modo de supervivencia
/modo de supeɾbibenθja/from spelling rules
The English phrase survival mode is translated into Spanish as modo de supervivencia.
This phrase describes a state of mind where a person focuses only on basic needs to get through a difficult period. It is used in psychological contexts to describe mental states, but it is also used in video game contexts to describe a specific gameplay difficulty.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of modo (mode or way), de (of) and supervivencia (survival).
How do you pronounce it?
/modo de supeɾbibenθja/
Did you know?
- While modo de supervivencia is used for psychology and gaming, a Spanish speaker might use the phrase modo guerra ('war mode') to describe a similar state of intense mental survival and focus.
- While 'modo de supervivencia' describes a psychological state, a Spanish speaker might instead use the phrase 'estar en modo automático' to describe the same feeling of just going through the motions to survive a day.
- In Spanish, supervivencia can refer to both the state of surviving and the act of outliving someone, such as a child who is a superviviente to their parents.
Examples in context
- En épocas difíciles, las empresas entran en modo de sobrevivenciaIn difficult times, companies go into survival mode
- Nuestro objetivo principal es establecer un plan de acción en modo de supervivenciaOur main objective is to establish an action plan in survival mode
- Estoy en modo supervivencia hasta que termine el proyectoI'm in survival mode until the project is completed
- Estoy en modo de supervivencia hasta que encuentre un nuevo empleo.I'm in survival mode until I find a new job.
- Durante la crisis económica, muchas personas entraron en modo de sobrevivencia.During the economic crisis, many people went into survival mode.
- Estoy en modo de supervivencia.I am in survival mode.
- Entré en modo de supervivencia durante la crisis.I entered survival mode during the crisis.
- El modo de supervivencia no es algo sostenible a largo plazo.Survival mode is not something sustainable in the long term.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about a stressful week at work.
- LucíaJavier, ¿estás muy cansado hoy?Javier, are you very tired today?
- JavierSí, he estado en modo de supervivencia esta semana.Yes, I have been in survival mode this week.
- LucíaLo siento mucho, ¿puedo ayudarte en algo?I'm very sorry, can I help you with something?
- JavierSolo necesito dormir un poco más.I just need to sleep a bit more.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
