lifetime

vita, durata di vita

Tempo durante il quale una persona vive o qualcosa esiste o funziona.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: lifespan

Espressioni comuni: a lifetime, during someone’s lifetime, lifetime of something

un’eternità

Un periodo che sembra durare moltissimo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: ages, an eternity

Espressioni comuni: seem a lifetime, feel like a lifetime, wait a lifetime