam) the blues pl;

da kann man das heulende \elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;

ein \elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;

es ist einfach ein \elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > elend
18 мыкать

мыкать век, мыкать жизнь разг. — live in misery

горе мыкать разг. — lead* a wretched, или dog's, life

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > мыкать
19 vivere nel lusso, nella miseria

vivere nel lusso, nella miseria

to live o lead a life of luxury, of misery

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→ vivere

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vivere nel lusso, nella miseria
20 мыкать

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мы́кать век / жизнь разг. — live in misery

го́ре мы́кать разг. — lead a wretched / dog's life

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