life in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for life in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. life (as opposed to death):

life
life and death
to cling to life
to have a love of life
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
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
early in life
in adult life
in the prime of life
at my time of life
for the rest of one' s life
in her early life
to depart this life liter
the life and times of X
to write a life of sb

3. life (animation, vigour):

life
life
full of life
to come to life fig person:
to come to life fig party:
put a bit of life into it inf

4. life (social activity, lifestyle):

life
to lead a busy life
his way of life
a way of life
a life of luxury, crime
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!

still life <pl still lifes> [Brit, Am ˈstɪl ˌlaɪf] N

life class [ˈlaɪfklɑːs, -klæs] N ART

life form [Brit, Am ˈlaɪf ˌfɔ(ə)rm] N

life raft [Brit, Am ˈlaɪf ˌræft] N

life in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for life in the English»Italian Dictionary

Phrases:

life is hard! iron inf
as large as life
to bring sth to life
to come to life
to make a new life
for life
I'm not able for the life of me to
not on your life! inf
that's life!
this is the life (for me)!

life Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
More importantly, the population in country schools was declining as students were attracted by the opportunities and glamour offered by city life.
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Eternity and eternal life, however, are not to be reduced to any such temporal duration.
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It has no indigenous intelligent life, but its vast jungles teem with abundant natural resources.
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Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years).
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Some trials even found both significantly decreased survival and significantly poorer quality of life in those patients receiving hydrazine sulfate.
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He writes well and regularly blogs about his life as a cabby.
theindependent.sg
They can also be described as product-life-extending services as they enhance the utility of ownership e.g. by warranties or maintenance services.
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So, her knowledge in mysticism, combined with an intense desire for life may have led to her revival.
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It was partly based on people in her life and on her own early romantic experiences.
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

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