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 | domestic {adj} [work, violence, duties, etc.; also: person (fond of family life and running a home)] | 2772 häuslich [Arbeit, Gewalt, Pflichten etc.; auch: Person] |  |
 | dull {adj} [e.g. life: boring, uninteresting; person: stupid, obtuse] | 861 stumpfsinnig [z. B. Leben: langweilig, eintönig; Person: dumm, beschränkt] |  |
 | country {adj} [attr.] [e.g. air, aristocrat, doctor, life, parson] | 476 Land- [z. B. Luft, Adeliger, Arzt, Leben, Pfarrer] |  |
 | jobs sociol. zool. migratory {adj} [e.g. butterfly, fish, instinct; life, worker] | 372 Wander- [auf Tiere bezogen; nomadisch] [z. B. Falter, Fisch, Trieb; Leben, Arbeiter] |  |
 | academic {adj} [not applicable in every day life] | 332 praxisfremd |  |
 | placid {adj} [life, scene] | 308 beschaulich [geruhsam (Leben), friedvoll (Szene, Anblick)] |  |
 | sheltered {adj} {past-p} [youth, life] | 298 behütet |  |
 | sedate {adj} [life] | 286 geruhsam |  |
 | plant {adj} [attr.] [product, tissue, cell, life, etc.] | 189 pflanzlich [Produkt, Gewebe, Zelle, Leben etc.] |  |
 | bohemian {adj} [circles, life, quarter] | 79 Künstler- [z. B. Kreise, Leben, Viertel] |  |
 | checkered {adj} [Am.] [life, history, career] | 45 bewegt |  |
 | domesticated {adj} [hum.] [of a man: fond of home life and housework] | 42 häuslich [Mann] |  |
 | uneventful {adj} [life] | 39 eintönig [pej.] |  |
 | struggling {adj} {pres-p} [in life] | 27 [ums Überleben und um Anerkennung kämpfend] |  |
 | chequered {adj} [Br.] [life, history, career] | 26 bewegt |  |
 | blank {adj} [not filled in (form), also fig. (life)] | 20 unausgefüllt [Formular etc., auch fig. (Leben)] |  |
 | all [one's life] | 18 zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] |  |
 | unsettled {adj} [life, character] | 18 unstet |  |
 | uneventful {adj} [life] | 17 ruhig |  |
 | accurate {adj} [true-to-life] | 15 naturgetreu |  |
 | pastoral {adj} [e.g. letter, life, poem] | 13 Hirten- [z. B. Brief, Leben, Gedicht] |  |
 | liveable {adj} [life] | 11 erträglich [Leben] |  |
 | vital {adj} [full of life] | 10 lebenskräftig |  |
 | travelling {adj} {pres-p} [form of life] | 7 fahrend |  |
 | goalless {adj} [aimless, ambitionless] [e.g. person, life] | ziellos [Person, Leben etc.] |  |
 | home {adj} [attr.] [e.g. address, number, education, life] | Privat- [z. B. Adresse, Nummer, Unterricht, Leben] |  |
 | human {adj} [e.g. bone, chain, dignity, life, nature, rights] | Menschen- [z. B. Knochen, Kette, Würde, Leben, Natur, Rechte] |  |
 | loveless {adj} [life] | liebeleer [Leben] |  |
 | mil. military {adj} [people, life, etc.] | soldatisch |  |
 | personal {adj} [e.g. life, matter, call, assets, account] | Privat- [z. B. Leben, Angelegenheit, Gespräch (Telefon), Vermögen, Konto] |  |
 | preexistent {adj} [of an earlier life] | präexistent |  |
 | quick {adj} [archaic] [endowed with life] | lebendig |  |
 | travelling {adj} [form of life] | vazierend [altertümlich] |  |
 | vigorous {adj} [full of life] | lebenskräftig |  |
Verbs |
 | to ruin sb./sth. [cause great damage or harm, wreck] [e.g. sb.'s life, sb.'s reputation] | 363 jdn./etw. vernichten [fig. für: ruinieren] [z. B. jds. Leben, jds. Ruf] |  |
 | to spend sth. [one's time / life / days] | 361 etw.Akk. verleben |  |
 | fin. Unverified to HODL [coll.] [hold on for dear life] | hodlen [ugs.] [an Investitionen in schwierigen Marktphasen festhalten] |  |
 | to kill sb. [claim sb.'s life] | jdn. in den Tod reißen |  |
Nouns |
 | retirement [after working life] | 2054 Ruhestand {m} |  |
 | retirement [after working life] | 289 Pension {f} [österr.] [südd.] |  |
 | biol. ecol. sociol. longevity [duration of life] | 246 Lebensdauer {f} |  |
 | spirits [life, vivacity] | 109 Lebensgeister {pl} |  |
 | [lazy aimless life, often in relative material abstinence] | 82 Gammeldasein {n} |  |
 | life [journey through life] | 80 Lebensweg {m} |  |
 | attempt [attack on sb.'s life] | 59 Anschlag {m} [gescheiterter Angriff] |  |
 | insur. assurance [esp. Br.] [life insurance] | 45 Lebensversicherung {f} |  |
 | companion [partner in life] | 45 Freund {m} [Lebensgefährte] |  |
 | conduct [conduct of life] | 42 Lebensführung {f} |  |
 | ages [stages of life] | 27 Alter {pl} |  |
 | lit. memoir [literary report from the own life] | 22 Memoir {n} [literarischer Bericht aus dem eigenen Leben] |  |
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