lifetime

Lebenszeit, Lebensdauer

Die Zeit, die ein Mensch lebt oder während der etwas besteht oder funktioniert.

In einfachem Englisch: The length of time that a person lives or that something exists or works.

• He lived here for his whole lifetime.
• The award recognised a lifetime of hard work.
• What is the expected lifetime of this machine?

So benutzt man es: in/during someone’s lifetime (She wrote six novels during her lifetime.); the lifetime of something (The battery should last for the lifetime of the device.)

Synonyme: lifespan

Häufige Wendungen: a lifetime, during someone’s lifetime, lifetime of something

Ewigkeit

Ein Zeitraum, der einem außerordentlich lang vorkommt.

In einfachem Englisch: A period that feels extremely long.

• The wait felt like a lifetime.
• It seems a lifetime since we last met.
• I waited a lifetime for that bus.

Synonyme: ages, an eternity

Häufige Wendungen: seem a lifetime, feel like a lifetime, wait a lifetime