"instinct" meaning in French

See instinct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃s.tɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-instinct.ogg Forms: instincts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īnstīnctus. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:īnstīnctus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "īnstīnctus", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "instinct", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="instinct">, {{bor+|fr|la|īnstīnctus}} Borrowed from Latin īnstīnctus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} instinct m (plural instincts)
  1. instinct Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-instinct-fr-noun-JuWdajyS
  2. gut feeling Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-instinct-fr-noun-pAT1~VuR Categories (other): French entries referencing ambiguous etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 20 80 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 20 80 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: instinctif

Inflected forms

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