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    Instincts (en. Instincts)

    /ɛ̃s.tɛ̃/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    An innate ability that guides an individual's behavior.
    Survival instincts are essential for all living beings.
    Les instincts de survie sont essentiels pour tous les êtres vivants.
    A set of automatic reactions to a situation.
    His protective instinct manifested when he saw the accident.
    Son instinct de protection s'est manifesté lorsqu'il a vu l'accident.
    The capacity to sense or understand something intuitively.
    My instinct tells me that I should avoid this path.
    Mon instinct me dit que je devrais éviter ce chemin.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'instinctus', meaning 'driven, animated'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to act by instinct
    To act without reflection, naturally.
    agir par instinct
    to follow one's instinct
    To make decisions based on one's internal sensations.
    suivre son instinct
    to have a predatory instinct
    To possess an innate ability to hunt or seize opportunities.
    avoir un instinct de prédateur

    Related Words

    intuition
    Immediate sensation or understanding without conscious reasoning.
    intuition
    reflex
    Automatic and rapid reaction to a stimulus.
    réflexe
    instinctive
    Related to or derived from instinct.
    instinctif

    Slang Meanings

    To have flair
    She has a flair for choosing her friends.
    Elle a du flair pour choisir ses amis.
    Innate sense
    He has an innate sense for business.
    Il a un sens inné des affaires.
    Gut feeling
    I had a gut feeling that this project was going to succeed.
    J'ai pifé que ce projet allait réussir.