Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 44.