lifetime

vida, duración de vida

Tiempo durante el que una persona vive o algo existe o funciona.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: lifespan

Expresiones frecuentes: a lifetime, during someone’s lifetime, lifetime of something

una eternidad

Un período que parece durar muchísimo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: ages, an eternity

Expresiones frecuentes: seem a lifetime, feel like a lifetime, wait a lifetime