Usage examples of "ein Leben lang" in German with translation to English

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Sei lieber fünf Minuten lang feige als ein Leben lang tot! It is better to be a coward for five minutes than dead for the rest of your life.
Es war sein Schicksal, ein Leben lang in Armut zu leben. He was doomed to life-long poverty.
Ich habe meine ganzes Leben lang auf sie gewartet. I waited for her forever.
Wenn ich wiedergeboren werden könnte, wollte ich das Kind einer reichen Familie sein, dann wäre ich für ein Leben gut platziert. If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.
Sie blieb ihr ganzes Leben lang ledig. She remained single all her life.
Sie glauben an ein Leben nach dem Tod. They believe in a life after death.
Viele herausragende Denker, die ihr Leben lang unbekannt blieben, wurden postum berühmt. Many great thinkers who were unknown while alive became famous after death.
Gibt es ein Leben vor dem Tod? Is there life before death?
Ich werde ihn mein Leben lang nicht wiedersehen. I'll never see him again as long as I live.
Ich kann so ein Leben nicht leben. I can't live that kind of life.
Sein ganzes Leben lang wird er sich an jedes Detail dieses Morgens erinnern. For the rest of his life he'd remember every single detail of that morning.
Tom glaubt nicht an ein Leben nach dem Tode. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
Mein ganzes Leben lang hatte ich das große Vergnügen, um die Welt zu reisen und in vielen verschiedenen Ländern zu arbeiten. Throughout my life, I've had the great pleasure of travelling all around the world and working in many diverse nations.
Ein Leben ohne Liebe hat überhaupt keinen Sinn. Life without love is just totally pointless.
Ich will nicht mein ganzes Leben lang allein sein. I don't want to be alone all my life.
Er führt ein Leben, als wäre er Millionär. He lives as if he were a millionaire.
Sie hat ihr ganzes Leben lang mit ihm zusammengewohnt. She lived with him all her life.
Die Dorfbewohner glaubten an ein Leben nach dem Tod. The villagers believed in a life after death.
Er blieb sein Leben lang arm. He remained poor all his life.
Lincolns Eltern waren ihr Leben lang arm. Lincoln's parents remained poor all their lives.
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