English-German translation for "instinctive"

"instinctive" German translation

instinctive
[inˈstiŋktiv]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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instinkt-, triebmäßig, instinktiv instinktiv, unwillkürlich ahnend, instinktiv, Ahnungs…
  • ahnend, instinktiv, Ahnungs…
    instinctive based on suspicion or hunch
    instinctive based on suspicion or hunch
  • instinctive syn vgl. → see „spontaneous“
    instinctive syn vgl. → see „spontaneous“
Sie sagten, Benita sei ein instinktiver Optimist.
You said Benita is an instinctive optimist.
Source: Europarl
Menschen wie Leonardo-- es gab nicht viele-- hatten diese erstaunliche instinktive Neugier.
People like Leonardo-- there have not been many-- had this amazingly instinctive curiosity.
Source: TED
Und da ist also ein sehr instinktiver Weg auf welchem wir flüchtig Emotionen zueinander übertragen.
And so there's a very instinctive way in which we briefly transmit emotions to each other.
Source: TED
Die BJP hat schon immer spontane Furcht unter den Moslems ausgelöst.
The BJP has always evoked instinctive fear among Muslims.
Source: News-Commentary
Es kann sein, dass der instinktive Optimismus von Kommissarin Ferrero-Waldner fehl am Platz ist.
It may be that Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's instinctive optimism proves misplaced.
Source: Europarl
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