life in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for life in the English»French Dictionary

life <pl lives> [Brit lʌɪf, Am laɪf] N

1. life (as opposed to death):

life
vie f
life and death
to cling to life
to have a love of life
to bring sb back to life (gen)
to bring sb back to life MED
to save sb's life
to take sb's life form
run for your life!

2. life (period from birth to death):

life
vie f
short/long life
his waking life
a day/year in the life of
I got the fright of my life!
a job for life
a friend for life
in later life
to mark sb for life
to be all for an easy life
early in life
in adult life
in the prime of life
at my time of life
in her early life
to depart this life liter
the life and times of X
to write a life of sb
à vie
to write a life of sb ban
viager/-ère

3. life (animation, vigour):

life
vie f
life
full of life
to come to life fig
to bring a subject to life
put a bit of life into it inf

4. life (social activity, lifestyle):

life
vie f
his way of life
a way of life
a life of luxury/crime
the outdoor life
it's no life for a child
to have a life of one's own
what a life!
in public life

11. life ART:

for dear life
not for the life of me
get a life inf!
not on your life!
this is the life!

pro-life [Brit prəʊˈlʌɪf, Am proʊˈlaɪf] ADJ

life in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for life in the English»French Dictionary

life Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

life is just a bowl of cherries! prov
to make a fresh start (in life)

life Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

life Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for life in the French»English Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.
en.wikipedia.org
Eternity and eternal life, however, are not to be reduced to any such temporal duration.
en.wikipedia.org
Even the bitterest churl can not fail to be moved by the joyful sight of two people declaring their love and embarking on a life together.
www.independent.co.uk
She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches.
www.spectator.co.uk
Nearly every street was lined with trees, and each hill that was too sheer to build on was topped by a toupee of plant life.
arstechnica.com
Social life revolves largely around an extended family of parents, children and blood relations, as well as godparents.
en.wikipedia.org
While high metallicity is beneficial for the creation of terrestrial extrasolar planets, an excess amount can be harmful for life.
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Some trials even found both significantly decreased survival and significantly poorer quality of life in those patients receiving hydrazine sulfate.
en.wikipedia.org
They led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe and hashish.
en.wikipedia.org
Keep company with him and learn a life of love.
jamaica-gleaner.com

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