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| воля к жизни | fighting spirit (The BC SPCA suspects that the kitten's mother may have been an adult black cat that was hit by a car and discovered deceased near the home. “This kitten’s fighting spirit and loud cries saved her. After at least four days of being trapped, she is now resting happily,” Vosper said.  vancouverisawesome.com ART Vancouver) |
| воплотить в жизнь | make a reality (“I am delighted that we are that much closer to the completion of this waterfront park plan. I would also like to express my most sincere gratitude to my friend and longtime resident of Westwood, Jim Green, for helping to make this a reality,” Clements said. ART Vancouver) |
| как в жизни | true to life (Халеев) |
| максимально облегчить себе жизнь | pick the low-hanging fruit (xieji) |
| насыщенная жизнь | full life (colourful и content здесь не подходят, у них иной смысл ART Vancouver) |
| получать от жизни всё | enjoy life to the fullest (I'm a fun-loving guy who tries to enjoy life to the fullest. ART Vancouver) |
| потратить жизнь впустую | waste one's life ("Recently, I was alone in an elegant hotel suite with Cary Grant. My life has not been wasted. Sure, it was a Sunday morning, and we only had coffee. And actually we were alone for only a few minutes while his wife went downstairs to mail a letter. It doesn't matter. There are only two good reasons to become a reporter: to help change the world or to meet Cary Grant." (Carrie Dolan, the Wall Street Journal) ART Vancouver) |
| такое бывает только раз в жизни | it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience (ART Vancouver) |
| улучшать жизнь людей | build a better world (sankozh) |
| улучшить свою жизнь | enhance one's life (TV's original home shopping host Bob Circosta helped create the multi-billion-dollar home shopping industry, having pitched the first product ever offered. He joined guest host Connie Willis (info) for the entire program to discuss the early days of home shopping and how it has become a billion-dollar industry over the past 44 years, as well as what he has learned about sales and what motivates people to buy things they see on television. "I'm just a guy who's helping people enhance their lives through various products," Circosta said, adding he is currently focused on wellness products. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
