life

vita

La condizione che permette a persone, animali e piante di crescere, funzionare e restare vivi.

In inglese semplice: The state that lets people, animals, and plants grow, function, and stay alive.

• Plants need water to support life.
• Scientists found no signs of life on the planet.
• The forest is full of animal life.

Contrari: death

Espressioni comuni: signs of life, life on earth, plant life, human life

vita

Il tempo in cui una persona o un essere vivente è vivo, dalla nascita alla morte.

In inglese semplice: The time someone or something is alive, from birth until death.

• He lived a long life.
• She spent her whole life near the sea.
• Their lives changed when they moved abroad.

Sinonimi: lifetime, lifespan

Espressioni comuni: whole life, long life, someone’s life

vita, esistenza

Il fatto di esistere o essere attivo, anche per cose che non sono vive.

In inglese semplice: The state of existing or being active, including for things that are not alive.

• The project gained new life.
• The festival brought the town back to life.
• The old machine came to life with a loud hum.

Come si usa: bring something back to life (The investment brought the factory back to life.); come to life (The empty square came to life after sunset.)

Sinonimi: existence, activity

Espressioni comuni: come to life, back to life, new life

vita, tutto

Una persona o attività che per qualcuno conta più di ogni altra cosa.

In inglese semplice: A person or activity that matters more to someone than anything else.

• Music is his life.
• Her children are her whole life.
• The farm had been his life for forty years.

Come si usa: someone/something + be + someone’s life (For her, music is her life.)

Sinonimi: everything

Espressioni comuni: someone’s whole life, someone’s life