Usage examples of "vie" in French with translation to English

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Il passa une vie heureuse. He lived a happy life.
Que faites-vous dans la vie ? What do you do for a living?
Quand la vie est-elle apparue ? When did life come into being?
Ce placement est l'occasion d'une vie. This investment is the opportunity of a lifetime.
Je lui dois la vie. I owe him my life.
Elle gagne sa vie comme serveuse. She waits tables for a living.
Quand est-ce que la vie est apparue ? When did life come into being?
Je suis déterminé à passer toute ma vie à poursuivre mes idéaux. I am determined to spend my lifetime pursuing my ideals.
La vie est un songe. Life is a dream.
Le coût de la vie augmente. Living costs are getting higher.
La vie est très courte, nous ne devons pas perdre de temps. Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.
Dans la vie de ma grand-mère, les téléphones et les ordinateurs sont devenus banals. In my grandmother's lifetime, both telephones and computers have become commonplace.
Il vivait une vie heureuse. He lived a happy life.
Travaille dur pour gagner ta vie. Work hard so that you may earn your living.
Je ne t'ai jamais entendu médire d'un être humain dans ta vie. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life.
Tatoeba : on a plus de phrases que ta mère pourrait en dire dans toute sa vie. Tatoeba: We've got more sentences than your mom could ever say in her lifetime.
C'est la belle vie What a beautiful life
Elle gagne sa vie comme ballerine. She earns her living as a ballet dancer.
Les Américains passent la majeure partie de leur vie à travailler, à être productifs. Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive.
Il y a tant à faire et seulement la durée d'une vie pour le faire. There is so much to do, and only a lifetime to do it.
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