🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Alltagsleben

Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-tag-slay-ben

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Day-to-Day Life/deɪ tə deɪ laɪf/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Alltagsleben kann herausfordernd sein."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The routine activities and experiences that occur on a daily basis.

    "Managing day-to-day life can be challenging, especially with a busy schedule."
  2. 2

    The ordinary aspects of living that are often taken for granted.

    "She found joy in the simple pleasures of her day-to-day life."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'day-to-day' combines 'day', derived from Old English 'dæg', and 'to', a preposition from Old English 'tō', with 'life' from Old English 'līf'. The phrase evolved to describe the routine aspects of daily existence, reflecting the mundane yet essential activities that characterize human experience.

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