- life-size
- `life-,size adjectivea life-size picture, model, etc. of something is the same size as the real thing
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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life-size — life sized life sized (l[imac]f s[imac]z ), a. Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an original; as, a life size sculpture; a life size portrait of the general. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life-size — adj also life sized a picture or model of something or someone that is life size is the same size as they really are ▪ a life sized statue of the president … Dictionary of contemporary English
life-size — life′ size′ or life′ sized′ adj. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life: a life size statue[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
life-size — (adj.) 1820, from LIFE (Cf. life) (n.) + SIZE (Cf. size) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
life-size — [līf′sīz΄] adj. of the same size as the person or thing represented: said of a picture, sculpture, etc.: also life sized … English World dictionary
Life-Size — Título Una Auténtica Muñeca A Tamaño Natural Ficha técnica Dirección Mark Rosman Reparto Lindsay Lohan Tyra Banks Jere Burns … Wikipedia Español
life-size — • big as life • large as life adj. phr. 1. • life size the same size as the living person or thing. The statue of Jefferson was big as life. The characters on the screen were life size. 2. • big as life and twice as natural informal In person;… … Словарь американских идиом
Life-Size — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Zum Leben erweckt Originaltitel: Life Size Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2000 Länge: 86 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
life-size — /ˈlaɪf saɪz/ (say luyf suyz) adjective of the size of life or the living original: life size picture; a life size statue. Also, life sized …
life-size — /luyf suyz /, adj. of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original: a life size statue. Also, life sized. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
