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# life, live, living, alive

## Definition

All these terms refer to being physically alive, not dead. They are also used figuratively to refer to being alive spiritually. The following discusses what is meant by "physical life" and "spiritual life."

## Translation Suggestions



* Depending on the context, "life" can be translated as "existence" or "person" or "soul" or "being" or "experience."
* The term "live" could be translated by "dwell" or "reside" or "exist."
* The phrase "end of his life" could be translated as, "when he stopped living."
* The idiom "spared their lives' could be translated as, "allowed them to live" or "did not kill them."
* The idiom "they risked their lives" could be translated as, "they put themselves in danger" or "they did something that could have killed them."