Polyglot Dictionary

instinct

/ɛ̃s.tɛ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les instincts

Meaning

  1. instinct

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Instinkt

Instinkt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "instinct."

Spanish

instinto

instinto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "instinct."

Portuguese

instinto

instinto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "instinct."

Practice

1 What does instinct mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les animaux comptent sur l'___ pour survivre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches instinct?

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