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Detailed Translations for life from English to Dutch

life:

life [the ~] noun

  1. the life (existence; being; path of life)
    het leven; de existentie; zijn; het bestaan
  2. the life (lifespan)
    de levensduur
  3. the life (durability; permanency; permanence)
    de duurzaamheid; de bestendigheid
  4. the life
    het leventje
  5. the life (life process)
    het levensproces

Translation Matrix for life:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bestaan being; existence; life; path of life
bestendigheid durability; life; permanence; permanency resistency
duurzaamheid durability; life; permanence; permanency sustainability
existentie being; existence; life; path of life
leven being; existence; life; path of life bedlam; clamor; clamour; commotion; din; hubbub; hullabaloo; noise; pandemonium; racket; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar
levensduur life; lifespan service life
levensproces life; life process
leventje life
zijn being; existence; life; path of life
- aliveness; animation; biography; life history; life sentence; life story; life-time; lifespan; lifetime; liveliness; living; spirit; sprightliness
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bestaan exist
leven be established; exist; have one's seat; live; lodge; operate; proceed; reside; stay; work
zijn be; dwell; exist; hang out; reside
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
levensduur lifetime
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- biography; existence; go
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zijn his; its; one's

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Synonyms for "life":


Related Definitions for "life":

  1. living things collectively1
    • the oceans are teeming with life1
  2. animation and energy in action or expression1
    • it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it1
  3. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities1
    • he could no longer cope with the complexities of life1
  4. an account of the series of events making up a person's life1
  5. a motive for living1
    • pottery was his life1
  6. a living person1
    • his heroism saved a life1
  7. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones1
    • there is no life on the moon1
  8. the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living1
    • he hoped for a new life in Australia1
    • he wanted to live his own life without interference from others1
  9. the condition of living or the state of being alive1
    • while there's life there's hope1
    • life depends on many chemical and physical processes1
  10. a characteristic state or mode of living1
    • social life1
    • city life1
    • real life1
  11. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)1
    • the battery had a short life1
    • he lived a long and happy life1
  12. the period between birth and the present time1
    • I have known him all his life1
  13. the period from the present until death1
    • he appointed himself emperor for life1
  14. a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives1
    • he got life for killing the guard1

Wiktionary Translations for life:

life
noun
  1. life sentence
  2. duration
  3. something inherently part of a person's existence
  4. A worthwhile existence
  5. The world in general, existence
  6. the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual
  7. the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being
  8. a status given to an entity with the properties of replication and metabolism
  9. The state between birth and death
life
noun
  1. een voortbestaan van organismen, gericht op groei en/of vermenigvuldiging
  2. de tijdsspanne die men levend doorbrengt

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
life leven Leben — der Inbegriff alles Organischen, basierend auf Stoffwechsel, Vermehrung und Wachstum
life leven Lebenkurz für: Lebensumstände
life leven Lebenpersönliche Laufbahn, beginnend mit der Geburt und endend mit dem Tod, kurz für Lebensweg
life leven LebenComputerspiele: verbleibender Versuch, der nach einem virtuellen Tod noch zur Verfügung steht
life levensduur Lebensdauer — die Dauer des Lebens, von der Geburt bis zum Tod
life levenswandel Lebenswandel — Art und Weise, in der Menschen ihr persönliches und sittliches Leben gestalten
life leven vie — Période entre la naissance et la mort

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