el
masculine
/ˈpulso/
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Translation
pulse
Word origin
From Latin pulsus ('a beating, striking'), from pellere ('to drive, to strike'). The same root gives English 'pulse' and 'impulse'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pulsus
- English cognates
- pulse, impulse
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpulsos
Examples
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The doctor took his pulse.
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He has a very steady hand for drawing.
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My pulse quickened from the nerves.
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I arm-wrestled my brother and won.
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I cannot feel the pulse in her wrist.
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