Definizione monolingua

life

life (plural lives)

1. The state that follows birth, and precedes death; the state of being alive and living.

   He gave up on life.

   Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.

2. The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant, a star) is alive.
   • 1916, Ezra Meeker, The Busy Life of Eighty-Five Years of Ezra Meeker
3. The span of time during which an object operates.

   This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours.

4. The period of time during which an object is recognizable.

   The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill.

5. (biology) A status given to any entity including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc. — and sometimes viruses — having the properties of replication and metabolism.
6. (philosophy) The essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VI

     ""...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.

7. (phenomenology) the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual.
8. The world in general; existence.

   Mans life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.

9. A worthwhile existence.

   He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. Thats no life!

10. (usually of a person) The most worthwhile component or participant
    • 1970 Mathuram Bhoothalingam, The finger on the lute: the story of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, National Council of Educational Research and Training, p87

      ""Dont I know that it is you who is the life of this house. Two delightful children!

    • 1998 Monica F. Cohen, Professional domesticity in the Victorian novel: women, work and home, Cambridge University Press, p32

      And he is the life of the party at the Musgroves for precisely this reason: the navy has made him into a great storyteller.

11. A biography.

    His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.

12. Something which is inherently part of a persons existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.

    Shes my love, my life.

13. (colloquial) A life sentence; a term of imprisonment of a convict until his or her death.
14. (video games) One of the players chances to play, lost when a mistake is made.

    Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life.

Definizione dizionario life

	vita
	a status given to an entity with the properties of replication and metabolism
	the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being
	The state between birth and death
	Serie di esperienze fisiche e mentali che formano l'esistenza di un'individuo.
	The sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual.
	La qualità che distingue una pianta o un animale vitale e funzionale da un corpo morto.
	The quality that distinguishes a vital and functional plant or animal from a dead body.
	Stato della vita caratterizzato da capacità di metabolizare, sviluppo, reazione agli stimoli e dalla riproduzione.
	A state of living characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction.

	durata
	duration

abitare

durata della vita

esistenza

stare

vivere

Altri significati:

the essence of God

the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual

(mortal) life

life sentence

(philosophy) The essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being.

(phenomenology) the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual.

The world in general; existence.

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

life (one’s daily existence)

(a) command

(colloquial) A life sentence; a term of imprisonment of a convict until his or her death.

The state that follows birth, and precedes death; the state of being alive and living.

A biography.

(biology) A status given to any entity including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, etc. — and sometimes viruses — having the properties of replication and metabolism.

The span of time during which an object operates.

and death

The period of time during which an object is recognizable.

(human) life

The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant, a star) is alive.

(usually of a person) The most worthwhile component or participant

(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when a mistake is made.

something inherently part of a person's existence

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

The world in general, existence

A worthwhile existence.

A worthwhile existence