spur of the moment: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    British EnglishAmerican EnglishGeneral EnglishneutralinformalMachine
    • Done spontaneously, without prior planning or deliberation.
    • Acting on impulse or sudden inclination rather than as the result of careful thought.

    Examples

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    • On the spur of the moment, we decided to take a road trip to the coast without any prior planning.

      En un impulso, decidimos hacer un viaje por carretera a la costa sin ninguna planificación previa.

    • Her decision to quit the job was made on the spur of the moment, surprising everyone around her.

      Su decisión de renunciar al trabajo fue tomada de improviso, sorprendiendo a todos a su alrededor.

    • We went to the concert on the spur of the moment after seeing the tickets were still available.

      Fuimos al concierto sin pensarlo después de ver que todavía había entradas disponibles.

    • I sometimes buy clothes on the spur of the moment and then regret it later when I don’t wear them.

      A veces compro ropa impulsivamente y luego me arrepiento cuando no la uso.

Examples:

  • EN: My boy, one doesn't meet Mata Hari on the spur of the moment like that.
    ES: Joven, uno no conoce a Mata Hari así de improviso.
  • EN: I know perfectly well.. Quick, that's just a spur of the moment (Augenblick)
    ES: Sé perfectamente... que esto es sólo un impulso del momento. (Augenblick)
  • EN: Augenblick (spur of the moment) that's great do you know what I mean?
    ES: Augenblick (Capricho) Fantástico. ¿Sabe lo que quiero decir?
  • EN: I can't accept a decision made on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No puedo aceptar una decisión tomada por la emoción del momento.
  • EN: - Oh, I'll think of something. I can always do it better on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Siempre se me ocurre algo en el momento clave.
  • EN: Well, isn't this all rather on the spur of the moment?
    ES: ¿No es un poco apresurado?
  • EN: You see, I was only invited on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Verás, fui invitada en el calor del momento.
  • EN: On the spur of the moment.
    ES: En un arrebato.
  • EN: My brother was leaving unexpectedly for America and .. And .. he just asked me to go along on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Mi hermano se marchaba de pronto a America y en el ultimo momento me pidio que le acompanara.
  • EN: I decided on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Me he decidido en un momento.
  • EN: I believe in snap judgments, that's the foundation of my business... and the secret of my success, I act on the spur of the moment, I act on impulse.
    ES: Me gusta decidir rápido. Es la base de mis negocios y el secreto de mi éxito. Decido sobre la marcha.
  • EN: I don't want you to think that this is a spur of the moment kiss, I planned it for a week.
    ES: No quiero que pienses que ha sido un impulso. Llevo una semana planeándolo.
  • EN: - We can't settle such an important question on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No podemos decidir una cuestión tan importante en tan solo unos minutos.
  • EN: It was all on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Me salió así.
  • EN: I don't want you to make a decision on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No quiero que decidas sin pensarlo.
  • EN: My boy, one doesn't meet Mata Hari on the spur of the moment like that.
    ES: Joven, uno no conoce a Mata Hari así de improviso.
  • EN: Augenblick (spur of the moment) that's great do you know what I mean?
    ES: Augenblick (Capricho) Fantástico. ¿Sabe lo que quiero decir?
  • EN: I know perfectly well.. Quick, that's just a spur of the moment (Augenblick)
    ES: Sé perfectamente... que esto es sólo un impulso del momento. (Augenblick)
  • EN: I can't accept a decision made on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No puedo aceptar una decisión tomada por la emoción del momento.
  • EN: - Oh, I'll think of something. I can always do it better on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Siempre se me ocurre algo en el momento clave.
  • EN: Well, isn't this all rather on the spur of the moment?
    ES: ¿No es un poco apresurado?
  • EN: You see, I was only invited on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Verás, fui invitada en el calor del momento.
  • EN: On the spur of the moment.
    ES: En un arrebato.
  • EN: My brother was leaving unexpectedly for America and .. And .. he just asked me to go along on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Mi hermano se marchaba de pronto a America y en el ultimo momento me pidio que le acompanara.
  • EN: I believe in snap judgments, that's the foundation of my business... and the secret of my success, I act on the spur of the moment, I act on impulse.
    ES: Me gusta decidir rápido. Es la base de mis negocios y el secreto de mi éxito. Decido sobre la marcha.
  • EN: I don't want you to think that this is a spur of the moment kiss, I planned it for a week.
    ES: No quiero que pienses que ha sido un impulso. Llevo una semana planeándolo.
  • EN: - We can't settle such an important question on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No podemos decidir una cuestión tan importante en tan solo unos minutos.
  • EN: It was all on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Me salió así.
  • EN: I don't want you to make a decision on the spur of the moment.
    ES: No quiero que decidas sin pensarlo.
  • EN: I decided on the spur of the moment.
    ES: Me he decidido en un momento.

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