self-preservation

English

Etymology

self- +‎ preservation

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/

Noun

self-preservation (uncountable)

The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm.

Translations

self-preservation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自我保護, 自我保护 (zìwǒ bǎohù), 自保 (zh) (zìbǎo)
Czech: sebezáchova f
Finnish: itsesuojelu
French: autoconservation (fr) f
German: Selbsterhaltung f

Irish: féinchaomhnú m
Italian: autoconservazione f
Japanese: 自己保存 (しこほぞん, jiko-hozon)
Lithuanian: savisauga f
Russian: самосохране́ние (ru) n (samosoxranénije)
Swedish: självbevarelsedrift (sv) c

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