Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - survival
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Survival
survival
~ n 1 the state of continuing to live or exist (His doctors said he had a 50-50 chance or survival. | Our disregard for the environment threatens the long-term survival of the planet. | fight for survival (=struggle or work hard in order to continue to exist)) (A lot of small companies are having to fight for survival.) 2 survival of the fittest a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist 3 a survival from especially BrE something that has continued to exist from a much earlier period, especially when similar things have disappeared; relic
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances. ...companies which have been struggling for survival in the advancing recession... Ask for the free booklet ‘Debt: a Survival Guide’. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you refer to the survival of a person or living thing, you mean that they live through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that they might die. If cancers are spotted early there’s a high chance of survival... An animal’s sense of smell is still crucial to its survival. N-UNCOUNT 3. You can use the survival of the fittest to refer to a situation in which only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful, while the others die or fail. PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1598 1. a. the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing b. the continuation of life or existence problems of ~ in arctic conditions 2. one that survives ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the process or an instance of surviving. 2 a person, thing, or practice that has remained from a former time. Phrases and idioms survival kit emergency rations etc., esp. carried by servicemen. survival of the fittest the process or result of natural selection. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) выживаемость 2) выживание 3) доживание 4) жизнеспособность 5) неприкосновенный аварийный vibration survival capability — вибрационная прочность - game of survival - probability of survival - survival game - survival kit - survival pack - survival probability - survival test - survival time ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ.; амер.; стат. 1) продолжительность существования 2) выживание 3) живучесть - survival rates ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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выживание, переживание the survival of the fittest — выживание наиболее приспособленных – overwinter survival ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. выживание; выживаемость (также социол.) survival table —- таблица дожития survival probability —- вероятность дожития survival curve —- кривая выживания the survival of the fittest —- биол. естественный отбор problems of survival in arctic expeditions —- проблемы выживания в условиях арктических экспедиций survival after death —- загробная жизнь 2. срок существования (чего-л.); долговечность (чего-л.) the obscure laws of literary survival —- таинственные законы долговечности в области литературы 3. пережиток a survival of times past —- пережиток прошлого ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) выживание; the survival of the fittest biol. - естественный отбор 2) пережиток ...Англо-русский словарь
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