impulse

1. A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

   c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.

   Impuls, Triebkraft

   и́мпульсímpulʹs, поры́вporýv, побужде́ниеpobuždénije

   і́мпульсímpulʹs

   a sudden desire

2. A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

   The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.

   When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.

   Drang, innerer Antrieb

   і́мпульсímpulʹs

3. The integral of force over time.

   The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.

   Kraftstoß

   и́мпульсímpulʹs, толчо́кtolčók

   an impelling force or strength

1. She bought the dress on impulse.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. Tom resisted the impulse to shout.

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Tom resisted the impulse to kiss Mary.

   ruТом сдержал порыв поцеловать Мэри. — Ooneykcall

   deTom widerstand dem Drang, Mary zu küssen. — Mixtli

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. I felt an impulse to cry out loud.

   ruЯ ощутил желание громко вскрикнуть. — Ooneykcall

   deIch verspürte den Drang, laut zu schreien. — Mixtli

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. He told his wife not to buy on impulse.

   ruОн сказал своей жене не делать неожиданных покупок. — Hellerick

   deEr sagte seiner Frau, sie solle keine Spontaneinkäufe machen. — Esperantostern

   CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular