impulse

UK
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
US
/ˈɪm.pʌls/

Übersetzungen

impulsesubstantiv
impulses
Pl.
UK
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
US
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
She resisted the impulse to shout at him.
Elle a résisté à l’impulsion de lui crier dessus.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
pulsionSurtout au sens psychologique, plus marqué et plus spécialisé.
élanS’emploie pour une force motrice ou un élan qui stimule une action ou une dynamique.
impulseverb
impulsed
Präteritum
impulsed
Partizip Perfekt
impulsing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
US
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The unexpected news impulsed him to make a quick decision.
La nouvelle inattendue l’a incité à prendre une décision rapide.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
pousserPlus courant en français dans le sens de « pousser à agir ».
impulseadjektiv
UK
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
US
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
Used attributively (e.g., "impulse purchase") to qualify nouns with the sense "done suddenly or without planning".
She made an impulse purchase at the checkout.
Elle a fait un achat impulsif à la caisse.

Definitionen

impulsesubstantiv
A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act.
She resisted the impulse to shout at him.
A driving or motivating force; an impetus.
The new policy provided an impulse for economic growth.
A brief electrical signal that travels along a nerve or muscle fiber.
The nerve impulse travels rapidly to the brain.
A force acting briefly on a body and producing a change in momentum.
The impulse from the bat sent the ball flying over the fence.
impulseverb
To drive or urge forward with sudden force or emotion.
The unexpected news impulsed him to make a quick decision.
impulseadjektiv
Relating to or resulting from a sudden desire or urge; made without forethought.
She made an impulse purchase at the checkout.