afterlife

vita dopo la morte

Vita che, secondo alcune credenze, continua dopo la morte di una persona.

In inglese semplice: A life that some people believe continues after a person dies.

• Do you believe in an afterlife?
• Her faith promised a peaceful afterlife.
• Different religions describe the afterlife in different ways.

Sinonimi: life after death

Espressioni comuni: an eternal afterlife, life and afterlife, believe in the afterlife

aldilà, oltretomba

Luogo in cui, secondo alcune credenze, vanno a vivere le persone morte.

In inglese semplice: The place where some people believe those who have died go to live.

• She hoped to meet him in the afterlife.
• The story follows a soul into the afterlife.
• They left gifts to help the dead reach the afterlife.

Sinonimi: next world, hereafter

Espressioni comuni: in the afterlife, enter the afterlife, reach the afterlife

eredità, fama postuma

Influenza dell'opera o della reputazione di una persona che continua dopo la sua morte.

In inglese semplice: The continuing effect of someone's work or reputation after they die.

• The poet enjoyed a long literary afterlife.
• Her afterlife rests on the schools she founded.
• His reputation had a troubled afterlife as new evidence emerged.

Sinonimi: legacy, posthumous influence

Espressioni comuni: literary afterlife, posthumous afterlife, afterlife of someone

vita successiva

Parte successiva della vita di qualcuno, dopo un evento importante o la fine di un periodo significativo.

In inglese semplice: The later part of someone's life, after an important event or period has ended.

• Retirement offered him a quiet afterlife.
• She described her years after divorce as a new afterlife.
• His political career ended, but his afterlife as a writer flourished.

Sinonimi: later life

Espressioni comuni: afterlife of retirement, a peaceful afterlife