Polyglot Dictionary

Impuls

/ɪmˈpʊls/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Impulse

Meaning

  1. impulse

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Anstoß

Anstoß can mean a sports "kick-off" or, figuratively, an "impulse" or stimulus for something to start; Impuls specifically means "impulse."

drang

Drang is more about an inner urge or drive; Impuls is more about a sudden, spontaneous impulse.

Similar in other languages

French

impulsion

impulsion is the French word for the same thing — both mean "impulse."

Portuguese

impulso

impulso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "impulse."

Practice

1 What does Impuls mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er handelte aus einem ___ heraus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Impuls?

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