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• 1 a [Biol] life la vida marina = marine life una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death quitarse la vida = to take one's (own) life (frml) salir con vida = to escape alive Definition of life in the British & World English dictionary Definition of life in the US English dictionary Translate life | into French | into German | into Italian b (viveza, vitalidad) life lleno de vida = full of life le falta vida = it's/she's/he's not very lively Definition of life in the British & World English dictionary Definition of life in the US English dictionary Translate life | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (extensión de tiempo, existencia) life a lo largo de su vida = throughout his life toda una vida = a lifetime la vida de un coche = the life-span of a car un amigo de toda la vida = a lifelong friend amargarle la vida a algn = to make sb's life a misery complicarse la vida = to make life difficult for oneself de por vida = for life hacerle la vida imposible a algn = to make sb's life impossible Definition of life in the British & World English dictionary Definition of life in the US English dictionary Translate life | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life lleva una vida muy ajetreada = she leads a very busy life ¿qué es de tu vida? = what have you been up to? hace or vive su vida = he lives his own life ¡esto sí que es vida! = this is the life! ¡(así) es la vida! = that's life, such is life vida privada = private life su vida sentimental = his love life una mujer de vida alegre = a woman of easy virtue ¡qué vida de perros! = it's a dog's life hacer vida social = to socialize estar encantado de la vida = to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq) Definition of life in the British & World English dictionary Definition of life in the US English dictionary Translate life | into French | into German | into Italian

• 4 (necesidades materiales) la vida está carísima = the cost of living is very high ganarse la vida = to earn one's o a living tiene la vida resuelta = he's set up for life

• 5 (como apelativo) darling ¡mi vida! = (my) darling! Definition of darling in the British & World English dictionary Definition of darling in the US English dictionary Translate darling | into French | into German | into Italian