impulse

/ˈɪmpʌls/ noun

Translation

FEELING [C] › a sudden feeling that you must do something, without thinking about the results

dürtü, şevk, düşünmeden yapılan ani hareket

[usually singular] Her first impulse was to run away.1866927

on impulse › suddenly and without thinking first

aniden, düşünmeden, bir anda karar vererek

I tend to act on impulse.1866

SIGNAL [C] › a short signal that carries information through a system, for example an electrical system or the nerves in your body

itici güç/dürtü, sinyal

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(Definition of impulse noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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