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Etymology
From OE. term|lif|līf|lang=ang, from Ger. *term||lībhom. Cognate with Dutch term|lijf||body, German term|Leib||body, Swedish term|liv||waist, life.

Pronunciation
IPA|/laɪf/, SAMPA|/laIf/
audio|en-us-life.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪf|-aɪf

Noun
en-noun|lives

1. The state that precedes death and follows birth or conception.
2. biology a status given to any entity including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc. � and sometimes viruses � having the properties of replication and metabolism.
3. philosophy the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being.
4. phenomenology the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual.
5. Christianity the essence of God, its own revelation.
6. The world in general; existence.

#: Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.

1. A worthwhile existence.

#:He gets up early in the morning, works all day long � even on weekends � and hardly sees his family. That's no life!

1. Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as their job, their family, their loved one, etc.

#: She's my love, my life.

1. colloquial A term of imprisonment of a convict until his or her death. More formally called a life sentence.
2. The span of time during which an object operates.

#: This light bulb is designed to have a particularly long life.

Synonyms
sense|philosophy|essence of manifestation and foundation of being existence, experience
sense|the world in general time

Antonyms
sense|the state that precedes death death
sense|biology coma
sense|philosophy void

Related terms
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dog�s life
get a life
get life
give life
life-buoy
life-force
life jacket
lifeblood
lifelike
mid2
lifeline
lifetime
life vest
lifework
live
love life
meaning of life
real life
shelf life
social life
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Translations

trans-top|The state between death and birth
Albanian: jetë f
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ��� (khay�) m|p
:Hebrew: ��� (khay�) m|p
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Bosnian: život#Bosnian|život m
Catalan: vida f
Croatian: život m
Czech: život m
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Esperanto: t|eo|vivo
Finnish: elämä
French: t|fr|vie|f
German: t|de|Leben|n
Greek: ζ�ή (zoí) f
Hebrew: ���� (ħayim) m|p
Hindi: ��वन, ��, �ान, प�राण, �़ि�द��
Hopi: qatsi
Hungarian: élet
Icelandic: líf n
Irish: beatha f, saol m, beo f
trans-mid
Italian: t|it|vita|f
Korean: t|ko|scHang|�|trsalm
Kurdish: jiyan f, KUchar|��ا�
Latin: t|la|vita|alt=vīta|f
Lithuanian: gyvenimas
Malayalam: ��വിത� (jeevitham)
Manx: bea f
Norwegian: liv n
Polish t|pl|życie|n
Portuguese: t|pt|vida|f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Sardinian (Campidanese): vida f
Sardinian (Nugorese): bida f
Serbian: t|sr|sc=Cyrl|живо�|m, t|sr|život|m
Slovene: življenje n
Spanish: t|es|vida|f
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trZI
Swedish: liv n
Telugu: ��వితమ� (jeevithamu)
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trans-top|a status given to an entity with the properties of replication and metabolism
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ��� (khay�) m|p
:Hebrew: ��� (khay�) m|p
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Catalan: vida f
Czech: život#Czech|život m
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Esperanto: t|eo|vivo
Finnish: elämä
French: t|fr|vie|f
German: t|de|Leben|n
Greek: ζ�ή (zoí) f
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���� (ħayim) m|p
Hopi: qatsi
Italian: t|it|vita|f
Norwegian: liv n
Polish życie n
Portuguese: vida f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Serbian: življenje n
Slovene: življenje n
Spanish: t|es|vida|f
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trZI
Swedish: liv
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trans-top|the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Bosnian: život#Bosnian|život m
Catalan: vida f
Czech: život m
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Esperanto: t|eo|vivo
Finnish: eläminen
French: t|fr|vie|f
German: t|de|Leben|n
Hebrew: ���� (ħayim) m|p
Hindi: ��, �ान, प�राण<!--ref Oxf. H-E Dict.-->
Hopi: qatsi
trans-mid
Italian: t|it|vita|f
Norwegian: liv n
Polish: t|pl|życie|n
Portuguese: t|pt|vida|f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Serbian: t|sr|sc=Cyrl|живо�|m, t|sr|život|m
Slovene: življenje n
Spanish: t|es|vida|f
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trZI
Swedish: liv
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trans-top|the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Bosnian: život#Bosnian|život m
Catalan: vida f
Czech: život m
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Esperanto: vivo
Finnish: henki
French: vie f
German: Leben n
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���� (ħayim) m|p
Hindi: ��, �ान, प�राण<!--ref Oxf. H-E Dict.-->
Hopi: qatsi
Norwegian: liv n
Polish: życie n
Portuguese: vida f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Serbian: t|sr|sc=Cyrl|живо�|m, t|sr|život|m
Slovene: življenje n
Spanish: vida f
Swedish: liv
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trans-top|the essence of God
trans-mid
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
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trans-top|The world in general, existence
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Finnish: elämä
German: Leben n
trans-mid
Polish: życie n
Portuguese: vida f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Spanish: vida f
trans-bottom

trans-top|A worthwhile existence
Armenian: կյան� (kyank�)
Bosnian: život#Bosnian|život m
Czech: život#Czech|život m
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
Esperanto: t|eo|vivo
Finnish: elämä, eläminen
French: t|fr|vie|f
German: t|de|Leben|n
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���� (ħayim) m|p
Greek: ζ�ή (zoí) f
Polish: t|pl|życie|n
Portuguese: t|pt|vida|f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Serbian: t|sr|sc=Cyrl|живо�|m, t|sr|život|m
Slovene: življenje n
Spanish: t|es|vida|f
Swedish: liv
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trans-top|inheritantly part of a person's existence
Danish: liv n
Dutch: leven n
trans-mid
German: t|de|Leben|n
Polish: t|pl|życie|n
Portuguese: t|pt|vida|f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
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trans-top|life sentence
Armenian: �մահ (ts�mah)
Catalan: vida f
Czech: doživotí n
Danish: livstid c
Dutch: levenslang n
Finnish: elinkautinen
German: lebenslänglich
Hebrew: ��סר ע��� (ma'asar olam) m
trans-mid
Norwegian: livstid m
Polish: dożywocie (coll.) n, kara dożywotniego pozbawienia wolno�ci f
Portuguese: perpétua f
Russian: пожизненн�й ��ок (požíznennyj srok) m
Slovene: doživljenjska f
Swedish: livstid n
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trans-top|duration
Catalan: vida f
Czech: životnost f
Danish: levetid
Dutch: levensduur f
Finnish: elinkaari
trans-mid
German: Lebensdauer f
Italian: durata f
Portuguese: duração f
Russian: жизн� (žizn�) f
Spanish: duración f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ح�اة (ħayá) f
ttbc|Afrikaans: lewe
ttbc|Bulgarian: живо� (život)
ttbc|Basque: bizi, bizitza, existentzia
ttbc|Breton: buhez f
ttbc|Estonian: elu
ttbc|Guarani: tekove
ttbc|Hawaiian: ola, nohona, noho ʻana
ttbc|Ido: vivo
ttbc|Indonesian: hidup, hidup|kehidupan
ttbc|Interlingua: vita
ttbc|Irish: saol m, beatha f
ttbc|Japanese: � (���, inochi), �� (����, seimei)
ttbc|Latin: vita f
ttbc|Lingala: bom�i
ttbc|Lithuanian: gyvyb� f (1,2); gyvenimas m (4, 5)
ttbc|Maori: ora, koiora, wairua ora, tauoranga
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ز�دگ�|ز��د�گ� (zendegi)
ttbc|Romanian: viaţ� f
ttbc|Slovak: život m (1-5), doživotie n (6)
ttbc|Tupinambá: tekobé
ttbc|Turkish: ya�am, hayat
ttbc|Welsh: bywyd m

External links
w:Life|Biological life
w:Phenomenological life|Phenomenological life
w:Philosophy of the life|Philosophy of the life

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• 2007-12-29 19:27 - Ivan Å tambuk - /* Translations */ +sux

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