lijfsbehoud

Dutch

Etymology

From lijf (“body”) +‎ -s- +‎ behoud (“preservation”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

lijfsbehoud n (uncountable)

  1. the physical preservation of (one's) life, bodily survival
    In die wanhopige positie telt enkel lijfsbehoud.
    In that desperate position only sheer survival counts.

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