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instinct

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

instinctnoun

instincts

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Translations

instinctSens intuitif ou naturel d’agir et de juger.

She had an instinct for knowing when someone was upset.

Elle avait l’instinct de savoir quand quelqu’un était contrarié.

Birds have an instinct to migrate during the winter months.

Les oiseaux ont l’instinct de migrer pendant les mois d’hiver.

instinctSens d’aptitude ou de disposition naturelle.

He has an instinct for making people feel comfortable.

Il a l’instinct de mettre les gens à l’aise.

Definitions

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli.

Birds have an instinct to migrate during the winter months.

A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.

She had an instinct for knowing when someone was upset.

A natural propensity or skill.

He has an instinct for making people feel comfortable.

Synonyms

innate tendency

gut feeling

natural inclination

primal urge

instinctadjective

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

Archaic or literary; typically used in the construction “instinct with”, meaning ‘filled or imbued (with)’.

Translations

imprégné deEmploi littéraire et archaïque : « rempli de », « pénétré de ».

Her prose is instinct with vibrant imagery.

Sa prose est imprégnée d’images éclatantes.

Definitions

(Archaic, literary) Filled or imbued (with a particular quality, feeling, etc.); alive with.

Her prose is instinct with vibrant imagery.