instinct

Instinkt, Trieb

Natürliches Gefühl oder Verhalten, das angeboren ist und nicht erlernt werden muss.

In einfachem Englisch: A natural feeling or behavior that you are born with rather than learn.

• Birds build nests by instinct.
• Her protective instinct made her reach for the child.
• The animal’s survival instinct kept it moving despite its injuries.

Synonyme: drive, impulse

Häufige Wendungen: survival instinct, maternal instinct, natural instinct

Intuition, Bauchgefühl

Gefühl, das einem ohne langes Nachdenken sagt, was man tun oder glauben soll.

In einfachem Englisch: A feeling that tells you what to do or believe without carefully thinking about it.

• My instinct told me to wait.
• He trusted his instinct and turned back.
• Do you have an instinct for choosing the right moment?

So benutzt man es: instinct for something (She has an instinct for finding good stories.); instinct to do something (My first instinct was to call for help.)

Synonyme: intuition, gut feeling, hunch

Häufige Wendungen: trust your instinct, first instinct, instinct for something