impulse

impulse
noun
1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) impulso
2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulso
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- impulsively
- impulsiveness
impulse n impulso
he bought a bar of chocolate on impulse compró una chocolatina llevado por un impulso
he felt an impulse to eat some chocolate le entraron ganas de comer chocolate
impulse
tr['ɪmpʌls]
noun
1 (sudden urge) impulso, capricho; (stimulus, drive) impulso, estímulo, ímpetu nombre masculino
■ she felt a sudden impulse to hit him de repente le entraron ganas de pegarle
■ I bought it on impulse lo compré por capricho
2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL impulso
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to act on impulse dejarse llevar por un impulso
to do something on impulse hacer algo por capricho, hacer algo por impulso
to check an impulse controlar un impulso
to yield to an impulse ceder a un impulso
impulse buying compra por impulso
impulse ['ɪm.pʌls] n
1) : impulso m
2)
on impulse : sin reflexionar
impulse
n.
• arranque s.m.
• impulsión s.f.
• impulso s.m.
• instinto s.m.
• pujo s.m.
• ímpetu s.m.
'ɪmpʌls
noun
a) (urge) impulso m

acting on (an) impulse — llevado por un impulso

I did it on impulse — lo hice sin pensarlo; (before n)

impulse buying — compras fpl impulsivas

b) (impetus, force) impulso m
['ɪmpʌls]
1.
N (Tech) (also fig) impulso m

my first impulse was to hit him — mi primer impulso fue de golpearlo

on impulse — llevado por un impulso, impulsivamente

to act on impulse — obrar llevado por un impulso, obrar impulsivamente

I bought it on impulse — lo compré impulsivamente

to yield to a sudden impulse — dejarse llevar por un impulso

2.
CPD

impulse buy N — compra f impulsiva

impulse buying N — compras fpl impulsivas

impulse sales NPL — ventas fpl impulsivas

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['ɪmpʌls]
noun
a) (urge) impulso m

acting on (an) impulse — llevado por un impulso

I did it on impulse — lo hice sin pensarlo; (before n)

impulse buying — compras fpl impulsivas

b) (impetus, force) impulso m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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