🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

sobrevivência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sobrevivência

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Survival/sərˈvaɪ.vəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles lutaram pela sobrevivência na ilha deserta."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.

    "The stranded hikers fought hard for their survival in the freezing mountains."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'survivre', which stems from the Latin 'supervivere', combining 'super-' (over, above) and 'vivere' (to live). It entered the English language in the 15th century, initially denoting the state of outliving someone, before expanding to mean the continuation of life or existence against difficult odds.

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