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survival

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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.

survival [səˈvaɪvəl]
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.survivalsurvival - a state of surviving; remaining alive
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 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"

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 fittestla ley del más fuerte
2. (= relic) → vestigio m, reliquia f
this practice is a survival from Victorian timesesta costumbre es un vestigio or una reliquia de la época victoriana
B. CPD survival bag Nsaco m de supervivencia
survival course Ncurso m de supervivencia
survival kit Nequipo m de emergencia
survival rate Ntasa f de supervivencia
survival skills NPLtécnicas fpl de supervivencia

survival [sərˈvaɪvəl]
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 ncours m de survie
survival kit ntrousse f de survie
survival mechanism nmécanisme m de survie

survival
n
Überleben nt; (of customs, usages)Weiterleben nt; the survival of the fittestdas Überleben der Stärkeren; his survival as prime minister seems unlikelyes ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er sich als Premierminister halten kann; survival bagExpeditionsschlafsack m
(= relic)Überbleibsel nt(of, from aus)

survival [səˈvaɪvl] 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
survival [səˈvaɪvl] 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

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


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There's your law of precedents; there's your utility of traditions; there's the story of your obstinate survival of old beliefs never bottomed on the earth, and now not even hovering in the air
Like a lion in a menagerie, it is a survival of the extinct chaos entrapped and exhibited amid the smug parks and well-rolled downs of England.
that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
 
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