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autoperpetuazione

English translation: self-perpetuation

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Italian term or phrase:autoperpetuazione
English translation:self-perpetuation

15:28 Jul 25, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-07-29 08:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / autoperpetuazione
Italian term or phrase: autoperpetuazione
Self-perpetuate (?)

La frase in italiano è

le organizzazioni dotate di un gene che porta all'autoreplicazione e all'autoperpetuazione tendono a....
maddy80
Italy
Local time: 04:57
self-perpetuation
Explanation:
I don't think this is a technical term, but just an expression to refer to companies with as "going concerns" go on for ever, unlike us mere mortals.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 06:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3self-perpetuation
James (Jim) Davis
3self-conservation
cynthiatesser


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
self-conservation


Explanation:
maybe ...

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 04:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 24
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
self-perpetuation


Explanation:
I don't think this is a technical term, but just an expression to refer to companies with as "going concerns" go on for ever, unlike us mere mortals.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 06:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1888
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  texjax DDS PhD
49 mins
agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
agree  Ellen Kraus: avrei detto anch´io
2 hrs
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