impulso

/imˈpulso/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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
los impulsos

Meaning

  1. impulse

    • Actuó por impulso.

      He acted on impulse.

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

capricho

Close synonyms for "whim, impulse."

pulso

Close — figuratively, both relate to a driving rhythm or force, pulse and 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 impulso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Actuó por ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches impulso?

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