pulse

pulso

Movimiento regular de la sangre que se siente en la muñeca o el cuello cuando late el corazón.

En inglés sencillo: The regular movement of blood that you can feel at your wrist or neck as your heart beats.

• The nurse checked my pulse.
• I could feel a faint pulse at his wrist.
• She pressed two fingers against her neck to find her pulse.

Sinónimos: heartbeat

Expresiones frecuentes: check someone's pulse, feel someone's pulse, weak pulse, strong pulse

pulso, frecuencia cardíaca

Número de veces que late el corazón en un minuto, medido para comprobar el estado de salud.

En inglés sencillo: The number of times your heart beats in a minute, used to check your health.

• My pulse is seventy beats a minute.
• Exercise made her pulse rise quickly.
• The doctor measured his resting pulse before the test.

Sinónimos: heart rate, pulse rate

Expresiones frecuentes: pulse rate, resting pulse, rapid pulse, take someone's pulse

latido, pulsación

Un latido o una serie de golpes o movimientos repetidos.

En inglés sencillo: One beat or a series of repeated beats or movements.

• I felt a single pulse beneath my fingers.
• Each pulse sent a little more blood through the tube.
• The machine made a series of slow pulses.

Sinónimos: beat, throb

Expresiones frecuentes: a steady pulse, each pulse, rhythmic pulse

pulso, ritmo

El latido regular de la música que puedes seguir dando golpecitos o moviéndote.

En inglés sencillo: The steady beat in music that you can follow by tapping or moving.

• Tap your foot to the pulse.
• The drums give the song a steady pulse.
• The dancers moved together, following the pulse of the music.

Sinónimos: beat, rhythm

Expresiones frecuentes: steady pulse, musical pulse, pulse of music

pulso, vitalidad

Energía y actividad de un lugar, grupo o evento que hacen que se sienta lleno de vida.

En inglés sencillo: The energy and activity of a place, group, or event that make it feel alive.

• You can feel the city's pulse here.
• The festival captures the pulse of local life.
• Busy markets and street musicians give this district its lively pulse.

Cómo se usa: the pulse of something (The market is a good place to feel the pulse of the city.)

Sinónimos: heartbeat, vitality, energy

Expresiones frecuentes: pulse of something, city's pulse, urban pulse

oleada de emoción, latido vital

Sensación de estar lleno de vida o de sentir una emoción intensa.

En inglés sencillo: A feeling of being alive or of strong emotion.

• A pulse of joy ran through her.
• He felt the pulse of life return after months of sadness.
• The memory brought a sudden pulse of emotion.

Cómo se usa: a pulse of something (She felt a pulse of hope when she heard his voice.)

Sinónimos: surge, thrill

Expresiones frecuentes: pulse of life, pulse of excitement, pulse of emotion

latir, palpitar, pulsar

Latir o moverse siguiendo un ritmo regular y repetido.

En inglés sencillo: To beat or move with a regular, repeated rhythm.

• The lights pulsed slowly.
• Pain pulsed behind her eyes.
• The bass pulsed through the floor beneath our feet.

Cómo se usa: pulse through something (Music pulsed through the walls.); pulse with something (The room pulsed with music.)

Sinónimos: beat, throb, pulsate

Expresiones frecuentes: pulse steadily, pulse with something, pulse through something, pulse rhythmically