impulso
See also: impulsó
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /imˈpul.so/
- (Central) IPA(key): /imˈpul.su/
Verb
impulso
- first-person singular present indicative form of impulsar
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impulsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imˈpul.so/
- Rhymes: -ulso
- Hyphenation: im‧pùl‧so
Noun
impulso m (plural impulsi)
- impulse, drive, urge, boost
- (sciences) impulse, pulse, also archaic for momentum
Related terms
- impulsivo
Latin
Participle
impulsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of impulsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impulsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈpuw.su/ [ĩˈpuʊ̯.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈpuw.so/ [ĩˈpuʊ̯.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩˈpul.su/ [ĩˈpuɫ.su]
- Hyphenation: im‧pul‧so
Noun
impulso m (plural impulsos)
- thrust (force due to propulsion)
- impulse (sudden force that impels)
Related terms
- pulso
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impulsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imˈpulso/ [ĩmˈpul.so]
- Rhymes: -ulso
- Syllabification: im‧pul‧so
Noun
impulso m (plural impulsos)
- drive, urge
- (sciences) impulse, pulse
Related terms
- impulsar
- impulsivo
Verb
impulso
- first-person singular present indicative of impulsar
Further reading
- “impulso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014