primal

relating to the most basic and important needs or feelings, especially those that are very strong and urgent

primitivo, básico, urgente

• a primal need/desire

Collocations primal fear · primal urge

• The primal instinct to survive is strong in all animals.

  El instinto primario de sobrevivir es fuerte en todos los animales.

relating to the earliest period of time, especially in a person's life or the history of something

primitivo, originario, ancestral

• the primal origins of something

Collocations primal history · primal roots

• The primal forces that shaped the planet are still at work today.

  Las fuerzas primordiales que moldearon el planeta siguen en acción hoy en día.