impulse

/ˈɪmpʌls/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
impulses

Meaning

  1. impulso

    • He bought the car on impulse.

      Él compró el carro por impulso.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

momentum

Spanish impulso covers both senses: an impulse is a sudden urge or a brief physics push; momentum is the ongoing force of a moving object, or figuratively, a sense of forward drive.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

capricho

Close — an impulse relates to a whim.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa impulse?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He bought the car on ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a impulse?

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