life

/laɪf/ noun (plural lives /laɪvz/)

Translation

ANIMALS/PLANTS [U] › living things and their activities

hayat, yaşam

human/marine life Is there life in outer space?455

PERSON'S EXISTENCE [C] › the existence of a person

hayat, canlı

How many lives will be lost to AIDS?455

TIME [C, U] › the time between a person's birth and their death

ömür, yaşam

I'm not sure I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Life's too short to worry about stuff like that. Unfortunately, accidents are part of life. He had a happy life.455

WAY OF LIVING [C, U] › a way of living

yaşam biçimi, ömür

You lead an exciting life.237

family/private/sex, etc life › one part of someone's existence

aile/özel/cinsel vb. yaşam(ı)

My private life is nobody's business but mine.

ACTIVITY [U] › energy and activity

yaşam, enerji, faaliyet, canlılık, hareket

She was always bubbly and full of life. I looked through the window but couldn't see any signs of life (= people moving).569

ACTIVE PERIOD [no plural] › the amount of time that a machine, system, etc exists or can be used

ömür, kullanım/çalışma süresi

Careful use will prolong the life of your machine.2109

bring sth to life/come to life › to make something more real or exciting, or to become more real or exciting

canlan(dır)mak, hareket kazan(dır)mak

1062

That's life. › something you say which means bad things happen and you cannot prevent them

'Hayat bu, her şey mümkün!', 'Yaşam bu, ne olacağını bilemeyiz!'

You don't get everything you want but that's life, isn't it?1249

Get a life! informal › something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things

'Canlan biraz!', 'Kıpırda!'

Surely you're not cleaning the house on Saturday night? Get a life! → See also the facts of life → See also give sb the kiss of life → See also give sb/sth a new lease of life → See also shelf life → See also walk of life1068

(Definition of life noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)