impulso — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- impetus noun Something that drives or encourages an action to happen; a driving force.
- impulse noun A sudden strong urge to act, often without thinking it through.
- lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
- momentum noun In physics, a measure of a moving object's motion, calculated as its mass multiplied by its velocity.
- thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.
Senses
impulso is used for these senses in English:
- boost A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- drive A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- impetus The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
- lunge A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- thrust A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- thrust The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
boost — full definition
- noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- verb To help increase or improve something.
- verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).
drive — full definition
- verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
- noun A journey made in a vehicle.
- noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
- noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.