Translation of "life" - English-Japanese dictionary

life

noun uk ​ /laɪf/ us ​ /lɑɪf/ plural lives /laɪvz/ /lɑɪvz/

A1 the time between a person’s birth and his or her death

一生
He had / a happy life.
Do you want to spend / the rest of your life with him?

B1 [ no plural ] living things, such as animals and plants

生き物
human life
Is there life in outer space?

B1 a way of living

生活, 生き方
You lead / an exciting life.

B1 a particular part of someone’s life

（仕事の時間など）人の生活の一部
my working life
a fulfilling sex life

› the state of being alive

命
She was badly injured, but the doctor saved / her life.

› [ no plural ] energy and activity

生気
Like all small children, she was always so full of life.
that’s life

› something you say that means bad things happen and you cannot stop them

人生とはそんなものさ
You don’t get everything you want, but that’s life, isn’t it?
take your life in your hands

› to do something that is very dangerous, especially where you risk death

生命を危険にさらす
Every time you go parachuting you’re taking your life in your hands.

(Translation of “life” from the Cambridge English–Japanese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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