animal nature

• Se rapporte aux caractéristiques innées, instinctives et primitives d'un animal ou de l'être humain, souvent utilisé de manière métaphorique pour décrire les instincts bruts ou les aspects sauvages du comportement humain.

Refers to the inherent, instinctive, and primal characteristics or behaviors of an animal, often used metaphorically to describe raw human instincts or untamed aspects of human behavior.

1. Instinctual behaviorC1formal

   The inherent, instinctual, and often primal aspects of human behavior that are shared with animals, such as survival instincts, aggression, and basic drives.

   nature animale

   • In moments of extreme stress, his animal nature took over.
   • The philosopher argued that civilization is a thin veneer over our animal nature.
   • Her animal nature drove her to protect her child at all costs.

2. Primal essenceC1formal

   The fundamental, untamed, and natural essence of a living being, devoid of social conditioning or intellectual refinement.

   nature animale

   • The artist's work sought to capture the raw animal nature of the human form.
   • He felt a connection to his own animal nature while hiking in the wilderness.
   • The novel explores the conflict between human reason and animal nature.