Vida in english
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vida = life [lives, -pl.] ; life story ; lifeblood ; lifetime [life time] ; living ; life's work ; lifework ; life and limb.
Example: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.Example: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.Example: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Example: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.Example: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.Example: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.Example: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.Example: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.more:
» abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life .
Example: He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.» acabar con + Posesivo + vida = claim + Posesivo + life .
Example: In this book, written out of much grief and anguish, Kenny explores the drug culture that claimed the lives of her two nephews.» acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life .
Example: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.» acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short .
Example: On average, men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years, and female smokers lose 14.5 years.» actitud ante la vida = approach to life .
Example: This article emphasises the importance of demystifying new technology and developing a positive approach to life.» a favor de la vida humana = pro-life .
Example: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.» aferrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello = hold on for + dear life .
Example: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.» aferrarse a la vida = latch onto + life .
Example: She has latched onto life with all her might and never misses an opportunity to travel or do something new.» agarrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello = hold on for + dear life .
Example: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.» agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life .
Example: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.» ahorros de toda la vida = life savings ; lifetime savings .
Example: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees. Example: She was so right to trust her instincts and check with us first before she lost her lifetime savings to these scammers = Ella hizo muy bien en confiar en sus instintos y consultarnos primero antes de que perdiera los ahorros de toda la vida con esos estafadores.» ahorros de toda una vida = life savings .
Example: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.» alargar la vida = prolong + life ; prolong + longevity .
Example: Other library materials must be suitably treated at the outset to prolong life and fortunately many products are marketed which aid the librarian in this task. Example: Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.» alcanzar el final de + Posesivo + vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + working life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + working life .
Example: They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life. Example: Sadly, he has now come to the end of his working life and needs to be culled to make way for younger blood -- I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do the deed this week, but its going to be very hard. Example: However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life. Example: The current system was introduced in 2006 and is now out of date, having reached the end of its working life.» alcanzar el final de + Posesivo + vida = reach + the end of + Posesivo + life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + life .
Example: Very soon, she may reach the end of her life, and that is a terrifying concept to have to deal with. Example: When it came to the end of her life there must have been about 20 members of her family with her in the room.» alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life .
Example: This is a real controversial life story of a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.» alejado de la vida pública = out of public life .
Example: By the time of his death, Hoggart, then 95, had been suffering from dementia for some time and had long been out of public life.» al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life .
Example: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.» a lo largo de (toda) + Posesivo + vida = throughout + Posesivo + life .
Example: This gave her an appetite for change and for other cultures that has stayed with her throughout her life.» alterar el curso de + Posesivo + vida = alter + the course of + Posesivo + life ; change + the course of + Posesivo + life .
Example: I left the casual comforts of Los Angeles and embarked on an adventure that would alter the course of my life in the most profound ways. Example: There is no doubt that the events of that day changed the course of her life.» amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast .
Example: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.» amor por la vida = zest for life .
Example: But the sunny temperament and zest for life, which he owed to the kindly circumstances of his youth, would last him almost to the end.» apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning [Se utiliza este concepto para referirse a la actitud de muchos lectores mayores que siguen utilizando la biblioteca como medio de aprendizaje] .
Example: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.» aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education [Situación en la que el individuo continúa interesándose por aprender cosas nuevas durante toda la vida] .
Example: This article discusses the role that libraries play in education in general with emphasis on lifelong education.» arreglar + Posesivo + (propia) vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order ; get + Posesivo + (own) house in order .
Example: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order. Example: We Americans need to get our own house in order before trying to police the world.» arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb ; play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck ; put + Posesivo + head on the block ; put + Posesivo + neck on the block ; lay + Posesivo + neck on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the line .
Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Example: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'. Example: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Example: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by. Example: This ministry requires a no-nonsense and thick-skinned person who is not scared to put his neck on the block in fighting crime, not a softie like him. Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man. Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth.» arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line .
Example: This is not about censorship or copyright but about a young man (and others) who put their lives on the line to defend books and the building that housed them.» arruinar + Posesivo + vida = ruin + Posesivo + life .
Example: In fact, she admits that having her dirty laundry air on TV has for all intents and purposes ruined her life.» ¡así es la vida! = such is life! .
Example: Many believe that the last utterance by Ned Kelly just before his hanging were three simple word, 'Such is life'.» aspectos de la vida = sphere of life .
Example: As a result of scientific-technical development, culture is influencing all spheres of life.» atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life .
Example: But it would be interesting to find out why she attempted on her life.» atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life .
Example: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.» aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me .
Example: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.» autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning [Se utiliza este concepto para referirse a la actitud de muchos lectores mayores que siguen utilizando la biblioteca como medio de aprendizaje] .
Example: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.» avatar de la vida = twist of fate .
Example: Through a twist of fate she was chosen to represent a famous client, catapulting her into a new life in New York and fulfilling her in a way that she had never imagined.» avatares de la vida, los = vicissitudes of life, the .
Example: Thus, amid all the strange vicissitudes of life, we are ever, as it were, moving in a circle.» azar de la vida = twist of fate .
Example: Through a twist of fate she was chosen to represent a famous client, catapulting her into a new life in New York and fulfilling her in a way that she had never imagined.» brevedad de la vida = shortness of life .
Example: The book contains three essays, on the shortness of life, on the life of an exile, and finally on the tranquility of mind.» buena vida = good life .
Example: In his words one of the purposes libraries have is to afford an opportunity for reading those books which foster a full and good life.» buscarse la vida = make + a living ; earn + a living ; manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs ; earn + a livelihood ; pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps ; look after + number one .
Example: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops. Example: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Example: Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home. Example: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries. Example: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself. Example: The article is entitled 'Map cataloging can stand on its own feet'. Example: The main objective is to be able to help these children stand on their own two legs and take control of their lives through good education. Example: She then lived in the town of Nantes, where she was joined by her mother and earned her livelihood as a hotel maid under a false name. Example: The idea was to induce people to pull themselves upward -- morally and intellectually -- by their bootstraps. Example: The article is entitled 'Looking after number one'.» calidad de vida = quality of life .
Example: The aim of the public library is to contribute to sustaining the quality of life in all aspects.» cambiar de vida = change + Posesivo + ways .
Example: I was a rolling stone until you changed my ways.» cambiar el curso de + Posesivo + vida = alter + the course of + Posesivo + life ; change + the course of + Posesivo + life .
Example: I left the casual comforts of Los Angeles and embarked on an adventure that would alter the course of my life in the most profound ways. Example: There is no doubt that the events of that day changed the course of her life.» cambiar la vida = change + life ; turn over + Posesivo + life .
Example: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores. Example: It's not a new phobia, aviophobia, but a fear of flying can take over lives meaning holidays and business trips abroad are out of the question.» cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life (a)round .
Example: A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.» cansado de la vida = world-weary [world-wearier -comp., world-weariest -sup.] .
Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.» capricho de la vida = twist of fate .
Example: Through a twist of fate she was chosen to represent a famous client, catapulting her into a new life in New York and fulfilling her in a way that she had never imagined.» carestía de la vida = rising cost(s) of living ; high cost(s) of living .
Example: In short, the average household income in the U.S. cannot keep pace with the rising costs of living. Example: The high cost of living in London is threatening its place as a world leader in creativity and the arts.» celebrar la vida = celebrate + life .
Example: They are so zestful and energetic that they are ever ready to celebrate life.» ciclo de vida = life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] ; life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] [En edición, las diferentes etapas de un documento, desde su creación a su publicación] .
Example: Indeed, if we were to look again at the life cycle of institutions, what does that mean in terms of action steps that we need to take?. Example: The research is, in reality, targeted at the complete lifecycle of a publication, from the scholarly creation, through the editing, to the publication.» ciencias de la vida = biosciences .
Example: The main goal of the course, Bioscientific Documentation, has been the integration of traditional document handling techniques with modern information management in the biosciences, so creating a new type of profession.» ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the .
Example: In the life sciences, the continuing growth in the number of these sources creates problems for biologists.» ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences [Ciencia que estudia el desarrollo y la adaptación de las formas de vida terrestre en el espacio] .
Example: This database collects a body of space life sciences research into a single database.» circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth [En inglés esta expresión se refiere al entorno familiar y social en el que una persona se cría] .
Example: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.» cirugía de vida o muerte = life-saving surgery .
Example: She refused to allow surgeons to perform what could have been life-saving surgery on her pancreatic cancer.» cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life .
Example: Weather-related and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis, take a heavy toll of life each year.» cobrarse + Posesivo + vida = claim + Posesivo + life .
Example: In this book, written out of much grief and anguish, Kenny explores the drug culture that claimed the lives of her two nephews.» cobrar vida = come + alive ; come to + life ; liven up ; spring to + life .
Example: This article describes how authors of children's books create heroes with words and how illustrators make the heroes come alive with pictures. Example: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia. Example: Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey. Example: Native plants, birds and other critters in my beautiful wildlife garden are springing to life.» comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo ; start + a (whole) new life ; get back on + the horse (that bucked you) .
Example: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself. Example: She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband. Example: That was definitely one of the lowest moments of my career, but I'm a positive guy, so I'll get back on the horse and get going again.» como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life .
Example: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.» como forma de vida = as a way of life .
Example: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.» como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow ; for dear life ; like nobody's business .
Example: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances. Example: Suddenly, she found herself hanging on to her seat for dear life, inside a bus turned sideways. Example: Us blacks come from poverty, so when we get money, we spend it like nobody's business.» compañero de vida = lifemate .
Example: Romancing your lifemate is a joy and a privilege.» compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company .
Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.» compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company .
Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.» complicar la vida = complicate + Posesivo + life .
Example: The last thing she needed was him complicating her life even further.» complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble .
Example: Systematically throwing in other resources that don't behave like documents and are not used as such is asking for trouble.» complicarse la vida innecesariamente = make + heavy weather of .
Example: It seems to me that you're making heavy weather of something that could be so simple if you left me in charge of the situation.» complicarse la vida más de la cuenta = make + heavy weather of .
Example: It seems to me that you're making heavy weather of something that could be so simple if you left me in charge of the situation.» complicarse la vida más de lo debido = make + heavy weather of .
Example: It seems to me that you're making heavy weather of something that could be so simple if you left me in charge of the situation.» condicionar la vida = condition + life .
Example: The place where we live and learn conditions our lives and shapes our futures.» condiciones de vida = living conditions .
Example: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.» confiar + Posesivo + vida en manos de = put + Posesivo + life in the hands of .
Example: He didn't settle for the cancer doctor at his local hospital -- instead, he put his life in the hands of one of America's best cancer doctors.» conocer vida = see + the world .
Example: Their initial idea was 'to see life, see the world'.» contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts .
Example: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.» contar + Posesivo + vida = tell + Posesivo + story ; tell + Posesivo + life .
Example: While they lead a bleak existence of isolation, danger and loneliness, these men reach out to tell their stories and try to understand their own actions through art. Example: They do not profess that their lives were better or worse but just tell their lives as they were .» continuar con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life ; move on with + Posesivo + life .
Example: It's a clever way of telling someone to get off their arse and get on with their life. Example: Use this one guiding principle to stop taking it personally and move on with your life.» controlar + Posesivo + vida = take over + Posesivo + life ; run + Posesivo + life .
Example: Her obsession with food and her weight took over her life until even doctors couldn't convince her she needed to change. Example: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.» cosas de la vida = life's things .
Example: Humans get pimples -- it's one of life's things and there's not really a whole lot you can do to prevent it.» ¡cosas de la vida! = such is life! .
Example: Many believe that the last utterance by Ned Kelly just before his hanging were three simple word, 'Such is life'.» costar la vida = cost + Posesivo + life .
Example: These views are not only irrational but also dangerous because they influence policies and cost lives.» costarle a Alguien la vida = cost + Nombre + Posesivo + life .
Example: At the time he was conscious of but one thing -- that he had stumbled into a predicament which might easily cost him his life.» coste de la vida = cost of living ; living expenses .
Example: Additional considerations such as funding sources to cover air fares, differences in salaries and cost of living, and visa applications are discussed. Example: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.» coste de vidas humanas = human cost .
Example: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.» crearse una vida = build + life .
Example: The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence.» crucial para la vida de una persona = life-saving .
Example: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.» cuerpo sin vida = dead body .
Example: American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.» cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue .
Example: Nowadays, however, such occurrences are not common, yet we react to many daily situations as if they were life or death issues.» culto a la vida = cult of life .
Example: The more you learn of their civilization, however, the more you come to know that what the ancient Egyptians truly developed was a cult of life.» curtido por la vida al aire libre = weather-beaten ; weathered .
Example: He was the perfect Mexican bandit with his weather-beaten face, and menacing, sardonic smile. Example: Unbeknown to her, the sailor has returned to the village, his weathered face almost unrecognisable.» dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida = have + the scare of + Posesivo + life .
Example: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.» dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life ; give + Posesivo + life .
Example: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others. Example: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.» dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life ; give + a second life .
Example: When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life. Example: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.» dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all ; give + Posesivo + everything .
Example: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom. Example: He'll be able to save face by showing that he gave his everything, but he won't have to suffer the consequences of actually implementing that horrible legislation.» dar prioridad a la calidad de vida sobre el trabajo = downshift .
Example: We can downshift by working fewer hours in our present job, or by accepting a job with less responsibility in the company, or we can quit our job and find another one that we find more rewarding.» darse la gran vida = live it up ; live + the high life .
Example: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal. Example: Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.» dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life .
Example: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.» dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life ; give + Nombre + purpose (in + Posesivo + life) .
Example: In the rather scary, insecure world in which we now live, people require access to the information, knowledge, ideas and works of imagination to make sense of their lives. Example: In a strange kind of way, he saved my life a number of times and gave me purpose when I was a young woman.» dar señales de vida = show + signs of life .
Example: These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.» dar una segunda vida = give + a second life .
Example: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.» dar vida = imbue with + life ; animate ; bring + Nombre + to life .
Example: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis. Example: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks. Example: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.» dar vida a = jazz up ; brighten up ; give + life to ; ginger up .
Example: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Example: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring. Example: Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'. Example: She does not strike me as the sort either who would frighten easily, or who would ginger up her story for effect.» decisiones tomadas en la vida = life choices [Generalmente usado en el plural] .
Example: While Americans break marriages often when disloyalty occurs, Indian couples choose to be hypocrites than review their life choices.» dedicar la vida a = devote + Posesivo + life to .
Example: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.» dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime .
Example: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.» defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer .
Example: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.» dejar marcado de por vida = leave + Nombre + branded for life .
Example: Bullying leaves a lasting mark and leaves victims branded for life.» dejar marcado para toda la vida = leave + Nombre + branded for life .
Example: Bullying leaves a lasting mark and leaves victims branded for life.» de la vida real = real-life .
Example: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.» de por vida = lifelong [life-long] ; lifetime [life-time] [Adjetivo] .
Example: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers. Example: The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.» de + Posesivo + vida = of a lifetime .
Example: So, you've been enlisted with the job of best man, which ultimately means planning the buck's party of a lifetime.» derecho a la vida = right to live .
Example: It is argued that materials that endanger lives should be banned from the Internet on the basis that every right, even free speech, needs to be balanced with others, especially the right to live.» desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down ; turn + Posesivo + world upside-down .
Example: He may have been a successful actor before stepping into 007's shoes, but Daniel Craig admits that playing James Bond has turned his life upside down. Example: But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.» determinar + Posesivo + vida = take over + Posesivo + life .
Example: Her obsession with food and her weight took over her life until even doctors couldn't convince her she needed to change.» de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long] .
Example: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.» de vida enclaustrada = cloistered .
Example: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.» de vida o muerte = life-saving ; life threatening ; death-defying .
Example: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics. Example: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses. Example: A Russian daredevil has been charged for carrying out death-defying acrobatics atop a downtown Toronto tower earlier this month.» devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life .
Example: Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.» devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life ; bring + Nombre + back from the dead .
Example: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life. Example: As good as surgery and medicine will be in 100 years time, it will not be able to bring you back from the dead if you suffer a fatal accident.» dictar + Posesivo + vida = run + Posesivo + life ; take over + Posesivo + life .
Example: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life. Example: Her obsession with food and her weight took over her life until even doctors couldn't convince her she needed to change.» dirigir + Posesvio + vida = run + Posesivo + life .
Example: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.» disfrutar de las cosas buenas de la vida = enjoy + the finer things in life .
Example: He was living in swank hotels and enjoying the finer things in life until he was fingered by a squealer who ratted him out to the Mob for the price they had put on his head.» disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life ; live + the good life .
Example: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend. Example: I was glad to hear that he seemed to be living the good life by the ocean -- I owe him so much.» disfrutar (de) la vida = enjoy + life .
Example: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.» disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life ; live + the good life .
Example: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend. Example: I was glad to hear that he seemed to be living the good life by the ocean -- I owe him so much.» disfrutar (de) la vida al máximo = enjoy + life to the full .
Example: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.» disfrutar (de) la vida a tope = enjoy + life to the full .
Example: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.» diversidad de la vida = biodiversity ; diversity of life ; life-form diversity .
Example: The emerging and rapidly expanding field of biodiversity was chosen and an online search was conducted to generate a list of potential authors to be used in the study. Example: In general, farmers and environmentalists both want an environment that is free of toxins and thriving with a diversity of life. Example: Results indicate that the effect of life-form diversity on ecosystems is not constant.» doble vida = double life .
Example: Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan's alleged double life have been circulating for years.» durante el transcurso de + Posesivo + vida = over the course of + Posesivo + life .
Example: She became very involved in many cultural and charitable organizations over the course of her life.» durante la vida de una persona = within a human lifetime ; during a human lifetime .
Example: That means that sustainable energy is energy which is replenishable within a human lifetime and causes no long-term damage to the environment. Example: During a human lifetime every molecule of the body is replaced many times over.» durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long] .
Example: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.» durante (toda) + Posesivo + vida = throughout + Posesivo + life .
Example: This gave her an appetite for change and for other cultures that has stayed with her throughout her life.» durante toda una vida = over a lifetime .
Example: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.» durar toda la vida = last (for) + a lifetime .
Example: This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.» durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime ; last (for) + a lifetime .
Example: There is a myth that recovery from whiplash is 6-12 weeks, we know now that many of these things can go on for a lifetime. Example: This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.» el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life ; Mr Right .
Example: She is an incorrigible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life. Example: She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment but she is planning to freeze her eggs in two or three years if she hasn't met Mr Right by then.» elevar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards ; raise + Posesivo + living standards ; raise + the standard of living .
Example: One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries. Example: The book sales have certainly raised his living standards. Example: African governments are at the coalface of trying to raise the standards of living of their people = Los gobiernos africanos están trabajando a pie de obra intentando elevar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes.» elixir de la vida = elixir of life .
Example: This elixir of life can bring renewed vigour and confidence to a weakened or ailing animal.» empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page ; turn over + a new leaf .
Example: The article 'Turning over a new page' discusses the rebuilding of the National Library and its collections following the Khmer Rouge occupation of 1975-9. Example: The article is entitled 'Turning over a new leaf: the public library service: a report'.» empezar una nueva vida = start + a (whole) new life ; make + a new life for + Reflexivo ; get back on + the horse (that bucked you) .
Example: She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband. Example: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself. Example: That was definitely one of the lowest moments of my career, but I'm a positive guy, so I'll get back on the horse and get going again.» en algún momento de la vida = at some time in + Posesivo + life .
Example: Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.» en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida = at some point in + Posesivo + life .
Example: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.» encarcelar de por vida = jail + Nombre + for life [La palabra jail también se escribe gaol, principalmente en inglés de influencia británica] ; gaol + Nombre + for life [La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano] .
Example: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife. Example: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.» encarecimiento de la vida = rising cost(s) of living ; high cost(s) of living .
Example: In short, the average household income in the U.S. cannot keep pace with the rising costs of living. Example: The high cost of living in London is threatening its place as a world leader in creativity and the arts.» en el ocaso de + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + declining years .
Example: In her declining years she lived with her sister, mainly hoping (she remarked sardonically) to outlive certain academics who had made her life difficult.» en el transcurso de + Posesivo + vida = over the course of + Posesivo + life .
Example: She became very involved in many cultural and charitable organizations over the course of her life.» en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives .
Example: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.» enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life ; face + life ; cope .
Example: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life. Example: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life. Example: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.» en la vida real = in real life .
Example: In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they inv