d'istinto
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “of instinct”.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- instinctively
- 2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 43:
- «Non lo so» ho detto, difendendo d'istinto Peter Van Houten.
- "I don't know," I said, feeling defensive of Peter Van Houten.
- (literally, “"I don't know," I said, instinctively defending Peter Van Houten.”)