life
suomi-englanti sanakirjalife englannista suomeksi
elämä
eloisuus
elinkautistuomio, elinkautinen
elinkaari, kestoaika
loppuelämä
henki
elinikä
Substantiivi
Verbi
life englanniksi
The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
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(RQ:Marlowe Tamburlaine)
The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "(w)", "living constitution", etc.
{{quote-text|en|year=1881|author=Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.|title=The Common Law
Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
''It's life, but not as we know it.'' ''She discovered plant life on the planet.'' ''The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.''
A living (l); the fact of a particular individual being alive. (q)
(quote-journal)
Existence.
''Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.'' ''the eternal life of the soul''
(RQ:Burroughs Land That Time Forgot)I realize as never before how cheap and valueless a thing is life. Life seems a joke, a cruel, grim joke. You are a laughable incident or a terrifying one as you happen to be less powerful or more powerful than some other form of life which crosses your path; but as a rule you are of no moment whatsoever to anything but yourself. You are a comic little figure, hopping from the cradle to the grave. Yes, that is our trouble—we take ourselves too seriously; but Caprona should be a sure cure for that." She paused and laughed.
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A worthwhile existence.
A particular aspect of existence.
''He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.'' ''sex life'', ''political life''
(RQ:Birmingham Gossamer)
Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
''She's my love, my life.'' ''Running the bakery is her life.''
''A period of time during which something has existence.''
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
{{RQ:Ferguson Zollenstein|IV
1936 Feb., (w), "(w)", ''(w)'':
- Life was something you dominated if you were any good. Life yielded easily to intelligence and effort, or to what proportion could be mustered of both.
(quote-text)|page=60
The span of time during which an object operates.
{{quote-book|en|year=2016|author=Christine Barbour; Gerald C. Wright|title=Keeping the Republic|isbn=1506365566
The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
A particular phase or period of existence.
{{quote-book|en|year=2011|author=Ehud Lamm; Ron Unger|title=Biological Computation|isbn=1420087967|page=90
A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
{{quote-book|en|year=2001|author=Cynthia L. Cates; Wayne V. McIntosh|title=Law and the Web of Society|isbn=1589013573|page=73
{{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Mahendra P. Singh|title=German Administrative Law|isbn=3662024578|page=108
A sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
Animation; spirit; vivacity.
{{quote-text|en|year=1711|author=Henry Felton|title=Dissertation on Reading the Classics
{{quote-text|en|year=1807|author=William Wordsworth|title=To A Highland Girl
The most lively component or participant.
1970, Mathuram Bhoothalingam, ''The finger on the lute: the story of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati,'' National Council of Educational Research and Training, p.87:
- "Don't I know that it is you who is the life of this house. Two delightful children!"
{{quote-text|en|year=1998|author=Monica F. Cohen|title=Professional domesticity in the Victorian novel: Women, work and home|page=32|publisher=Cambridge University Press
A biography.
{{quote-text|en|year=1741|author=Conyers Middleton|title=Life of Cicero
(RQ:Churchill Celebrity)
{{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=Brad Steiger|title=Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside|isbn=1578593476
An opportunity for existence.
{{quote-book|en|year=2012|author=Cindy Champnella|title=The 12 Gifts of Life|isbn=1620200481
One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
1988, David Powell, ''Rygar'' (video game review) in ''Your Sinclair'' issue 25
- Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.
A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team. (defdate)
{{quote-journal|en|date=June 24 1915|title=Philadelphians on the Diamond|journal=The New York Lumber Trade Journal|volume=59|page=42
{{quote-journal|en|year=1930|month=May|journal=Boys' Life|page=49
One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
The insurance industry.
A assured under a assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a life contract).
(quote-book)
To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.
Ignacio Fernandez, ''ACCENT: Adaptive Control of Manufacturing Processes for a New Generation of Jet Engine Components'', in 2012, D. Knörzer, J. Szodruch, ''Innovation for Sustainable Aviation in a Global Environment'' (page 302)
- Now, the aim of the design is to extract more cycles from the component under study, at each new engine generation requirements are driving a reduction in the margin for the error, as parts cannot stand any drop in properties. Thus, the lifing procedures are refined by means of new models or additional specific testing for limiting features to increase the life of the components; (..)
{{quote-text|en|year=2013|author=Chris Clark|title=From Hitler's U-Boats to Kruschev's Spyflights|page=180
(synonym of)
life
(quote-song)|feat=Black M, Dr. Bériz|passage=Profiter de ma life|t=Profit from my life
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