water of life
Synonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spiritSynonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spirit.
» Water is indispensable to life.
Вода необходима для жизни. — Khvalovsky
Вода необхідна для життя. — shanghainese
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3 senses(uncountable)Synonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spirit.
(Scotland, uncountable)Synonym of whisky/whiskey.
(figuratively, uncountable)Spiritual refreshment.
Examples
17 sentencesWater is indispensable to life.
Вода необхідна для життя. — shanghainese
ruВода необходима для жизни. — Khvalovsky
If it were not for water, human life would be impossible.
deOhne Wasser wäre menschliches Leben nicht möglich. — Wolf
Water is essential to life.
deWasser ist für das Leben unverzichtbar. — xtofu80
No water, no life.
Без води нема життя. — deniko
ruБез воды нет жизни. — ae5s
deOhne Wasser kein Leben. — BraveSentry
Where there's water, there's life.
Де є вода, там є життя. — Rovo
ruГде вода, там жизнь. — marafon
deWo Wasser ist, ist Leben. — Adelpa
Origin
Chiefly a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathChiefly a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, whisky, and whiskey from the same sources. Compare also vodka, whose (borrowed) roots also refer to a special kind of water, as it were.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.