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life·time
(līf′tīm′)n.
1. The period of time during which an individual is alive.
2. The period of time during which property, an object, a process, or a phenomenon exists or functions.
adj.
1. Continuing for a lifetime; lifelong.
2. Occurring or measured over a person's active career: a lifetime batting average.
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lifetime
(ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm)n
1. (Biology)
a. the length of time a person or animal is alive
b. (as modifier): a lifetime supply.
2. the length of time that something functions, is useful, etc
3. (General Physics) physics the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, excited state, elementary particle, etc; mean life
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life•time
(ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm)n.
1. the time that the life of someone or something continues.
adj. 2. for the duration of a person's life: a lifetime membership.
[1175–1225]
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| Noun | 1. | lifetime - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
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lifetime
noun existence, time, day(s), course, period, span, life span, your natural life, all your born days During my lifetime I haven't got round to much travelling.
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lifetime
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Translations
مُدَّة حَياة الشَّخْص
život
levetidliv
ikuisuus
ævi, lífstíî
življenjska doba
lifetime
[ˈlaɪftaɪm] N1. (= lifespan) → vida f
in my lifetime → durante mi vida, en el curso de mi vida
in the lifetime of this parliament → en el transcurso de esta legislatura
within my lifetime → mientras viva
the chance of a lifetime → una oportunidad única en la vida
once in a lifetime → una vez en la vida
the work of a lifetime → el trabajo de toda una vida
in my lifetime → durante mi vida, en el curso de mi vida
in the lifetime of this parliament → en el transcurso de esta legislatura
within my lifetime → mientras viva
the chance of a lifetime → una oportunidad única en la vida
once in a lifetime → una vez en la vida
the work of a lifetime → el trabajo de toda una vida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lifetime
[ˈlaɪftaɪm] n [person] during my lifetime (= while I have been alive) → de mon temps
in my lifetime (= while I have been alive) → au cours de ma vie
I've seen a lot of changes in my lifetime → J'ai vu beaucoup de changements au cours de ma vie. (= before I die) → de mon vivant
It won't happen in my lifetime → Cela n'arrivera pas de mon vivant.
in his lifetime (= in the course of his life) → au cours de sa vie (= before he dies) → de son vivant
the chance of a lifetime → la chance d'une vie, une occasion unique
A trip like this is the chance of a lifetime → Un voyage comme ça, c'est la chance d'une vie., Un voyage comme ça, c'est une occasion unique.
in my lifetime (= while I have been alive) → au cours de ma vie
I've seen a lot of changes in my lifetime → J'ai vu beaucoup de changements au cours de ma vie. (= before I die) → de mon vivant
It won't happen in my lifetime → Cela n'arrivera pas de mon vivant.
in his lifetime (= in the course of his life) → au cours de sa vie (= before he dies) → de son vivant
the chance of a lifetime → la chance d'une vie, une occasion unique
A trip like this is the chance of a lifetime → Un voyage comme ça, c'est la chance d'une vie., Un voyage comme ça, c'est une occasion unique.
modif [membership, subscription, ban] → à vie lifetime achievementlifetime achievement n [performer, artist, writer, professional person] an award for lifetime achievement, a lifetime achievement award → une récompense pour bons et loyaux services
a prize for lifetime achievement in the arts
BUT un prix récompensant de remarquables services rendus dans le domaine des arts.life vest life-vest [ˈlaɪfvɛst] adj (US) → gilet m de sauvetage
a prize for lifetime achievement in the arts
BUT un prix récompensant de remarquables services rendus dans le domaine des arts.life vest life-vest [ˈlaɪfvɛst] adj (US) → gilet m de sauvetage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lifetime
[ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm] n → vitaa lifetime's work, the work of a lifetime → il lavoro di tutta una vita
in my lifetime → nel corso della mia vita, durante la mia vita
in a lifetime → nell'arco della vita, in tutta la vita
the chance of a lifetime → un'occasione unica or che capita una sola volta nella vita
it seemed a lifetime → sembrò (che fosse passata) un'eternità or una vita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
life
(laif) – plural lives (laivz) – noun1. the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead. Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.
2. the period between birth and death. He had a long and happy life.
3. liveliness. She was full of life and energy.
4. a manner of living. She lived a life of ease and idleness.
5. the period during which any particular state exists. He had many different jobs during his working life.
6. living things. It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.
7. the story of a life. He has written a life of Churchill.
8. life imprisonment. He was given life for murder.
ˈlifeless adjective1. dead. a lifeless body.
2. not lively; uninteresting. The actress gave a lifeless performance.
ˈlifelike adjective like a living person, animal etc. The statue was very lifelike; a lifelike portrait.
life-and-ˈdeath adjective serious and deciding between life and death. a life-and-death struggle.
ˈlifebelt noun a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat.
ˈlifeboat noun a boat for saving shipwrecked people.
ˈlifebuoy noun a buoy intended to support a person in the water till he can be rescued.
ˈlife-cycle noun the various stages through which a living thing passes. the life-cycle of the snail.
life expectancy the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.
ˈlifeguard noun a person employed to protect and rescue swimmers at a swimming-pool, beach etc.
ˈlife-jacket noun a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat.
ˈlifeline noun a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.
ˈlifelong adjective lasting the whole length of a life. a lifelong friendship.
ˈlife-saving noun the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning. The boy is being taught life-saving.
ˈlife-size(d) adjective, adverb (of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original. a life-sized statue.
ˈlifetime noun the period of a person's life. He saw many changes in his lifetime.
as large as life in person; actually. I went to the party and there was John as large as life.
bring to life to make lively or interesting. His lectures really brought the subject to life.
come to life to become lively or interesting. The play did not come to life until the last act.
for life until death. They became friends for life.
the life and soul of the party a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.
not for the life of me not even if it was necessary in order to save my life. I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!
not on your life! certainly not!. `Will you get married?' `Not on your life!'
take life to kill. It is a sin to take life.
take one's life to kill oneself.
take one's life in one's hands to take the risk of being killed.
to the life exactly (like). When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.
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lifetime
n. toda la vida, curso de la vida;
a. vitalicio-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lifetime
n vida, toda una vida, período de tiempo vividoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.