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impulse ['ɪmpʌls](a) (desire, instinct) impulsion f, besoin m, envie f;∎ I felt an irresistible impulse to hit him j'ai éprouvé une irrésistible envie de le frapper;∎ a sudden impulse made me start running instinctivement, j'ai commencé à courir;∎ to act on impulse agir par impulsion;∎ I bought it on impulse je l'ai acheté sur un coup de tête;∎ I'm sorry, I did it on impulse je m'excuse, j'ai fait ça sans réfléchir;∎ on a sudden impulse, he kissed her pris d'une envie irrésistible, il l'a embrassée∎ government grants have given an impulse to trade les subventions gouvernementales ont relancé les affaires►► Marketing impulse buy achat m d'impulsion;Marketing impulse buyer acheteur(euse) m,f impulsif(ive);Marketing impulse buying (UNCOUNT) achats mpl d'impulsion;Marketing impulse purchase achat m d'impulsion;Marketing impulse purchaser acheteur(euse) m,f impulsif(ive);Marketing impulse purchasing (UNCOUNT) achats mpl d'impulsion -
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impulse n1 ( urge) impulsion f ; to have a sudden impulse to do avoir une envie soudaine de faire ; her immediate impulse was to say no sur le coup elle a eu envie de refuser ; to act on (an) impulse ( rashly) agir sur un coup de tête ; ( spontaneously) obéir or céder à une impulsion ; on a sudden impulse she turned back cédant à une impulsion elle a fait demi-tour ; the impulse to communicate l'envie de communiquer ; a generous impulse un élan de générosité ; a person of impulse un/-e impulsif/-ive m/f ;2 ( stimulus) impulsion f ; to give an impulse to economic recovery donner une impulsion au redressement économique ;3 Physiol influx m nerveux ; -
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sudden [ˈsʌdn]• it's all so sudden! c'est si soudain !► sudden-death noun (British) mort f subite ; (US Sport) prolongation où les ex aequo sont départagés dès le premier point marqué* * *['sʌdn]adjective [impulse, death] soudain; [movement] brusque -
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sudden adj [impulse, death] soudain, subit ; [movement] brusque ; all of a sudden tout à coup, tout d'un coup ; it's all a bit sudden c'est un peu trop soudain ; it was all very sudden ça s'est passé très vite. -
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1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) impulsion2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulsion•- impulsively - impulsiveness -
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compulsion [kəm'pʌlʃən]∎ to act under compulsion agir sous la contrainte;∎ there's no compulsion to do it il n'y a pas d'obligation à le faire;∎ he is under no compulsion to sell il n'est nullement obligé de vendre, rien ne l'oblige à vendre∎ I felt a sudden compulsion to visit my grandmother j'ai soudain ressenti un besoin urgent de rendre visite à ma grand-mère
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impulse — noun 1 sudden strong wish ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ irresistible ▪ first, initial, original ▪ My first impulse was to run away … Collocations dictionary
impulse */ — UK [ˈɪmpʌls] / US [ˈɪmˌpʌls] noun Word forms impulse : singular impulse plural impulses 1) [countable/uncountable] a sudden strong feeling that you must do something an impulse to do something: Jenny felt a sudden impulse to play some music.… … English dictionary
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impulse — im|pulse [ˈımpʌls] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: impulsus, from the past participle of impellere; IMPEL] 1.) [U and C] a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do = ↑urge impulse to do … Dictionary of contemporary English
impulse — noun 1 (C, U) a sudden strong desire to do something before thinking whether it is a sensible thing to do: impulse to do sth: Gerry couldn t resist the impulse to skip work and go down to the beach. | on impulse (=because of an impulse): She had… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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impulse — Sudden force. A spontaneous inclination of the mind prompting an immediate involvement in something not theretofore in contemplation. Curry v Federal Life Ins. Co. (Mo) 287 SW 1053, 1056. See irresistible impulse; uncontrollable impulse … Ballentine's law dictionary
impulse — Sudden urge or inclination; thrusting or impelling force within a person. See also insanity irresistible impulse … Black's law dictionary