Instinto (en. Instinct)

/ins'tinto/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Innate tendency to act in a certain way without needing to learn it.

Animals follow their instinct to survive.

Los animales siguen su instinto para sobrevivir.

Feeling or perception that guides a person to make decisions.

They acted on instinct when they decided to help the person in danger.

Actuó por instinto cuando decidió ayudar a la persona en peligro.

It comes from the Latin 'instinctus', which means 'driven' or 'moved'.

follow your instinct

Act according to what feels natural or appropriate.

seguir el instinto

maternal instinct

Instinct that mothers feel towards their children.

instinto maternal

have good instinct

To have the ability to make good choices based on intuition.

tener buen instinto

intuition

Ability to understand or know something without the need for reasoning.

intuición

perception

Process of acquiring information through the senses.

percepción

impulse

Force that drives someone to act in a certain way.

impulso

To have a good hunch.

When I saw that house, I felt an instinct that told me it was the right one.

Cuando vi esa casa, sentí un instinto que me decía que era la correcta.

To act without thinking.

Sometimes, you have to go with your instinct and not plan so much.

A veces, hay que dejarse llevar por el instinto y no planear tanto.