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pulse [pʌls]1 noun∎ he took my pulse il m'a pris le pouls, il a pris mon pouls;∎ her pulse (rate) is a hundred son pouls est à cent (pulsations par minute);∎ my pulse quickens when I see her quand je la vois, j'ai le cœur qui bat plus fort;∎ figurative to have one's finger on the pulse être à la page;∎ figurative to keep one's finger on the pulse se tenir au courant(c) (vibration) rythme m régulier;∎ I felt the pulse of the ship's motors je sentais le rythme régulier des moteurs du navire(d) (bustle, life) animation f∎ Cookery (dried) pulses légumes mpl secs(blood) battre; (music, room) vibrer;∎ a vein pulsed in his temple une veine palpitait sur sa tempe;∎ the whole place pulsed with life il y avait partout une animation extraordinaire;∎ the music pulsed inside my head la musique résonnait dans ma tête►► Electronics pulse modulation (of one parameter) modulation f d'impulsions; (by pulse series) modulation f par impulsions;pulse rate fréquence f du pouls;∎ an exercise that increases the pulse rate un exercice qui fait accélérer le rythme cardiaque
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