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'instiŋkt(a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinto- instinctively
instinct n instintotr['ɪnstɪŋkt]1 instinto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act on instinct reaccionar instintivamenteto have an instinct for something tener un don para algomaternal instinct instinto maternalinstinct ['ɪn.stɪŋkt] n1) talent: instinto m, don man instinct for the right word: un don para escoger la palabra apropiada2) : instinto mmaternal instincts: instintos maternalesn.• instinto s.m.'ɪnstɪŋktcount & mass noun instinto mmaternal/business instinct — instinto maternal/para los negocios
by instinct — por instinto, instintivamente
1.['ɪnstɪŋkt]N instinto mthe instinct for self-preservation — el instinto de conservación or supervivencia
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man — se las pintaba sola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía *
2.[ɪn'stɪŋkt]ADJ literinstinct with — lleno de, imbuido de
* * *['ɪnstɪŋkt]count & mass noun instinto mmaternal/business instinct — instinto maternal/para los negocios
by instinct — por instinto, instintivamente
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3 maternal
mə'tə:nl1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) maternal2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) materno•
maternal adjetivo ‹ instinto› maternal; ‹ amor› motherly, maternal
maternal adjetivo maternal, motherly
un gesto maternal, a motherly gesture
instinto maternal, maternal instinct ' maternal' also found in these entries: Spanish: amor - materna - materno English: maternal - mother - motherlytr[mə'tɜːnəl]1 (motherly) maternal2 (related to mother) materno,-amaternal [mə'tərnəl] adjmotherly: maternal♦ maternally advadj.• maternal adj.• materno, -a adj.mə'tɜːrnḷ, mə'tɜːnḷa) ( motherly) maternalb) ( on mother's side) (before n) < grandfather> materno[mǝ'tɜːnl]ADJ1) (=motherly) [woman, behaviour, instinct] maternal; [feelings, love] maternal, de madre2) (=on the mother's side) materno (por parte de madre)maternal aunt — tía f materna (por parte de madre)
maternal grandfather — abuelo m materno (por parte de madre)
* * *[mə'tɜːrnḷ, mə'tɜːnḷ]a) ( motherly) maternalb) ( on mother's side) (before n) < grandfather> materno -
4 maternal
adj.maternal (feelings, instinct, love); materno(a) (relative, genes) -
5 instinto
instinto sustantivo masculino instinct; instinto de conservación survival instinct
instinto sustantivo masculino instinct: actúa por instinto, he acts instinctively ' instinto' also found in these entries: Spanish: carnal - gregaria - gregario - maternal - agudeza - agudizar - agudo - animal - asesino - bajo - guiar - homicida English: drive - herd instinct - instinct - instinctive - self-preservation - unbusinesslike - self
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maternal — [[t]mətɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child. She had little maternal instinct... Her feelings towards him were almost maternal. 2) … English dictionary
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Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy — are the normal adaptations that a woman undergoes during pregnancy to better accommodate the embryo or fetus. They are physiological changes, that is, they are entirely normal, and include cardiovascular, hematologic, metabolic, renal and… … Wikipedia
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