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My aunty says I'm the double of my father. He was a workaholic, which I've definitely inherited. And like me, he could be the life and soul of the party, but also quite withdrawn.
Alastair Campbell

Meaning of "the life and soul" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE LIFE AND SOUL

the life and soul play
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WHAT DOES THE LIFE AND SOUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of the life and soul in the English dictionary

The definition of the life and soul in the dictionary is a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE LIFE AND SOUL

the law
the least
the Lebanon
the Lesser Antilles
the letter
the Levant
the Levellers
the life of Riley
the like
the likes of
the limelight
the limit
the Lion
the lion´s share
the Litany
the Little Bear
the Little Corporal
the Little Dipper
the Little Dog
the little woman

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE LIFE AND SOUL

afoul
blue-eyed soul
defoul
ensoul
foul
ghoul
heart and soul
insoul
lost soul
neosoul
nu soul
oversoul
personal foul
Seoul
soul
Stamboul
technical foul
Toul
Universal Soul
unsoul

Synonyms and antonyms of the life and soul in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the life and soul» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE LIFE AND SOUL

Find out the translation of the life and soul to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the life and soul from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the life and soul» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生命和灵魂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la vida y el alma
570 millions of speakers

English

the life and soul
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवन और आत्मा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحياة والروح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жизнь и душа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a vida ea alma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবন এবং আত্মা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la vie et l´âme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehidupan dan jiwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Leben und die Seele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人生と魂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삶과 영혼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urip lan nyawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đời sống và tâm hồn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் ஆன்மா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवन आणि आत्मा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayat ve ruh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la vita e l´anima
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duszą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

життя і душа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viața și sufletul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η ζωή και η ψυχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die lewe en siel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liv och själ
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liv og sjel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the life and soul

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LIFE AND SOUL»

The term «the life and soul» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE LIFE AND SOUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the life and soul

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE LIFE AND SOUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the life and soul.
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Alastair Campbell
My aunty says I'm the double of my father. He was a workaholic, which I've definitely inherited. And like me, he could be the life and soul of the party, but also quite withdrawn.
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Naomie Harris
I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE LIFE AND SOUL»

Discover the use of the life and soul in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the life and soul and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Life and Soul of the Party: A Portrait of Modern Labor
1. The. life. and. soul. of. the. party. 'I like the Queen, and I think she liked me. She used to sit me next to her on the Britannia every time we went out ...' He is well tailored, as expected. The hair is receding, and greyer than in his heyday, but ...
Brett Evans, 2001
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The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson
... for private circulation. Learning about the need for books at the fledgling university, she. The. Life. and. Soul. of. the. University. Jefferson's Design for His Epitaph. (Library of Congress, Manuscripts. 628 42. The Life and Soul of the University.
Kevin J. Hayes, 2008
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
1824 Flint Recollections 324: The present is their day, and "dum vivimus, viva- mus," in other words "a short life and a merry one," their motto. Oxford 728; TW 220(1). L125 To be the Life and soul of (whatever) a1770 Johnson Writings 1.39: He ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Soul of the Embryo: Christianity and the Human Embryo
Where 'soul' has found a modern use it is as a metaphor: soul- music, the life and soul of the party, soul-destroying monotony. However, while the metaphor continues to thrive, the literal meaning has been lost from ordinary speech. Serious ...
David Albert Jones, 2004
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The Life and Reign of William the Fourth
In the orlop, which is that part of the ship appropriated to the midshipmen, the Prince was the life and soul of his comrades. He shared with them in their amusements, and they partook of his better fortune ; for the young and rising supporters of ...
G.N. Wright, 1837
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The Life and Times of "England's Patriot King", William the ..
... Royal Highness the second time ; for the manner in which it was received sufficiently shewed how ill it was taken. In the orlop, which is that part of the ship appropriated to the midshipmen, the Prince was the life and soul of his comrades.
John Watkins, 1831
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The Developing Child: Sense and Nonsense in Education
As we investigate the life and soul metamorphoses presented in Rudolf Steiner 's anthroposophy, as we inwardly recreate them by means of their outer, concrete manifestations, we experience a metamorphosis in ourselves; our thinking is ...
Willi Aeppli, 2001
8
Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul
Marking the centennial of her birth, a new look at the life and work of Dorothy L. Sayers uses private letters and photographs to create a portrait of the author who created aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and became a noted Christian ...
Barbara Reynolds, 1993
9
Religious Affections
And in verses 20 and 26, he speaks of the practical and working nature of faith, as the very life and soul of it; in the same manner that the active nature and substance, which is in the body of a man, is the life and soul of that. And if so, doubtless ...
Jonathan Edwards
10
In Search of the Good Life: Emmanuel Levinas, Psychoanalysis ...
Emmanuel Levinas, Psychoanalysis and the Art of Living Paul Marcus. CHAPTER SIX The life and soul of good parenting: on wanting, having, and raising children “Children begin by loving their parents. As they grow older they judge them.
Paul Marcus, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE LIFE AND SOUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the life and soul is used in the context of the following news items.
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William Graham hanged himself after pressure from exams and …
The talented music student, who was described as 'the life and soul' of his school ... Senior Coroner David Horsley said William took his own life while in 'severe ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Rugby league player Danny Jones was the 'life and soul'
He was the life and soul in the dressing room, a natural leader, a true professional and irreplaceable." John Fairclough, professor of sports medicine at Cardiff ... «BBC News, May 15»
3
The Life and Soul of the Party
JERUSALEM — An entire Israeli political species may soon go extinct, now that Reuven Rivlin, its last senior member, has lost the support of Prime Minister ... «New York Times, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. The life and soul [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-life-and-soul>. May 2024 ».
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