palpitar

v.

1 to beat.

2 to be evident (sentimiento).

3 to palpitate, to throb, to beat, to pulsate.

Sus arterias pulsan His arteries pulsate.

4 to have palpitations in, to feel palpitations in.

Me palpita la sien I have palpitations in my temple.

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palpitar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to palpitate, throb

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VI

1) [gen] to palpitate; [corazón] to throb, beat; [nerviosamente] to quiver; [con fuerza] to flutter

2) (fig) to throb

en la poesía palpita la emoción — the poem throbs with emotion

3) Cono Sur

- me palpita

- ya me palpitaba el fracaso

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) corazón to beat

le palpitaba el corazón con fuerza al verlo — her heart pounded when she saw him

b) vena/sien to throb

2) (RPl fam) (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc)

me palpita que va a llover — I have a feeling it's going to rain

2.

palpitarse v pron (AmS fam)

eso ya me lo palpitaba yo — I had a hunch o a feeling that would happen (colloq)

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= pulsate, pound, throb, pulse.

Ex. The place is pulsating with life from families at the restaurants and fruit shops.

Ex. He was obviously having a nightmare and his heart was pounding so fast that she thought he was dying.

Ex. This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.

Ex. When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) corazón to beat

le palpitaba el corazón con fuerza al verlo — her heart pounded when she saw him

b) vena/sien to throb

2) (RPl fam) (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc)

me palpita que va a llover — I have a feeling it's going to rain

2.

palpitarse v pron (AmS fam)

eso ya me lo palpitaba yo — I had a hunch o a feeling that would happen (colloq)

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= pulsate, pound, throb, pulse.

Ex: The place is pulsating with life from families at the restaurants and fruit shops.

Ex: He was obviously having a nightmare and his heart was pounding so fast that she thought he was dying.

Ex: This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.

Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

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palpitar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «corazón» to beat

le palpitaba el corazón con fuerza al verlo acercarse her heart throbbed o pounded as she saw him come toward(s) her

2 «vena/sien» to throb

el entusiasmo palpitaba en sus palabras his words rang with enthusiasm

B

(RPl fam) (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc): me palpita que va a llover I have a feeling o something tells me it's going to rain

ya me palpitaba que nos iba a dejar plantados I just knew o I had a feeling he was going to stand us up (colloq)

■ palpitarse

v pron

(AmS fam): eso ya me lo palpitaba yo I could see that happening all along (colloq), I had a hunch o a feeling that would happen (colloq)

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palpitar (conjugate palpitar) verbo intransitivo

a) [corazón] to beat

b) [vena/sien] to throb

palpitar verbo intransitivo to throb
(corazón) to beat
'palpitar' also found in these entries:
English:
flutter
- palpitate
- pound
- pulsate
- beat

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palpitar

♦ vi

1. [latir] to beat;

[con fuerza] to throb

2. [sentimiento] to be evident;

en su voz palpitaba el nerviosismo her voice betrayed her nervousness

♦ v impersonal

RP Fam [parecer]

me palpita que no van a llegar a tiempo I have a feeling they're not going to arrive on time;

ya me palpitaba yo que no iba a llamar I had a feeling he wasn't going to call

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palpitar

v/i

1 del corazón pound

2 Rpl fig

have a hunch fam , have a feeling

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palpitar vi

: to palpitate, to throb

♦ palpitante adj