lifetime in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lifetime in the English»French Dictionary

lifetime [Brit ˈlʌɪftʌɪm, Am ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm] N

1. lifetime (from birth to death):

lifetime

vie f

the work of a lifetime

l'œuvre d'une vie

a lifetime's accumulation of junk

des vieilleries accumulées pendant toute une vie

in her lifetime

de son vivant

the chance/the holiday of a lifetime

la chance/les vacances de ma/ta etc vie

the chance/the holiday of a lifetime attr subscription, ban

à vie

2. lifetime (long period):

lifetime

éternité f

to seem like a lifetime

sembler une éternité

it felt like a lifetime before…

il s'est écoulé ce qui m'a semblé une éternité avant que…

3. lifetime (of object):

lifetime

durée f

during its lifetime

pendant toute la durée de son utilisation

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life(time) annuity

rente viagère

to become a legend in one's own lifetime

passer dans la légende de son vivant

a world tour: the experience of a lifetime!

le tour du monde: l'aventure de toute une vie!

once in a lifetime

une fois dans la vie

it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience

c'était une expérience unique

Translations for lifetime in the French»English Dictionary

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entrer vivant dans la légende

to become a legend in one's own lifetime

de mon/leur vivant

in my/their lifetime

suspension à vie

lifetime suspension

cette maison représente les gains de toute une vie de labeur

this house represents the fruits of a lifetime's hard work

à vie bannissement, suspension

lifetime attr

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

lifetime in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lifetime in the English»French Dictionary

lifetime N

1. lifetime (time one is alive):

lifetime

vie f

in sb's lifetime

de la vie de qn

lifetime guarantee

garantie f à vie

to happen once in a lifetime

n'arriver qu'une seule fois dans la vie

to seem like a lifetime

sembler être toute une vie

2. lifetime (time sth exists, functions):

lifetime

durée f de vie

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to last (sb) a lifetime

en avoir pour la vie

Translations for lifetime in the French»English Dictionary

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du vivant de qn d'un mort

in sb's lifetime

lifetime Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in sb's lifetime

de la vie de qn

lifetime guarantee

garantie f à vie

to happen once in a lifetime

n'arriver qu'une seule fois dans la vie

to seem like a lifetime

sembler être toute une vie

to last (sb) a lifetime

en avoir pour la vie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It would prove to be the last publication during his lifetime.

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The state has gone down the drain for the umpteenth time in my lifetime.

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This information is used to estimate an effective lifetime temperature or ELT which is then used in the dating calculation.

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It is thought these drugs mimic a lower kilojoule/calorie diet over a lifetime, delivering some of those health benefits.

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Winners of these testing contests do not chance upon victory, rather their success constitutes -- albeit within a small prism -- the work of a lifetime.

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No one wants to sit for ages in the same seat listening to somebody drone on for a lifetime.

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Its fleeting lifetime makes it rare, but it is quite commonly formed and destroyed in the universe thanks to the commonness of the trihydrogen cation.

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The term can be applied to individual taxes or to a tax system as a whole; a year, multi-year, or lifetime.

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The coquette goddess of the '90s has endured a ropey decade of lifetime roles and bargain-bin dreck.

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In 2000, his strongly coveted hand and power tool group faced problems leading to the lifetime dismissal of a court administrator who was found guilty and imprisoned.

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