instinto-instinct: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is instinto? instinto is instinct

What is instinct?

  • m. Conjunto de pautas de conducta que se transmiten genéticamente, y que contribuyen a la conservación de la vida del individuo y de la especie: instinto de conservación.

    m. Set of patterns of behavior that are transmitted genetically, and that contribute to the conservation of the life of the individual and the species: instinct for conservation.

  • Impulso indeliberado que mueve la voluntad de una persona: actuó por instinto cuando arriesgó su vida por salvar la del niño.

    Undelibered impulse that moves a person's will: he acted instinctively when he risked his life to save the child's.

  • Facultad innata para captar ciertas impresiones o para desenvolverse en ámbitos determinados: instinto para los negocios.

    Innate faculty to capture certain impressions or to operate in certain areas: instinct for business.

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