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life·span
also life span (līf′spăn′)n.
1. A lifetime.
2. The average or maximum length of time an organism, material, or object can be expected to survive or last.
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| Noun | 1. | lifespan - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" demise, dying, death - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state |
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Lebensspanne
lifespan
life span [ˈlaɪfspæn] n [person, animal, plant] → durée f de vie
A 15-year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog → Une durée de vie de 15 ans n'est pas inhabituelle pour un chien.
A 15-year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog → Une durée de vie de 15 ans n'est pas inhabituelle pour un chien.
[product, organization, idea] → durée f de vie
Most boilers have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years → La plupart des chaudières ont une durée de vie de 15 à 20 ans.life story n → biographie f
Most boilers have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years → La plupart des chaudières ont une durée de vie de 15 à 20 ans.life story n → biographie f
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