Traduzione di “life” — Dizionario inglese-tedesco

life

noun /laif/ (plural lives /laivz/)

› the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead

das Leben
Doctors are fighting to save the child’s life.

› the period between birth and death

das Leben
He had a long and happy life.

› liveliness

das Leben
She was full of life and energy.

› a manner of living

das Leben
She lived a life of ease and idleness.

› the period during which any particular state exists

das Leben
He had many different jobs during his working life.

› living things

das Leben
It is now believed that there may be life on Mars
animal life.

› the story of a life

die Lebensbeschreibung
He has written a life of Churchill.

› life imprisonment

lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang
He was given life for murder.
lifeless adjective

› dead

leblos
A lifeless body was found in the canal.

› not lively; uninteresting

fade
The actress gave a disappointingly lifeless performance.
lifelike adjective

› like a living person, animal etc

naturgetreu
The statue was very lifelike
a lifelike portrait.
life-and-death adjective

› serious and deciding between life and death

auf Leben und Tod
a life-and-death struggle.
lifebelt noun

› a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat.

der Rettungsring
lifeboat noun

› a boat for saving shipwrecked people.

das Rettungsboot
lifebuoy noun

› a buoy intended to support a person in the water till he can be rescued.

die Rettungsboje
life cycle noun

› the various stages through which a living thing passes

der Lebenskreislauf
the life cycle of the snail.
life expectancy

› the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.

die Lebenserwartung
lifeguard noun

› a person employed to protect and rescue swimmers at a swimming-pool, beach etc.

der Bademeister
life jacket noun

› a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat

an inflatable life jacket.

die Schwimmweste
an inflatable life jacket.
lifeline noun

› a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.

die Rettungsleine
lifelong adjective

› lasting the whole length of a life

lebenslang
a lifelong friendship.
life-saving noun

› the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning

die Lebensrettung
The boy is being taught life-saving.
life-size(d) adjective, adverb

› (of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original

lebensgroß
a life-sized statue.
lifetime noun

› the period of a person’s life

die Lebenszeit
He saw many changes in his lifetime.
as large as life

› in person; actually

in voller Lebensgröße
I went to the party and there was John as large as life.
bring to life

› to make lively or interesting

zum Leben erwecken
His lectures really brought the subject to life.
come to life

› to become lively or interesting

lebendig werden
The play did not come to life until the last act.
for life

› until death

fürs ganze Leben
They became friends for life.
the life and soul of the party

› a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.

die Seele einer Gesellschaft
not for the life of me

› not even if it was necessary in order to save my life

nicht um alles in der Welt
I couldn’t for the life of me remember his name!
not on your life!

› certainly not!

bestimmt nicht!
‘Will you get married?’ ‘Not on your life!’
take life

› to kill

jemandem das Leben nehmen
It is a sin to take life.
take one’s life

› to kill oneself.

sich das Leben nehmen
take one’s life in one’s hands

› to take the risk of being killed

You’re taking your life in your hands if you climb up that rickety old ladder.

seinen Tod bewußt in Kauf nehmen
You’re taking your life in your hands if you climb up that rickety old ladder.
to the life

› exactly (like)

naturgetreu
When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.

(Traduzione di “life” dal PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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