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survival
Surviving in a hostile or natural environment with minimal equipment. The term includes techniques and knowledge necessary for survival in the wilderness.
Im Survival-Training lernen die Teilnehmer, wie man ohne moderne Ausrüstung in der Wildnis zurechtkommt.
In survival training, participants learn how to manage in the wilderness without modern equipment.
'Survival' is a word borrowed directly from English. It is pronounced the same way in German and has the same core meaning of surviving in the wilderness.
Im Fernsehen laufen viele Sendungen über Survival in extremen Umgebungen.
There are many TV shows about survival in extreme environments.
The word 'Survival' is very often used as the first part of compound nouns to identify something as being for this purpose. Examples include Survival-Messer (survival knife), Survival-Kit (survival kit), or Survival-Ausrüstung (survival gear).
Zu seinem Geburtstag wünscht er sich ein hochwertiges Survival-Messer.
For his birthday, he wants a high-quality survival knife.
Common combinations are 'Survival-Training' (survival training) or 'Survival-Kurs' (survival course), used to describe learning survival techniques. You can 'machen' (do), 'absolvieren' (complete), or 'daran teilnehmen' (take part in) such training.
Nächstes Jahr möchte ich an einem Survival-Training in den Alpen teilnehmen.
Next year I want to take part in survival training in the Alps.
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Überleben refers here to someone staying alive in a dangerous environment. Survival, on the other hand, refers to the field of techniques and knowledge that help make this possible. Use überleben for the success of staying alive and Survival for practicing these skills.
Beim Survival lernt sie, mit wenigen Hilfsmitteln ein sicheres Lager zu bauen und Wasser zu finden.
In survival training, she learns how to build a secure campsite and find water with minimal equipment.
Mit einem sicheren Lager und genug Wasser kann sie mehrere Tage im Wald überleben.
With a secure campsite and enough water, she can survive in the forest for several days.
