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life <pl lives> [Brit lʌɪf, Am laɪf] N
1. life (as opposed to death):
life
vie f
life and death
la vie et la mort
a matter of life and death
une question de vie ou de mort
to cling to life
s'accrocher à la vie
to have a love of life
aimer la vie
to bring sb back to life (gen)
rendre la vie à qn
to bring sb back to life MED
ranimer qn
to save sb's life
sauver la vie de qn
to put one's life at risk
risquer sa vie
to lay down or give one's life for sb
sacrifier sa vie pour qn
to lose/risk one's life doing
perdre/risquer sa vie à faire
to take one's own life
se donner la mort
to take sb's life form
donner la mort à qn
to run/swim for one's life
courir/nager aussi vite que possible
run for your life!
sauve qui peut!
2. life (period from birth to death):
life
vie f
short/long life
courte/longue vie
throughout one's life
pendant toute sa vie
his waking life
sa vie éveillée
in this life and the next
dans cette vie et dans l'autre
the first time in my life
la première fois de ma vie
a day/year in the life of
une journée/année de la vie de
romance/race of one's life
amour/course de sa vie
I got the fright of my life!
j'ai eu la frayeur de ma vie!
a job for life
un emploi à vie
a friend for life
un ami pour la vie
in later life
plus tard dans sa vie
to mark sb for life
marquer qn pour la vie
to go through or spend one's life doing
passer sa vie à faire
to make life worth living
donner un sens à la vie
to be all for an easy life
aimer la vie facile
early in life
très tôt
in adult life
à l'âge adulte
in the prime of life
dans la fleur de l'âge
at my time of life
à mon âge
have you lived here all your life?
est-ce que tu as toujours habité ici?
for the rest of one's life
pour le restant de ses jours
in her early life
quand elle était jeune
to depart this life liter
quitter ce monde
the life and times of X
la vie et l'époque de X
to write a life of sb
écrire une biographie de qn
to write a life of sb attr member, president, peer, peerage, membership
à vie
to write a life of sb ban
définitif/-ive
to write a life of sb annuity
viager/-ère
3. life (animation, vigour):
life
vie f
life
vitalité f
full of life
plein de vie or vitalité
there was no life in her voice
il n'y avait aucune vitalité dans sa voix
there's not much life in the town in winter
cette ville n'est pas très vivante l'hiver
to come to life person:
reprendre conscience
to come to life fig
sortir de sa réserve
to come to life fictional character:
prendre vie
to come to life party:
s'animer
to bring a subject to life
traiter un sujet de manière très vivante
to bring history/a character to life
donner de la vie à l'histoire/un personnage
to roar/splutter into life
se mettre en marche en vrombissant/en toussant
put a bit of life into it inf
mettez-y un peu de tonus inf
this drink will put new life into you
cette boisson te redonnera des forces
4. life (social activity, lifestyle):
life
vie f
to lead a busy/sheltered life
mener une vie occupée/protégée
to change one's life
transformer sa vie
private/family or home life
vie privée/de famille
working/social life
vie professionnelle/personnelle
his way of life
son mode de vie
a way of life
un style de vie
a life of luxury/crime
une vie de luxe/de criminel
to live the good or high life
mener la grande vie
the outdoor life
la vie au grand air
it's no life for a child
ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant
to have a life of one's own
avoir sa propre vie
to make a new life for oneself
se forger une nouvelle vie
to get on with one's life
continuer sa vie
what a life!
quelle vie!
in public life
dans les affaires publiques
5. life (as general concept):
life
vie f
life in general
la vie en général
life's been kind to me
la vie m'a été favorable
isn't life wonderful?
la vie n'est-elle pas merveilleuse?
how's life treating you?
comment va la vie?
to make life easier/difficult for sb
faciliter/compliquer la vie à qn
don't make life so difficult for yourself
ne te rends pas la vie impossible
to take life as it comes
prendre la vie comme elle vient
life has to go on
la vie continue
that's life
c'est la vie
life's a bitch inf
chienne de vie inf
6. life (living things):
life
vie f
origins of life
origines de la vie
extraterrestrial life
la vie extraterrestre
life as we know it
la vie telle que nous la connaissons
plant/marine life
la vie végétale/marine
life in the hedgerows/forest
la faune des haies/forêts
7. life (human being(s)):
without loss of life
sans perte de vies humaines
the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives
le naufrage du navire a fait 500 morts
8. life (useful duration):
life
durée f
the average life of a washing-machine
la durée moyenne d'une machine à laver
there's plenty of life still left in them
ils sont encore tout à fait utilisables
this carpet's coming to the end of its life
ce tapis commence à avoir fait son temps
9. life LAW:
to do inf or serve life
être emprisonné à vie
to sentence sb to life
condamner qn à perpétuité
to get life inf
se faire condamner à perpette inf
10. life GAMES:
life
vie f
to lose a life
perdre une vie
11. life ART:
from life draw, paint
d'après nature
anything for a quiet life
tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille
for dear life
de toutes mes/ses etc forces
not for the life of me
absolument pas
he couldn't for the life of him see why
il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi
get a life inf!
lâche-moi les baskets! inf
not on your life!
jamais de la vie!
this is the life!
c'est la belle vie!, voilà la vie qu'il me/nous etc faut!
to frighten the life out of sb
faire mourir qn de peur
to have the time of one's life
s'amuser comme un fou/une folle
you get out of life what you put into it
comme on fait son lit on se couche prov
to take one's life in one's hands
risquer sa vie
true-life ADJ
true-life adventure, saga, story:
true-life
vécu
half-life N
half-life
demi-vie f
community life N
community life
vie f associative
everyday life N
everyday life
la vie de tous les jours, la vie quotidienne
city life N U
city life
vie f citadine
pro-life [Brit prəʊˈlʌɪf, Am proʊˈlaɪf] ADJ
pro-life movement, campaigner, lobby:
pro-life
contre l'avortement
plant life N
plant life
flore f
pond life N
pond life
vie f animale des eaux stagnantes
sex life N
sex life
vie f sexuelle
life <lives> [laɪf] N
life
vie f
for life
pour la vie
to be full of life
être plein de vie
Phrases:
life after death
la vie après la mort
to be a matter of life and death
c'est une question de vie ou de mort
to be the man/woman in sb's life inf
être l'homme/la femme de la vie de qn
it's a hard life! iron hum inf
quelle chienne de vie!
to be larger than life
se faire remarquer
to make a new life
se refaire une vie
to bring sth to life
donner naissance à qc
to come to life
reprendre connaissance
to come to life fig
prendre de l'entrain
to take sb's life
mettre fin aux jours de qn
to take one's (own) life
mettre fin à ses jours
not on your life! inf
certainement pas!
that's life!
c'est la vie!
life-size ADJ, life-sized ADJ
life-size
grandeur nature
life jacket N
life jacket
gilet m de sauvetage
life member N
life member
membre mf à vie
true-life ADJ
true-life
vrai(e)
true-life adventure
aventure f vécue
life imprisonment N no pl
life imprisonment
emprisonnement m à vie
life force N
life force
force f vitale
shelf life N no pl
shelf life
durée f de conservation avant vente
life form N BIOL
life form
forme f de vie
life instinct N
life instinct
instinct m de survie
life <lives> [laɪf] N
life
vie f
for life
pour la vie
to be full of life
être plein de vie
Phrases:
life after death
la vie après la mort
to be a matter of life and [or or] death
être une question de vie ou de mort
to be the man/woman in sb's life inf
être l'homme/la femme de la vie de qn
to make a new life
refaire sa vie
to bring sth to life
donner naissance à qc
to come to life person
reprendre conscience
to come to life person
s'animer
to take sb's life
mettre fin aux jours de qn
to take one's (own) life
mettre fin à ses jours
not on your life! inf
certainement pas!
that's life!
c'est la vie!
life-size ADJ, life-sized ADJ
life-size
grandeur nature inv
life imprisonment N
life imprisonment
emprisonnement m à vie
life raft N
life raft
radeau m
shelf life N
shelf life
durée f de conservation avant vente
true-life ADJ
true-life
vrai(e)
true-life adventure
aventure f vécue
still life <-lifes> N
still life
nature f morte
private life N
private life
vie f privée
sex life N
sex life
vie f sexuelle
life-giving ADJ
life-giving
vivifiant(e)
vie privée
private life
participation à la vie politique
participation in political life
projet de vie
life planning
durée de vie
service life
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to combine family life with a career
jongler avec la vie de famille et la carrière
to get the fright of one's life
avoir une peur bleue
life is just a bowl of cherries! prov
la vie est belle!
to give sb a taste of army life
faire goûter qn à la vie militaire
se débaucher
to take to a life of debauchery
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Combining these observations with thermal measurements taken in 2000, the sizes of the components of the system were estimated.
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Units that represent the same concept, and do not differ significantly in stylistic register, have been combined into synsets - sets of synonyms.
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Modern and imported concepts, combined with what were obtained from his own thoughts, form the framework of his style.
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These may also be combined with mashed potatoes, for a heavy stuffing.
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According to the developer, the systems combined will rank as one of the largest installations of fuel cells in the world.
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