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| all my life adv | (throughout my lifetime) | hayatım boyunca, yaşamım boyunca z. |
| | I was born in Manchester, and I've lived here all my life. |
bane,
bane of your life,
bane of your existence n | figurative (source of annoyance) | sıkıntı, dert, bela i. |
| | My computer's crashed again; technology is the bane of my life! |
| bring [sb] back to life v expr | (resuscitate) | hayata döndürmek, yaşama döndürmek geçişli f. |
| bring [sth] back to life v expr | figurative (reintroduce) (mecazlı) | tekrar uygulamaya geçirmek geçişli f. |
| | | yeniden tanıtmak geçişli f. |
| | The idea, once rejected, has been brought back to life by proponents. |
| bring [sth] to life v expr | figurative (enliven) (mecazlı) | canlandırmak f. |
| | | renklendirmek, renk vermek f. |
| | The party was boring until the band started playing and brought it to life. |
| bring [sth/sb] to life v expr | figurative (make seem real) | hayat vermek f. |
| | A good movie adaptation really brings the characters to life. |
| bring [sth/sb] to life v expr | often passive (give life) (birisine/bir şeye) | hayat vermek f. |
| | A fairy brought the puppet Pinocchio to life. |
the change,
the change of life n | dated, informal (menopause) | menopoz i. |
| | | yaş dönümü i. |
| | Weight gain is common among women who are going through the change. |
| come to life v expr | figurative (liven up) | canlanmak geçişsiz f. |
| | | kendine gelmek geçişsiz f. |
| | It's surprising how much I come to life after a short nap. |
| come to life v expr | figurative (art, theatre: be convincing) (resim, tiyatro, vb.) | inandırıcı olmak f. |
| | His stories seem to come to life as he tells them with such passion. |
| daily life n | (everyday existence) | günlük hayat, günlük yaşam i. |
| | Some people only practice their religion on holidays, while for others it's a part of their daily life. |
| early life n | (childhood) | çocukluk i. |
| | She spent her early life in India, but moved to Britain as a teenager. |
| elixir of life n | (immortality potion) | hayat iksiri, yaşam iksiri, abıhayat, bengisu i. |
| | The search for the elixir of life dates back thousands of years. |
| eternal life n | (religion: life after death) | sonsuz hayat/yaşam, ebedi hayat/yaşam i. |
| | Christians believe that, through faith and good works, they can attain eternal life with God. |
| everyday life n | (normal daily existence) | günlük hayat i. |
| | The teacher showed the students how they use math in everyday life. |
| | Taking his medicine became part of his everyday life. |
| for life adv | (for the rest of your life) | ömür boyu z. |
| | Marriage is a commitment for life. |
| full of life adj | (lively, energetic) | canlı, enerjik s. |
| | | hayat dolu s. |
| | He's nearly 80 but still full of life and with an eye for the ladies. |
| future life n | (reincarnation) | ahiret i. |
| | | yeniden yaşam i. |
| | I hope to come back as a house cat in a future life. |
| Get a life! interj | (expressing contempt) | başka işin mi yok ünl. |
| | When I told them I was translating the Bible into Vulcan they all said “Get a life!” |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) (radyoaktivite) | yarı ömür, yarılanma ömrü/süresi i. |
| | The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
half-life,
half life n | (finance: principal decrease) | yarılanma i. |
| | The time taken to repay half the mortgage debt is referred to here as the half-life of the mortgage. |
| hard life n | (difficult existence) | zor hayat, zor yaşam, güç hayat, güç yaşam i. |
| | Working in the coal mines was a hard life. |
in the prime of life,
in the prime of your life,
in your prime expr | (when you are healthiest, happiest) | hayatının baharında deyim |
larger-than-life,
larger than life adj | (very striking) | çok etkileyici s. |
| | | heyecan verici s. |
| Not: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | She's a larger-than-life character who is usually the centre of attention. |
| life assurance n | UK (pays when holder dies) | yaşam sigortası, hayat sigortası i. |
| | People with young children are more likely to buy life assurance. |
life cycle,
lifecycle n | (development process: [sth] living) | yaşam döngüsü i. |
| | | ömür i. |
| | The students learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| life expectancy n | (age one is expected to live to) | ortalama ömür i. |
| | | ortalama yaşam süresi i. |
| | The average life expectancy for a man in the US is about 75 years. |
| life hack n | (helpful tip) | hayat kolaylaştıran çözüm i. |
| | This site is full of handy life hacks, such as how to fold a shirt in under three seconds. |
| life insurance n | (insurance in case of death) | yaşam sigortası, hayat sigortası i. |
| | I bought life insurance to help my family if something happens to me. |
life jacket,
life vest,
life preserver,
lifesaver,
life saver n | (inflatable safety vest) | can yeleği i. |
| | | cankurtaran yeleği i. |
| | Some of the crewmen weren't wearing life jackets. When the ship hit the rocks we were all ordered to put on our life jackets. |
| life raft n | (emergency boat, esp. inflatable) | cankurtaran salı i. |
| | Two survivors of the wreck washed up on the island in a life raft. |
life saver,
lifesaver n | figurative, informal ([sb], [sth] helpful in emergency) | kurtarıcı i. |
| | | hayat kurtaran i. |
| | Thank you so much for the loan! You're a life saver! |
| life sentence n | (long prison term) | ömür boyu hapis cezası i. |
| | | müebbet hapis cezası i. |
| | My brother's serving a life sentence for kidnapping. |
| life size n | (actual, original dimensions) | gerçek boyut i. |
| | The statue stands at three meters tall, much bigger than life size. |
life-size,
life-sized adj | (of actual, original dimensions) | gerçek boyutlu, gerçek boyutta s. |
| | The museum contains life-sized models of tigers, polar bears and elephants. |
| life skills npl | (everyday coping strategies) | yaşam becerileri çoğ. i. |
| | Cooking a meal and doing laundry are two essential life skills for teens to learn. |
| life support n | (equipment to sustain a patient's life) | yaşam destek ünitesi i. |
| | There are ethical questions associated with keeping a person on life support. |
| | Because he was brain dead, Jim's family decided to turn off his life support. |
| life-changing adj | (having major impact on [sb]) (birisinin) | hayatını değiştiren s. |
| | | yaşamında dönüm noktası olan s. |
| | | hayat değiştiren s. |
| | Volunteering in Central America was a life-changing experience for me. |
| life-threatening adj | (potentially fatal) | hayati tehlike oluşturan s. |
| | | yaşamı tehdit eden s. |
| | The doctors diagnosed a life-threatening cancer. |
| | His injuries from the car accident were life-threatening. |
lifeblood,
life-blood n | figurative (source of life, energy) (mecazlı) | can damarı i. |
| | Agriculture is the lifeblood of that country. |
lifeblood,
life-blood n | literary (blood: symbol of life) | yaşam kaynağı i. |
| | | can i. |
| | She watched as his eyes slowly closed and his lifeblood seeped away. |
| lifeguard n | (swimming attendant) | cankurtaran yüzücü, cankurtaran i. |
| | They closed the pool because no lifeguard was available. |
| lifeline n | (rope used in sea rescues) (denizcilik) | cankurtaran halatı i. |
| | The ship's captain threw a lifeline to the passenger who had fallen overboard. |
| lifeline n | figurative (means or source of support) (mecazlı) | yardım eli i. |
| | This road is the town's lifeline and must be kept open despite the snow. |
| life line n | (palmistry: line on hand) (avuç) | hayat çizgisi i. |
| | The life line is the most important line on your hand. |
lifelong,
life-long adj | (lasting a lifetime) | ömür boyu süren, hayat boyu devam eden s. |
| | Marriage should be regarded as a lifelong commitment. |
lifesaver,
life-saver n | US (flotation ring, lifebelt) | can simidi i. |
| | The lifeguard always carried her lifesaver when patrolling the beach. |
lifesaver,
life saver n | informal, figurative (helpful person) (resmi olmayan dil) | yardım eden/imdada yetişen kimse i. |
| | Thanks so much for letting me use your car today. You're a lifesaver! |
lifesaver,
life saver n | informal, figurative ([sth] helpful) (resmi olmayan dil) | imdada yetişen şey i. |
| | My iPhone is a lifesaver when I need information quickly. |
lifesaving,
life-saving n | (rescuing) | hayat kurtarma i. |
| | The cat was stuck in a tree for hours until the fire department did the lifesaving. |
lifesaving,
life-saving n | (first aid, emergency treatment) | ilk yardım i. |
| | | acil tedavi i. |
| | Every hiker should be trained in lifesaving. |
lifesaving,
life-saving adj | (emergency) (tedavi, vb.) | acil s. |
| | For years, Keith worked on a lifesaving team of helicopter pilots. |
lifesaving,
life-saving adj | (preserving life) | hayat kurtaran s. |
lifespan,
life span n | (person: lifetime) (kişi) | ömür i. |
| | The average human lifespan is increasing in most countries. |
lifespan,
life span n | (goods: duration) (mal) | kullanım ömrü i. |
| | These snacks have a lifespan of only a couple of weeks. |
lifespan,
life span n | (period of existence) | ömür i. |
| | A total of €2.5 million will be invested over the lifespan of the project. |
lifestyle,
life-style,
life style n | (way of living) | yaşam tarzı, yaşam biçimi i. |
| | | hayat tarzı i. |
| | Karen liked living in a big city because it gave her the kind of lifestyle that she enjoyed. |
lifestyle,
life-style adj | (pertaining to it) | yaşam tarzıyla ilgili, yaşam biçimiyle ilgili s. |
| | Tom has made some bad lifestyle choices. |
lifestyle,
life-style adj | (fashionable) | şık s. |
| | | modaya uygun s. |
| | Shauna liked to shop at a lifestyle clothing shop down the street. |
lifestyle,
life-style,
life style n | (desirable way of living) | arzu edilen yaşam tarzı i. |
| | Ben moved to California to try to get a taste of the lifestyle. |
| love life n | (relationships) | aşk hayatı i. |
| | The actress Liz Taylor had an eventful love life; she was married eight times, twice to the same man. |
lowlife,
low-life n | pejorative, informal (contemptible or immoral person) | aşağılık kimse i. |
| | (argo) | şerefsiz i. |
| | | adi pislik i. |
| | I hope the police catch the lowlife who robbed your shop. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | ölüm kalım meselesi i. |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
| never in my life adv | (not ever) | hayatımda hiç, hiçbir zaman |
| | Never in my life have I seen such an ugly dog! |
nightlife,
night life,
night-life n | (night-time entertainment) | gece hayatı, eğlence hayatı i. |
| | The beach was great but the town had no nightlife. |
the prime of your life,
the prime of life n | (best, healthiest time in life) | hayatın baharı i. |
| | | en parlak dönem i. |
| | | en verimli dönem i. |
| | Many people say that your thirties are the prime of your life. |
| quality of life n | (comfort and enjoyment in one's existence) | yaşam kalitesi i. |
| real life n | (reality) | gerçek hayat i. |
| | In real life, ugly ducklings become ugly ducks, not swans. |
| real-life n as adj | (actual, not fictional) | gerçek hayattan s. |
| | | yaşanmış s. |
| | | gerçek s. |
| | This thriller is based on a real-life murder case. |
shelf life,
storage life n | (length of time [sth] can be stored) | raf ömrü i. |
| | As bread has a short shelf life, a lot of loaves are returned to the manufacturers. |
shelf life,
storage life n | (duration that food is fit to eat) (yiyecek) | raf ömrü i. |
| | Bread only has a shelf life of a few days. |
| shelf life n | figurative (duration that [sth] is useful) | kullanım süresi i. |
| | | raf ömrü i. |
| | The opposition argued that the government's policy had a limited shelf life. |
| slice of life n | (accurate depiction of reality) | hayattan bir kesit, yaşamdan bir kesit, yaşam kesiti, hayat kesiti i. |
| | The film is a slice of life from the 1950s. |
| social life n | (leisure time spent with other people) | sosyal hayat, sosyal yaşam i. |
| | | toplumsal hayat, toplumsal yaşam i. |
| still life n | (art form) | natürmort s. |
| | | cansız s. |
| | This artist specializes in still life, but occasionally does portraits. |
still life,
plural: still lifes n | (artwork) | natürmort resim i. |
| | I hung a Cezanne print on the wall: a still life of a bowl of apples. |
| still-life painting n | (art form) | natürmort resim i. |
| | The artist specializes in still-life painting. |
| still-life painting n | (artwork) | natürmort resim, cansız doğa resmi i. |
| | Van Gogh did many still-life paintings of flowers. |
| that's life interj | informal (expressing acceptance of fate) | hayat böyle ünl. |
| | | olur böyle şeyler ünl. |
| | I've missed the last train. Ah well, that's life! |
| walk of life n | (place in society) | toplumsal sınıf i. |
| | | kesim i. |
| | In her job as a social worker, Erica meets people from many different walks of life. |
| way of life n | (lifestyle) | yaşam biçimi i. |
| | | hayat tarzı i. |
| | For a lot of people the use of mobile computing devices has become a way of life. |
| what a life! interj | (expressing despair or exasperation) | hayata bak/amma da güzel hayat |
| | George works more than 80 hours a week. What a life! |