Impulse in spanish
Impulso
pronunciation: impulsoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: impulsoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
impulse = impulso, motivación.
Example: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.more:
» act on + impulse = actuar por impulso.
Example: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.» control + Posesivo + impulse = controlar el impulso.
Example: Odysseus tends to makey rash decisions and often finds it impossible to control his impulses.» electrical impulse = impulso eléctrico.
Example: Optical character recognition (OCR) is a method by which printed characters can be 'read' by a computer; a light-sensitive machine converts the print into electrical impulses which can be stored in machine readable form.» have + an impulse = sentir un impulso.
Example: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.» impulse buy = compra impulsiva. [Compra hecha por el impulso del momento más que de un modo premeditado]
Example: In total 47 per cent of all books bought were impulse buys and this comprised 42 per cent of books sold by cash value.» impulse purchase = compara impulsiva.
Example: It's not unusual to be more hard-up for cash in summer than during other seasons, because you're likely making more impulse purchases.» impulse shopping = compra compulsiva.
Example: Impulse shopping has led to impulse circulation and impulse reference requests and the layout of the library reflects this retail concept.» on impulse = sin pensarlo, por impulso.
Example: On impulse, she poured a second glass and plunked it down on the countertop next to the man.» resist + an impulse = resistir un impulso.
Example: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.» sudden impulse = impulso repentino.
Example: I had this sudden impulse to turn the wheel quickly, head-on into the oncoming car.» yield to + a sudden impulse = dejarse llevar por un impulso.
Example: He had not yielded to a sudden impulse, but to a steady and growing pressure from which there had been no means of escape.