lifetime

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Etymology

From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlaɪftaɪm/

Noun

lifetime (plural lifetimes)

1. The duration of the life of someone or something.

   Synonyms: lifespan

   a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete

   the operational lifetime of an aircraft component

   comes with a lifetime warranty

2. (informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.

   I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.

   Synonyms: ages, donkey's years, eternity, years, yonks

Translations

• French: durée de vie (objects), vie (persons)
• German: Leben, Lebensdauer, Lebenszeit
• Italian: durata, vita utile
• Portuguese: vida
• Russian: продолжительность жизни
• Spanish: vida

Translations

• French: éternité, cent sept ans
• German: Ewigkeit
• Italian: una vita, un'eternità
• Portuguese: vida
• Russian: це́лая ве́чность
• Spanish: eternidad, toda la vida

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