48.2. gy. B2 (példák)

lifetime noun /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ [C usually no plural] élet, élethossz (az egész élet); élettartam

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

Winners of the competition will receive the holiday of a lifetime.

I've only been working here two days, but it seems like a lifetime.

A watch of this quality should last a lifetime.

Marriage is no longer always seen as a lifetime commitment.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) in your eighties a nyolcvanas éveiben van

Many of the residents are in their eighties.

(be) in your fifties az ötvenes éveiben van

He retired when he was still in his fifties.

(be) in your forties a negyvenes éveiben van

By the time I'm in my forties, I want to be running my own business.

(be) in your nineties a kilencvenes éveiben van

He is in his nineties now.

(be) in your seventies a hetvenes éveiben van

Both my parents are in their seventies.

(be) in your sixties a hatvanas éveiben van

I took up yoga in my sixties.

(be) in your thirties a harmincas éveiben van

More women are having their first child in their thirties.

sb's youth ifjúkor, fiatalkor

I was a fairly good football player in my youth.

the young a fiatalok

it's the sort of music that appeals mainly to the young.

I have nothing against mini-skirts, but I think they're strictly for the young.