once-in-a-lifetime

English

Adjective

once-in-a-lifetime (not comparable)

Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime; extremely rare.
Synonym: of a lifetime

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world

Translations

Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime

Chinese:
Mandarin: 千載難逢／千载难逢 (zh) (qiānzǎinánféng)
Finnish: ainutlaatuinen (fi)
French: du siècle, qui ne se présente qu’une fois
Hebrew: של פעם בחיים (shél pá'am b'khayím)
Italian: più unico che raro

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