instinto

/insˈtinto/, [ĩnsˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]

instinct


Noun instinto m (plural instintos)

  1. instinct
  2. gut, gut feeling
    Tienes que confiar en tu instinto.
    You have to trust your gut.

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Examples
  • El instinto de supervivencia es innato.

    The instinct for survival is innate.

  • Es decir, un idioma es algo que aprendemos y nos enseñan, no algo que sabemos por instinto.

    That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.

  • Los pájaros aprenden a volar por instinto.

    Birds learn to fly by instinct.

  • Mi instinto era cierto.

    My instinct was right.

  • El instinto es fundamental.

    Instinct is the key.

  • En el arte, como en el amor, el instinto es suficiente.

    In art, as in love, instinct is good enough.

  • Los animales actúan por instinto.

    Animals act on instinct.

  • Hay cosas que solo la inteligencia es capaz de buscar, pero que de por sí nunca encontrará. Estas cosas solo pueden encontrarse por instinto, pero el instinto nunca las buscará.

    There are things that only intelligence is capable of searching for, but which it itself will never find. These things can only be found by instinct, but it will never search for them.


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