lifetime
The duration of the life of someone or somethingThe duration of the life of someone or something.
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» That's not likely to happen in my lifetime.
При моей жизни это вряд ли произойдёт. — Ooneykcall
Малоймовірно, що це трапиться за мого життя. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesThe duration of the life of someone or something.
a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete
the operational lifetime of an aircraft component
Leben, Lebensdauer, Lebenszeit
продолжи́тельность жи́зниprodolžítelʹnostʹ žízni, це́лая жизньcélaja žiznʹ, вся жизньvsja žiznʹ
вікvik
(excessive, informal)A long period of time.
I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.
Ewigkeit
це́лая ве́чностьcélaja véčnostʹ
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Examples
157 sentencesThat's not likely to happen in my lifetime.
Малоймовірно, що це трапиться за мого життя. — deniko
ruПри моей жизни это вряд ли произойдёт. — Ooneykcall
Will it happen in our lifetime?
That won't happen in our lifetime.
That won't happen in my lifetime.
This is the chance of a lifetime.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lFrom Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.
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plural: lifetimesSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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