Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

lifeblood

 
Dictionary: life·blood   (līf'blŭd') pronunciation
n.
  1. Blood regarded as essential for life.
  2. An indispensable or vital part: Capable workers are the lifeblood of the business.

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
WordNet: lifeblood
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the blood considered as the seat of vitality

Meaning #2: an essential or life-giving force


Translations: Lifeblood
Top

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hjerteblod, livsnerve

Nederlands (Dutch)
hartenbloed, levenssappen, drijfveer

Français (French)
n. - (fig) force vitale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Herzblut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) αίμα, (μτφ.) πηγή ενέργειας

Italiano (Italian)
sangue

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sangue vital

Русский (Russian)
источник жизненной силы

Español (Spanish)
n. - sangre vital, alma, nervio, sustento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hjärtblod, (bildl.) livsnerv, livsbetingelse, hjärteblod

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
鲜血, 生机的根源, 血

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鮮血, 生機的根源, 血

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 혈액 , 활력소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生き血, 生命のもと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دم الحياة, قوام الحياة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דם, גורם השפעה חיוני‬


 
 
Learn More
Kevin Heybourne (Rock Artist)
Lifeblood (2006 Horror Film)
National Geographic: Okavango - Africa's Wild Oasis (1996 Film)

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

Mentioned in