self-sufficiency

• Substantivo que designa a condição de quem é capaz de suprir as próprias necessidades sem depender de ajuda externa, especialmente no contexto pessoal ou individual.

A noun referring to the state of being able to provide for one's own needs without external assistance, particularly in a personal or individual context.

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1. Personal independenceB2formal

   The ability to meet one's own needs without external assistance, relying on one's own resources and skills.

   Autossuficiência

   • After years of training, she achieved complete self-sufficiency in the wilderness.
   • Learning to cook and manage finances is a step toward self-sufficiency.
   • His self-sufficiency allowed him to live alone without relying on others.

   Sinônimosautonomyindependenceself-directionself-reliance

   Antônimosdependencedependencyreliance

2. Economic independenceC1formal

   The state of a country, region, or entity being able to produce enough goods and services to sustain itself without imports.

   Independência econômica

   • The nation's goal is to achieve energy self-sufficiency within the next decade.
   • Agricultural self-sufficiency reduces dependence on foreign food supplies.
   • Economic self-sufficiency is a key objective for many developing countries.

   Sinônimosautarkyindependenceself-reliance

   Antônimosdependencedependencyreliance