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daccepter
on impulse
Italian
Italian
English
English
impulso [imˈpulso] N m
1. impulso (sollecitazione):
impulso
impulse
impulso
impetus
impulso
stimulus
impulso
push
dare un (nuovo) impulso a qc
to give (fresh) impetus to sth
dare (un) impulso alla ripresa economica
to give an impulse to economic recovery
sotto l'impulso or per impulso della Germania, del partito, del sindaco
at the instigation of Germany, the party, the mayor
agire d'impulso
to act on (an) impulse
2. impulso (desiderio):
impulso
impulse
impulso
urge
impulso
compulsion
impulso repentino or improvviso
sudden impulse
sentire l'impulso di fare
to feel a compulsion to do, to have an impulse to do
il mio primo impulso è stato di…
my first instinct was to…
seguire un impulso
to follow a whim
3. impulso PSYCH:
impulso
drive
impulso morboso, incontrollabile
morbid, incontrollable drive
4. impulso:
impulso ELECTRON, ELEC, TECH
impulse
impulso ELECTRON, ELEC, TECH
pulse
5. impulso PHYS:
impulso
impulse
impulso
impetus
6. impulso PHYSIOL:
impulso
impulse
Phrases:
impulso nervoso
nerve impulse
impulso sessuale
sex drive
acquisto d'impulso (azione)
impulse buying
acquisto d'impulso (azione)
impulse shopping
acquisto d'impulso (oggetto)
impulse buy
acquisto d'impulso (oggetto)
impulse purchase
English
English
Italian
Italian
impulse buying
acquisto m d'impulso
impulse buy
acquisto m d'impulso
impulsively speak, behave, act
d'impulso
impulsive gesture, reaction
spontaneo, (fatto) d'impulso
nerve impulse
impulso m nervoso
sex drive
impulso m sessuale
impulsion
impulso m
impulse
impulso m
to have a sudden impulse to do
avere or sentire l'impulso improvviso di fare
her immediate impulse was to say no
sentì l'impulso immediato di dire no
to act on (an) impulse (rashly)
agire d'impulso
to act on (an) impulse (spontaneously)
cedere all'impulso
on a sudden impulse she turned back
d'impulso si girò
the impulse to communicate
l'impulso di comunicare
impulse
impulso m
to give an impulse to economic recovery
dare un impulso alla ripresa economica
impulse
impulso m
impulse ELEC, PHYS
impulso m
Italian
Italian
English
English
impulso [im·ˈpul·so] N m
1. impulso MECH, ELEC:
impulso
impulse
impulso di corrente
electrical impulse
impulso telefonico (scatto)
unit
2. impulso fig (stimolo):
impulso
impetus
dare impulso a qc
to boost sth
3. impulso fig (istinto):
impulso
impulse
d'impulso
impulsively
English
English
Italian
Italian
impulse
impulso m
to do sth on (an) impulse
fare qc d'impulso
impulse
impulso m
on the spur of the moment inf
d'impulso
impulsion
impulso m
to have [or feel] the impulsion to do sth
sentire l'impulso di fare qc
impulsion
impulso m
urge
impulso m
an urge to do sth
l'impulso di fare qc
he seems to have a constant compulsion to eat
sembra che abbia un continuo impulso a mangiare
she's a compulsive eater
non riesce a controllare l'irrefrenabile impulso a mangiare
drive
impulso m
sex drive
impulso m sessuale
push (strong action)
impulso m
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impulso di corrente
electrical impulse
impulso telefonico (scatto)
unit
dare impulso a qc
to boost sth
d'impulso
impulsively
she's a compulsive eater
non riesce a controllare l'irrefrenabile impulso a mangiare
he seems to have a constant compulsion to eat
sembra che abbia un continuo impulso a mangiare
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