life
/laɪf/Translation
n [u]
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⇨ vida
He lived his life the way he wanted to Vivió su vida como quiso
n [c]
Véase tb: {a/sb's} way of life; a matter of life and death; an attempt on one's life; life imprisonment; love life; shelf life; still life; such is life; to breathe (new) life into sth; to give sb a new lease of life; to give the kiss of life; to have a purpose in life; to risk {life and limb/one's neck}; to spare sb's life; to spring to {action/life}; variety is the spice of life; walk of life›
⇨ vida
Fifty lives were lost in the floods Cincuenta personas perdieron la vida en las inundaciones
way of life modo de vida
■ El plural es lives full of life
⇨ lleno,na de vida
Get a life! (inform)
⇨ ¡espabila!
⇨ ¡anímate!
run for your life!
⇨ ¡sálvese quien pueda!
That's life!
⇨ ¡así es la vida!
(Definition of life nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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