a vida toda

all one's life

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phrase Uncommon #11,757
all one's life Can also mean “for life” in some contexts, especially when talking about something lasting permanently.
PO: Ele esperou a vida toda por essa chance.
EN: He waited his whole life for this chance.

Os diamantes são para a vida toda.

Diamonds are for life.

Vou guardar ela comigo a vida toda!

I'm going to keep it with me for the rest of my life!

— Suzume (2022)

O Tom trabalhou duro a vida toda.

Tom has worked hard all his life.

Eu trabalhei a vida toda.

I worked all my life.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Fomos amigos a vida toda.

We've been friends our whole lives.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Tom trabalhou duro a vida toda.

Tom worked hard all his life.

Eu não posso esperar a vida toda.

I can't wait forever.

Eu trabalhei duro a vida toda.

I worked hard all my life.

Esperei a vida toda por este momento.

I've waited my whole life for this moment.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Eu esperei por ela a vida toda.

I've waited for her my whole life.

Você tem a vida toda na sua frente.

You have your whole life ahead of you.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Trabalhei duro a vida toda.

I've worked hard all my life.

Caras como eu trabalham a vida toda para estarem em algo que faça sucesso.

Guys like me work their whole lives to be in something that's successful.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Ele me envenenou a vida toda.

He poisoned me my whole life.

— Terror em Silent Hill: Regresso Para o Inferno (2026)

Trabalhamos juntos a vida toda.

We've worked together our whole lives.

— Anaconda (2025)

A vida toda é um jogo de sorte.

Life is a game of chance.

— Titanic (1997)

Sarkar procurou a vida toda mas não encontrou nada.

Sarkar searched his whole life but found nothing.

— Tumbbad (2018)

A prisão atrás de mim a vida toda.

Prison has been after me my whole life.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Você tem que admitir que me fez muito infeliz a vida toda.

You have to admit that you made me very unhappy my whole life.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Ela morou com ele a vida toda.

She lived with him her whole life.

Será um carregador a vida toda.

He will be a pack mule his whole life.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Vem me preparando a vida toda, Reverenda Madre.

I've been preparing my whole life for this, Reverend Mother.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Você quer ser um cavaleiro a vida toda?

Do you want to be a knight your whole life?

— 斷腸劍 (1967)

Como se tivessem esperado por você a vida toda.

As if they had been waiting for you their whole lives.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

A vida toda?

A whole lifetime?

— Suzume (2022)

E um verdadeiro amor dura a vida toda.

And true love lasts a lifetime.

— Simplesmente Amor (2003)

Sonhei com isto a vida toda.

I've dreamed of this my whole life.

— A Experiência (2001)

Tenham certeza, a vida toda estiveram se preparando pra esta noite.

Rest assured, they've been preparing for this night their whole lives.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Passei a vida toda não entendendo minha família e amigos.

I've spent my whole life not understanding my family and friends.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

E ruínas duram a vida toda.

And ruins last a lifetime.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

phrase Rare #40,361
all one's life Used to describe something that continues throughout a person's entire life or for as long as they can remember.
PO: Ela morou naquela cidade a vida toda.
EN: She lived in that city all her life.

E será um miserável a vida toda.

And he will be miserable his whole life.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Não quero trabalhar num supermercado a vida toda.

I don't want to work in a supermarket my whole life.

Têm fugido a vida toda, como criminosos.

They've been on the run their whole lives, like criminals.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Te chamei assim a vida toda.

I've called you that my whole life.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)