| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | life |
| IPA | /laɪf / noun (plural lives /laɪvz /) |
| Back | hayat, yaşam hayat, canlı, canlılık |
| Back 2 | life (noun) /laɪf
/ noun (plural lives /laɪvz /)
BEING ALIVE
1 [uncountable]
the quality that
people, animals or plants have when they are not dead
hayat, yaşam
Do you believe in life after death?
to bring somebody/come back to life
2 [countable,
uncountable]
the state of being
alive as a human being
can
Would you risk your life to
protect your property?
Doctors fought all night to save her
life.
Three lives were lost in the fire.
The hostages were rescued without loss of
life.
LIVING THINGS
3 [uncountable]
living things
hayat, canlı;
canlılık
Life on earth began in a very simple form.
No life was found on the moon.
There was no sign of life in the deserted
house.
plant life
PERIOD OF TIME
4 [countable,
uncountable]
the period during
which sb/sth is alive or exists
hayat, ömür
I've lived in this town all my life.
I spent my early life in London.
to have a short/long/exciting life
She was sent to prison for life (ömür
boyu).
She was sentenced to life in prison.
life membership of a club
EXPERIENCE/ACTIVITIES
5 [uncountable]
the things that you
may experience while you are alive
hayat
Life can be hard for a single parent.
I'm not happy with the situation, but I
suppose that's life.
I want to travel and see something of life.
6 [countable,
uncountable]
a way of living
hayat, yaşam,
yaşam tarzı
They went to America to start a new life.
They lead a busy life.
married life
ENERGY
7 [uncountable]
energy; activity
hayat, canlı
Young children are full of life.
These streets come to life in the
evenings.
REALITY
8 [uncountable]
something that really
exists and is not just a story, a picture, etc.
hayat
I wonder what that actor's like in real
life.
Do you draw people from life or from
photographs?
IDIOMS
a
fact of life
something unpleasant
that you must accept because you cannot change it
hayatın
gerçeği
Most people now see unemployment as just
another fact of life.
the
facts of life
the details of sexual
behaviour and how babies are born
cinsel
bilgiler
full
of beans/life
with a lot of energy
and enthusiasm
canlı, hayat
dolu
They came back from their holiday full of
beans.
get
a life
(spoken)
used to tell sb to
stop being boring and do sth more interesting
canlan
biraz!
Oh, stop moaning and get a life!
have
the time of your life
to enjoy yourself very
much
hayatını
yaşamak
lose
your life
to be killed
ölmek, yaşamını
yitirmek
a
matter of life and/or death
extremely urgent and
important
ölüm
kalım meselesi
take
your (own) life
to kill yourself
intihar
etmek
a
walk of life
sb's job or position
in society
sosyal
konum, sınıf
She has friends from all walks of life (toplumun
değişik kesimlerinden).
a/sb's
way of life
the behaviour and
customs that are typical of a person or group of people
yaşam
tarzı
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