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lives [laɪvz] N

lives pl of life

See also life

life <lives> [laɪf] N

1. life (living):

life
życie nt
to take one's [own] life form
odebrać sobie życie

3. life (biography):

life
żywot m
life
biografia f

4. life inf (in prison):

life
dożywocie nt
to be doing life
odsiadywać dożywocie

5. life inf (chance):

life
szansa f

6. life (use):

life
okres m użytkowania

life <lives> [laɪf] N

1. life (living):

life
życie nt
to take one's [own] life form
odebrać sobie życie

3. life (biography):

life
żywot m
life
biografia f

4. life inf (in prison):

life
dożywocie nt
to be doing life
odsiadywać dożywocie

5. life inf (chance):

life
szansa f

6. life (use):

life
okres m użytkowania

life-size(d) ADJ

half-life N CHEM, PHYS

high life N

life assurance N no pl Brit

life assurance → life insurance

See also life insurance

life insurance N no pl

life belt N

1. life belt Brit → life buoy

2. life belt AM NAUT:

life belt
pas m ratunkowy

See also life buoy

life buoy N

life buoy N

life expectancy N

life form N BOT

life history N

Usage examples with lives

he lives close by
on mieszka tuż obok
she lives by herself
ona mieszka sama
the disaster claimed many lives
katastrofa pochłonęła wiele ofiar
as long as sb lives
do końca czyjegoś życia
his memory still lives on
pamięć o nim przetrwała
he lives in a bedsitter
[on] wynajmuje kawalerkę
he no longer lives here
on już tutaj nie mieszka
to add spice to sb's lives
urozmaicać komuś życie
he lives two flights up from here
on mieszka dwa piętra nade mną
the British Prime Minister lives at No 10 Downing Street
brytyjski premier mieszka na Downing Street 10

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Choir nuns tend to lead somewhat less eremitical lives, while still maintaining a strong commitment to solitude and silence.
en.wikipedia.org
He suffers from deep psychological problems, and lives in squalor.
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He lives in an eyrie among the leaves which he built himself.
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And things go really bad, their lives kind of fall apart.
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People lived and died in sight of the cotton mill in which they spent from 1416 hours of their daily lives.
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Centaurs have short dynamical lives due to strong interactions with the giant planets.
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The issue should be whether we look for meaning in a shopping basket or in our real lives and experiences.
www.spiked-online.com
A crab louse normally lives on the pubic region of humans - and can also be found in eyelashes.
www.dailymail.co.uk
She switches around characters' lives, such as a cab driver and teen garage band singer.
en.wikipedia.org
He has since renounced heroism and lives in a trailer park with his loving (albeit feisty) wife.
en.wikipedia.org

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