pulse

pouls

Mouvement régulier du sang que l’on sent au poignet ou au cou lorsque le cœur bat.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : heartbeat

Expressions courantes : check someone's pulse, feel someone's pulse, weak pulse, strong pulse

pouls, fréquence cardiaque

Nombre de battements du cœur par minute, mesuré pour évaluer la santé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : heart rate, pulse rate

Expressions courantes : pulse rate, resting pulse, rapid pulse, take someone's pulse

battement, pulsation

Un battement ou une série de battements ou de mouvements répétés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : beat, throb

Expressions courantes : a steady pulse, each pulse, rhythmic pulse

pulsation, rythme

Battement régulier de la musique que l’on peut suivre en tapant ou en bougeant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : beat, rhythm

Expressions courantes : steady pulse, musical pulse, pulse of music

pulsation, vitalité

Énergie et activité d’un lieu, d’un groupe ou d’un événement qui lui donnent de la vie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the pulse of something (The market is a good place to feel the pulse of the city.)

Synonymes : heartbeat, vitality, energy

Expressions courantes : pulse of something, city's pulse, urban pulse

élan de vie, élan d'émotion

Sensation d’être plein de vie ou élan d’une émotion forte.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a pulse of something (She felt a pulse of hope when she heard his voice.)

Synonymes : surge, thrill

Expressions courantes : pulse of life, pulse of excitement, pulse of emotion

battre, palpiter, pulser

Battre ou bouger selon un rythme régulier et répété.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : pulse through something (Music pulsed through the walls.); pulse with something (The room pulsed with music.)

Synonymes : beat, throb, pulsate

Expressions courantes : pulse steadily, pulse with something, pulse through something, pulse rhythmically