life of its own: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Apparent autonomy or independent behavior; seeming to act or develop without direct control by anyone.
- Descriptive of something that behaves or appears to be animate or self-directed in a way that is unexpected.
Examples
BetaOnce the rumor started, it took on a life of its own and spread faster than anyone expected.
Una vez que comenzó el rumor, tomó vida propia y se difundió más rápido de lo que nadie esperaba.
The project seemed well controlled at first, but then it developed a life of its own with unexpected challenges.
El proyecto parecía bien controlado al principio, pero luego adquirió vida propia con desafíos inesperados.
The joke took on a life of its own after being shared thousands of times on social media.
El chiste cobró vida propia después de ser compartido miles de veces en las redes sociales.
- The state of becoming self-sustaining or developing dynamics and consequences beyond the intentions of the originator or controller.
Examples
BetaThe plan quickly gained a life of its own, with consequences the original team hadn’t anticipated.
El plan rápidamente adquirió vida propia, con consecuencias que el equipo original no había anticipado.
Sometimes, ideas take on a life of their own and evolve beyond what their creators intended.
A veces, las ideas adquieren vida propia y evolucionan más allá de lo que sus creadores pretendían.
The controversy took on a life of its own, drawing in people far removed from the initial incident.
La controversia cobró vida propia, atrayendo a personas muy alejadas del incidente inicial.
Examples:
- EN: The garden had life of its own.ES: El jardín tenía vida propia.
- EN: It has a life of its own to me. And everything connected to it.ES: Tiene vida propia para mí, y todo lo relacionado con ella.
- EN: It's this blessed tongue that has a life of its own.ES: Es ésta bendita lengua que siempre habla de más.
- EN: It's as if the painting had a life of its own, independent of me.ES: Es como si la pintura tuviera vida propia, independientemente de mí.
- EN: It seemed almost to have a life of its own.ES: Parecía que tenía vida propia.
- EN: With a life of its own.ES: Con vida propia.
- EN: The dark has a life of its own, and all sorts of things come alive.ES: Porque tiene su vida propia, y en lo oscuro otras cosas reviven.
- EN: My finger has a life of its own.ES: Mi dedo tiene vida propia.
- EN: Sometimes this thing has a life of its own.ES: Lo siento. A veces esto parece tener vida propia.
- EN: - Not a proper life of its own.ES: - No una vida como Dios manda.
- EN: Like the crazy stunt had a life of its own and nothing could stop it.ES: Como si ese plan tan demente tuviera vida propia y nada pudiera detenerlo.
- EN: It's got no life of its own.ES: No tiene vida propia.
- EN: Phibes lay in darkness three years, until the moon, coming into proper conjunction with the eternal planets, shone upon the golden moon of the crypt, pulsing with a fantastic life of its own.ES: Tres años después... Phibes estuvo en la oscuridad por tres años hasta que la luna se alineó con los planetas eternos y brilló sobre la luna dorada de la cripta que pulsaba con vida propia.
- EN: When fully functional, it will lead a life of its own according to our rules, and with its own dynamics.ES: El cual, durante su funcionamiento, se encarga de regir su propia vida. Nuestra regla de juego es: que siga su propia dinámica.
- EN: It seemed to have a life of its own.ES: Parecía tener vida propia.
- EN: The garden had life of its own.ES: El jardín tenía vida propia.
- EN: It has a life of its own to me. And everything connected to it.ES: Tiene vida propia para mí, y todo lo relacionado con ella.
- EN: It's this blessed tongue that has a life of its own.ES: Es ésta bendita lengua que siempre habla de más.
- EN: It's as if the painting had a life of its own, independent of me.ES: Es como si la pintura tuviera vida propia, independientemente de mí.
- EN: It seemed almost to have a life of its own.ES: Parecía que tenía vida propia.
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Source: Wiktionary