gut instinct

Lithuanian translation: vidinis balsas

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English term or phrase:gut instinct
Lithuanian translation:vidinis balsas
Entered by: Leonardas

20:50 Oct 26, 2002
English to Lithuanian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: gut instinct
gut instinct

as in:

"I should have listened to my gut instinct"
Dima Malik
vidinis balsas
Explanation:
"gut" in this case means "inner", i.e., something that is inside us. More literal translation would be "vidinis instinktas", and the sentence would go:

"Man reikėjo įsiklausyti į savo vidinį instinktą."

But instinct always comes from inside, not from outside, and in Lithuanian it would sound better as "vidinis balsas" - literally, an "inner voice" that is inside us and tells as what we have to do; it is actually what our instinct, or intuition says. So your sentence in Lithuanian would be:

"Man reikėjo įsiklausyti į savo vidinį balsą."
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vidinis balsas


Explanation:
"gut" in this case means "inner", i.e., something that is inside us. More literal translation would be "vidinis instinktas", and the sentence would go:

"Man reikėjo įsiklausyti į savo vidinį instinktą."

But instinct always comes from inside, not from outside, and in Lithuanian it would sound better as "vidinis balsas" - literally, an "inner voice" that is inside us and tells as what we have to do; it is actually what our instinct, or intuition says. So your sentence in Lithuanian would be:

"Man reikėjo įsiklausyti į savo vidinį balsą."


Leonardas
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Ačiū labai tau už pagalbą!

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