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1 self-preservation
Selbsterhaltung, die* * *['selfprezə'veiʃən](the natural inclination towards the protection of oneself from harm, danger etc: Self-preservation is our strongest instinct.) die Selbsterhaltung* * *self-pre·ser·ˈva·tioninstinct for \self-preservation Selbsterhaltungstrieb m* * ** * *noun, no pl., no indef. art.Selbsterhaltung, die -
2 instinct
noun1) Instinkt, der2) (intuition) Instinkt, der; instinktives Gefühl ( for für); (unconscious skill) natürliche Begabung ( for für); Sinn, der ( for für)* * *['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.) der Instinkt- academic.ru/38507/instinctive">instinctive- instinctively* * *in·stinct[ˈɪn(t)stɪŋ(k)t]nher first \instinct was to shout ihr erster Impuls war zu schreienher business \instincts usually warn her when trouble is brewing ihr Geschäftssinn warnt sie normalerweise vor sich zusammenbrauenden SchwierigkeitenBob seems to have an \instinct for knowing which products will sell Bob scheint instinktiv zu wissen, welche Produkte sich verkaufen werdenthe \instinct for self-preservation der Selbsterhaltungstriebto do sth by [or on] \instinct etw instinktiv tun* * *['InstIŋkt]1. nInstinkt mthe sex/survival instinct — der Geschlechts-/Überlebenstrieb
to have an instinct for business, to have a good business instinct — einen ausgeprägten Geschäftssinn or -instinkt haben
2. adj (liter)* * *instinct1 [ˈınstıŋkt] s1. Instinkt m, (Natur)Trieb m:instinct for self-preservation Selbsterhaltungstrieb;2. (sicherer) Instinkt, natürliche Begabung ( beide:for für):3. instinktives Gefühl ( for für):follow one’s instincts seinem Instinkt folgenwith von)* * *noun1) Instinkt, derinstinct for survival, survival instinct — Überlebenstrieb, der
2) (intuition) Instinkt, der; instinktives Gefühl ( for für); (unconscious skill) natürliche Begabung ( for für); Sinn, der ( for für)* * *n.Drang ¨-e m.Instinkt -e n.Trieb -e m. -
3 instinct
in·stinct [ʼɪn(t)stɪŋ(k)t] nher first \instinct was to shout ihr erster Impuls war zu schreien;her business \instincts usually warn her when trouble is brewing ihr Geschäftssinn warnt sie normalerweise vor sich zusammenbrauenden Schwierigkeiten;Bob seems to have an \instinct for knowing which products will sell Bob scheint instinktiv zu wissen, welche Produkte sich verkaufen werden;the \instinct for self-preservation der Selbsterhaltungstrieb
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