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pulsar

to press

verb pool-SAHR Rare

Also means

to pulse

Usage Note

Pulsar covers both physical pressing (a button, a key) and the rhythmic pulsing of a heartbeat or signal. In computing contexts it is the standard verb for 'press' or 'click' — pulsa Intro (press Enter). The related noun pulso means both 'pulse' (heartbeat) and steady-handedness (tener buen pulso, to have a steady hand). Do not confuse pulsar with pulsear, a Latin American colloquialism for arm-wrestling.

Examples

"Pulsa el botón para continuar."

Natural Translation

Press the button to continue.

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