survival

sur·viv·al  (sr-vvl)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of surviving.

b. The fact of having survived.

2. Something, such as an ancient custom or belief, that has survived.

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survival [səˈvaɪv^əl]

n

1. a person or thing that survives, such as a custom

2.

a.  the act or fact of surviving or condition of having survived

b.  (as modifier) survival kit

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	survival - a state of surviving; remaining alive endurance aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" subsistence - a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
	2.	survival - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment natural selection, survival of the fittest, selection natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	3.	survival - something that survives custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption holdover, hangover - something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"

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survival

noun staying alive, existence, being alive, viability, life span, holding on to life An animal's sense of smell is crucial to its survival.

Translations

survival [səˈvaɪvəl]

A. N

1. (= act) → supervivencia f
the survival of the fittest → la ley del más fuerte

2. (= relic) → vestigio m, reliquia f
this practice is a survival from Victorian times → esta costumbre es un vestigio or una reliquia de la época victoriana

B. CPD survival bag N → saco m de supervivencia
survival course N → curso m de supervivencia
survival kit N → equipo m de emergencia
survival rate N → tasa f de supervivencia
survival skills NPL → técnicas fpl de supervivencia

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survival [sə^rˈvaɪv^əl]

n

(= continued existence) [person, species, plant] → survie f; [institution, company] → survie f; [custom, belief] → survie f
Our chances of survival were small → Nos chances de survie étaient minces.
survival of the fittest → la loi du plus fort

(= relic) → vestige m

modif [instinct, mechanism, chances, rate, skills, strategy] → de survie
survival course n → cours m de survie
survival kit n → trousse f de survie
survival mechanism n → mécanisme m de survie

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survival

n

→ Überleben nt; (of customs, usages) → Weiterleben nt; the survival of the fittest → das Überleben der Stärkeren; his survival as prime minister seems unlikely → es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er sich als Premierminister halten kann; survival bag → Expeditionsschlafsack m

(= relic) → Überbleibsel nt → (of, from aus)

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survival [səˈvaɪv/əl] n (act) → sopravvivenza; (relic) → retaggio
the survival of the fittest (Bio) → la selezione naturale
in the business world it's a case of the survival of the fittest → nel mondo degli affari vige la legge della giungla

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survival → بَقَاء přežití overlevelse Überleben επιβίωση supervivencia eloonjäänti survie opstanak sopravvivenza 生存 생존 overleving overlevelse przetrwanie sobrevivência выживание överlevnad การอยู่รอด yaşam kavgası sự sống sót 幸存