pulsate

pulsate
intransitive verb
1) (beat, throb) pulsieren; [Herz:] schlagen; (fig. literary) pulsieren
2) (fig.): (vibrate) schwingen
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verb (to beat or throb.) pulsieren
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pul·sate
[pʌlˈseɪt, AM ˈpʌlseɪt]
vi pulsieren; (with noise) building, loudspeaker vibrieren; (move rhythmically) sich akk rhythmisch bewegen
she could feel his artery pulsating sie konnte das Pulsieren seiner Arterie fühlen
rue St. Denis is the pulsating heart of street life in Montreal die Rue St. Denis ist das pulsierende Zentrum des Straßenlebens in Montreal
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[pʌl'seɪt]
vi (lit, fig)
pulsieren; (head, heart) klopfen, pochen; (voice, building) beben; (music) rhythmisch klingen

the whole school pulsated with excitement — die ganze Schule fieberte vor Aufregung

the whole town was pulsating with life — die ganze Stadt war von pulsierendem Leben erfüllt

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pulsate [pʌlˈseıt; besonders US ˈpʌlseıt] v/i
1. pulsieren (auch ELEK), (rhythmisch) pochen oder schlagen:
the blood was pulsating through his veins das Blut pulsierte in seinen Adern
2. vibrieren
3. fig pulsieren
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intransitive verb
1) (beat, throb) pulsieren; [Herz:] schlagen; (fig. literary) pulsieren
2) (fig.): (vibrate) schwingen
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v.
pulsieren v.
schwingen v.
(§ p.,pp.: schwang, geschwungen)

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