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[laɪf]
1. n, lives pl
1) (gen) vita

life on earth — vita terrestre or sulla terra

bird life — gli uccelli

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to bring sb back to life — riportare in vita qn

to come to life — rianimarsi, riprendere vita

2) (existence) vita, (of battery etc) durata

to spend one's life doing sth — passare la vita a fare qc

during the life of this government — durante questo governo, nel corso di questa amministrazione

to begin life as — cominciare come

to be sent to prison for life — essere condannato (-a) all'ergastolo

in early life — in gioventù

in later life — nella maturità

all my life — tutta la vita

a quiet/hard life — una vita tranquilla/dura

country/city life — vita di campagna/di città

how's life? fam — come va (la vita)?

that's life — così è la vita

to lose one's life — perdere la vita

three lives were lost — tre persone sono morte or hanno perso la vita

to take one's own life — (euph: commit suicide) togliersi la vita

a danger to life and limb — un pericolo mortale

to risk life and limb — rischiare l'osso del collo

you'll be taking your life in your hands if you climb up there fam — rischi la pelle se ti arrampichi lassù

his life won't be worth living — rimpiangerà di esser nato

not on your life! fam — neanche morto!, fossi matto!

to see life — vedere il mondo

to run for one's life — correre per mettersi in salvo

I can't for the life of me imagine ... fam — non riesco assolutamente a immaginare...

true to life — fedele alla realtà

to paint from life — dipingere dal vero

3) (liveliness: of place) vita, animazione f , (of person) vita, vivacità

the life and soul of the party — l'anima della festa

to put or breathe new life into — (person) ridare entusiasmo a, (project, area etc) ridare nuova vita a

2. adj
(for life: membership) a vita, (in life: chances) di vita

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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