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1 idleness
['aɪdlnɪs]* * *noun ozio, pigrizia* * *idleness /ˈaɪdlnəs/n. [u]1 ozio; pigrizia; inazione; indolenza; infingardaggine; neghittosità: to live in idleness, vivere nell'ozio2 (fig.) oziosità; futilità; inutilità; vanità3 inattività; disoccupazione.* * *['aɪdlnɪs] -
2 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
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