get a life in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

1. life C or U (existence):

life
vida f
I spend my whole life picking up after you
me paso la vida recogiendo lo que dejas tirado
never in my life have I been so embarrassed
en la vida había pasado tanta vergüenza
it will last you for life
te durará toda la vida
maimed for life
lisiado de por vida
a post held for life
un cargo vitalicio
I'd like to live here for the rest of my life
me gustaría vivir aquí el resto de mis días
he came to politics early in life
empezó su carrera política en su juventud
in later life she entered a convent
más tarde or más adelante se hizo monja
at my time of life
a mi edad
at my time of life
con la edad que tengo
he began life as a car salesman
empezó vendiendo coches
eternal or everlasting life
la vida eterna
departed this life May 17 1988 form
dejó de existir el 17 de mayo de 1988 form
the man/woman in your life
el hombre/la mujer de tu vida
to have the time of one's life
divertirse como nunca
to have the time of one's life
divertirse de lo lindo inf
life's been unkind to him
la vida lo ha tratado mal
to live life to the full
vivir la vida al máximo
to see life
ver mundo
you can bet your life we'll be late! inf
¡te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!
they laid down their lives for their country
dieron su vida por la patria
to lose one's life
perder la vida
no lives were lost
no hubo muertos or víctimas mortales
no lives were lost
nadie perdió la vida
there was appalling loss of life
hubo muchísimas víctimas mortales
there was appalling loss of life
hubo muchísimos muertos
to risk one's life
arriesgar la vida
to save sb's life
salvarle la vida a alguien
to take sb's life form
darle muerte a alguien form
to take one's (own) life form
quitarse la vida form
a matter of life and death
una cuestión de vida o muerte
a life-and-death decision
una decisión de vida o muerte
as large as life
en carne y hueso
he couldn't darn a sock to save his life
no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello
larger than life the characters are all larger than life
todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad
he was a larger-than-life character/Australian
era un personaje exuberante/un australiano caricaturesco
not for the life of one I can't remember for the life of me
no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo
not on your life!
¡ni muerto!
the power of life and death critics hold the power of life and death over a production
los críticos tienen el poder de levantar o hundir una obra
to cling/hold on for dear life
aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente
to fight/run for one's life , they had to run for their lives
tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo
run for your lives!
¡sálvese quien pueda!
he was fighting for (his) life in a London hospital
se debatía entre la vida y la muerte en un hospital de Londres
to frighten or scare the life out of sb
darle or pegarle un susto mortal a alguien
(to have) the shock of one's life
(llevarse) el susto de su (or mi etc.) vida
she gave the performance of her life
actuó como nunca
to risk life and limb
arriesgar la vida
to take one's life in one's hands
jugarse la vida
life begins at 40 prov
la vida comienza a los 40
life begins at 40 attr member/pension/president
vitalicio
life insurance policy
póliza f de seguro de vida
my life story
la historia de mi vida

II.surfeit [Am ˈsərfət, Brit ˈsəːfɪt] VB trans liter

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See also blood group

2. a/c → air conditioning

See also air conditioning, account

I.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] N

2. account COMM:

account (with shop, firm)
cuenta f
account (invoice) Brit
cuenta f
account (invoice) Brit
factura f
I have an account with them/at the bookstore
tengo cuenta allí/en la librería
put it on/charge it to my account
cárguelo a mi cuenta
they haven't sent their account yet Brit
todavía no han mandado la cuenta or la factura
payment on account
pago m a cuenta
I gave her $200 on account
le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo
statement of account
estado m de cuenta
statement of account
extracto m de cuenta
to keep (an) account of sth
llevar (la) cuenta de algo
to settle one's account
pagar or saldar su (or mi etc.) cuenta
to settle or square an account with sb
ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

6. account:

account (explanation)
explicación f
account (version)
versión f
account (report)
informe m
no satisfactory account of why it happened has ever been given
nunca se ha dado una explicación satisfactoria de por qué ocurrió
she gave me a very different account of events
me dio una versión muy distinta de los hechos
give an account of the life cycle of the butterfly
describa el ciclo de vida de la mariposa
she gave an excellent account of Juliet/the sonata
ofreció una excelente interpretación de Julieta/la sonata
by her/his own account
según él mismo/ella misma cuenta
by all accounts
a decir de todos
by all accounts
por lo que dicen todos
to bring or call sb to account for sth
pedirle cuentas a alguien sobre algo
to give a good account of oneself
dar lo mejor de sí
to hold sb to account for sth
responsabilizar a alguien de algo

10. account in phrases:

on account of as prep
debido a
on account of his age/being too old
debido a su edad/a que es demasiado mayor
on this/that account
por esta/esa razón
on account of she was late as conj Am inf
debido a que llegó tarde
on no account, not on any account
de ningún modo
on no account, not on any account
de ninguna manera
on no account, not on any account
bajo ningún concepto
on one's own account (for oneself)
por cuenta propia
I did it on my own account
lo hice por cuenta propia
on sb's account
por alguien
don't start worrying on her account!
no te preocupes por ella
I hope you haven't been waiting up on my account
espero que no te hayas quedado levantada por mí

II.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

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A&E → accident and emergency

a.s.a.p., A.S.A.P. [Am ˌeɪɛseɪˈpi, Brit ˌeɪɛseɪˈpiː]

a.s.a.p. → as soon as possible

a [Am eɪ, ə, Brit ə, eɪ] before a vowel or silent ‘h’, an ART INDEF

get → git

See also git2, git1

git2 VB intr Am inf only in imperative

git1 [Am ɡɪt, Brit ɡɪt] N Brit sl

get a life in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for get a life in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Phrases:

a life and death struggle
una lucha a vida o muerte
to be a matter of life and death
ser un asunto de vida o muerte
to take one's life in one's hands inf
jugarse la vida
to risk life and limb (to do sth)
jugarse la vida (para hacer una cosa)
to lay one's life on the line
poner la vida en peligro
to be the life and soul of the party Brit
ser el alma de la fiesta
to do sth for dear life
hacer algo desesperadamente
to live the good life
darse la buena vida
it's a hard life! iron inf
¡qué le vamos a hacer!
as large as life
en carne y hueso
to breathe (new) life into sth
infundir (nueva) vida a algo
to bring sth to life
animar algo
to come to life
volver a la vida
to frighten the life out of sb
dar un susto de muerte a alguien
to give one's life for sb/sth
dar la vida por alguien/algo
to make a new life
empezar una nueva vida
for life
de por vida
I'm not able for the life of me to ... inf
por mucho que lo intente no puedo...
not on your life! inf
¡ni hablar!
that's life!
¡así es la vida!
this is the life (for me)!
¡esto sí es vida!

a [ə, stressed: eɪ] indef art before consonant, an [ən, stressed: æn] before vowel

See also account

II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

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See also answer

I.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] N

II.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB trans

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III.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB intr

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
If anyone took it seriously, they really need to get a life.
en.wikipedia.org
Well, wait until you are 70 and get a life threatening disease.
blogs.denverpost.com
I think most people would have told me to get a life.
www.nbr.co.nz
Why can't they just get a life and move on!
www.catholicherald.co.uk
His first thought was to get a life preserver on.
en.wikipedia.org
All she has to say is that people need to get a life.
www.irishcentral.com
Honestly it looks like she has lost weight... and to all those people who are judging her based on her weight, get a life!
perezhilton.com
And for those of you that want to correct my sentence structure, get a life!
herocomplex.latimes.com
It's just starting to get a life of its own and it will really help artists.
www.abc.net.au
Every day is special, so make the most of it, you could get a life ending illness tomorrow so make the most of every day.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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