la
/vi/
Translation
life
Word origin
From Latin vita ('life').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vita
- English cognates
- vital, vitamin, viable
Grammar
Examples
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Life in Paris is expensive but beautiful and rich.
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She gave her entire life to medical research.
C' - .
That's life - you can't control everything in this world.
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Life in the city is very different from the countryside.
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He spent his whole life in the same village.
est un nom féminin fondamental avec de nombreuses locutions. Jamais de la vie (no way, never) est une réfutation emphatique très courante. En vie (alive) s'oppose à mort. Mode de vie (lifestyle) et niveau de vie (standard of living) sont des collocations très utilisées dans les médias.
L'expression c'est la vie est connue dans le monde entier comme une résignation philosophique française. Toute sa vie (throughout his/her life) s'emploie comme complément de durée. Vie privée (private life, privacy) est une notion juridiquement protégée en France.
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