"high life" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} high life
  1. An extravagant lifestyle. Translations (extravagant lifestyle): 豪華生活 (Chinese Mandarin), 豪华生活 (háohuá shēnghuó) (Chinese Mandarin), kõrgseltskonna elu (Estonian), makea elämä (Finnish), mener grand train (French), mener la vie à grandes guides (French), Luxusleben [neuter] (German), das schöne Leben [neuter] (German), Leben auf großem Fuß [neuter] (German), Highlife [neuter] (German), high life (Ido), bella vita (Italian), vita agiata (Italian), alta roda [feminine] (Portuguese), vida de luxo [feminine] (Portuguese), picior mare [neuter] (Romanian), жизнь в роскоши (žiznʹ v roskoši) (Russian), gran vida [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-high_life-en-noun-10wRtzbu Disambiguation of 'extravagant lifestyle': 93 7
  2. A way of life associated with the upper classes.
    Sense id: en-high_life-en-noun-Vnycz6oN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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