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life (life sentence) noun [UK: laɪf] [US: ˈlaɪf] | livstid [~en]substantiv livstidsstraff [~et ~]substantiv |
life (the state of being alive) noun [UK: laɪf] [US: ˈlaɪf] | levnad [~en]substantiv liv [~et ~]substantiv |
life-affirming (having a positive and uplifting effect) adjective | livsbejakandeadjektiv |
life and limb (existence together with the bodily faculties) noun | liv och lemsubstantiv |
life expectancy [life expectancies] (the amount of time one is expected to live) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.fɪks.ˌpek.tən.sɪ] [US: ˈlaɪ.fɪks.ˌpek.tən.sɪ] | förväntad livslängdsubstantiv |
life force (principle that animates living organisms) noun | livskraft [~en ~er]substantiv |
life insurance (form of insurance) noun [UK: laɪf ɪn.ˈʃʊə.rəns] [US: ˈlaɪf ˌɪn.ˈʃʊ.rəns] | livförsäkring [~en ~ar]substantiv |
life interest (lifetime right) noun | livsräntasubstantiv |
life jacket (An article of protective clothing) noun [UK: laɪf ˈdʒækɪt] [US: ˈlaɪf ˈdʒækət] | flytväst [~en ~ar]substantiv räddningsväst [~en ~ar]substantiv |
life preserver [life preservers] (buoyant ring or vest) noun [UK: laɪf prɪ.ˈzɜː.və(r)] [US: ˈlaɪf pri.ˈzɝː.vər] | flytväst [~en ~ar]substantiv livboj [~en ~ar]substantiv |
life raft (inflatable raft) noun | livbåt [~en ~ar]substantiv |
life-size (the same size as the real thing) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪf saɪz] [US: ˈlaɪf saɪz] | i naturlig storlekadjektiv |
life stance (relation to what one views as important) noun | livssyn [~en ~er]substantiv livsåskådning [~en ~ar]substantiv |
life-threatening adjective [UK: laɪf ˈθret.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪf ˈθret.n̩.ɪŋ] | livshotandeadjektiv |
lifeboat [lifeboats] (a boat to save shipwrecked people) noun [UK: ˈlaɪf.bəʊt] [US: ˈlaɪfboʊt] | livbåt [~en ~ar]substantiv |
lifeform (living organism) noun | livsform [~en ~er]substantiv |
lifeguard [lifeguards] (attendant) noun [UK: ˈlaɪf.ɡɑːd] [US: ˈlaɪf.ˌɡɑːrd] | badvakt [~en ~er]substantiv |
lifehack (process or technique that simplifies life) noun | husmorstipssubstantiv |
lifeless (dead) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪ.fləs] [US: ˈlaɪ.fləs] | livlös [~t ~a]adjektivJonas floated lifelessly in the capsule. = Jonas svävade livlöst i delen. |
lifelike (Like a living being, resembling life) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪ.flaɪk] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˌflaɪk] | levandeadjektiv |
lifeline [lifelines] (line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.flaɪn] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˌflaɪn] | livlina [~n ~linor]substantiv |
lifelong (extending for the entire duration of life) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪ.flɒŋ] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˈflɒŋ] | livslång [~t ~a]adjektiv |
lifer [lifers] (person who makes a career in the military) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.fə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪ.fər] | trotjänare [~n ~, ~tjänarna]substantiv |
lifer [lifers] (prisoner sentenced to life in prison) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.fə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪ.fər] | livstidsfånge [~n ~fångar]substantiv |
lifestyle [lifestyles] (style of living) noun [UK: ˈlaɪf.staɪl] [US: ˈlaɪf.ˌstaɪl] | livsstil [~en ~ar]substantiv |
lifetime [lifetimes] (duration of the life of someone or something) noun [UK: ˈlaɪf.taɪm] [US: ˈlaɪf.ˌtaɪm] | livstid [~en]substantiv |
lifetime [lifetimes] (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) noun [UK: ˈlaɪf.taɪm] [US: ˈlaɪf.ˌtaɪm] | evighet [~en ~er]substantiv |
lifework (main occupation of one's life) noun [UK: ˌlaɪf.ˈwɜːk] [US: ˌlaɪf.ˈwɝːk] | livsverk [~et ~]substantiv |
afterlife (a conscious existence after death) noun [UK: ˈɑːf.tə.laɪf] [US: ˈæf.tər.ˌlaɪf] | efterlivsubstantiv livet efter dettasubstantiv livet efter dödensubstantiv |
battery life (time that battery lasts) noun | batteritid [~en ~er]substantiv |
daily life (activities in normal life) noun | vardagsliv [~et]substantiv |
double life (existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues) noun [UK: ˈdʌb.l̩ laɪf] [US: ˈdʌb.l̩ ˈlaɪf] | dubbelliv [~et]substantiv |
elixir of life (elixir that brings immortality) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈlɪk.sə(r) əv laɪf] [US: ə.ˈlɪk.sər əv ˈlaɪf] | livselixir [~et ~]substantiv |