instinct
French → English
(biology) Instinct: an innate, fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to stimuli; natural drive
Les oiseaux migrateurs se dirigent grâce à leur instinct naturel.
(English) Migratory birds navigate using their natural instinct.
Les bêtes se gouvernent par pur instinct de survie.
(English) Animals govern themselves by pure survival instinct.
(intuition) Gut feeling: an intuitive or involuntary feeling that guides human decisions; hunch
Il a suivi son instinct pour choisir la bonne direction.
(English) He followed his gut feeling to choose the right direction.
Mon instinct me dit que cette proposition est trop belle pour être vraie.
(English) My instinct tells me that this offer is too good to be true.
Entry ID: fr:en:instinct · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary