Usage Note
Leben is the neuter noun ('life'), identical in spelling to the verb leben but capitalised. It anchors idioms like etwas ins Leben rufen ('to bring something into being') and ums Leben kommen ('to lose one's life').
Examples
"Das Leben ist schön."
Natural Translation
Life is beautiful.
Literal Translation
The life is beautiful.

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