heart attack

infarto, attacco cardiaco

Grave malore improvviso in cui una parte del cuore viene danneggiata perché non riceve sangue.

In inglese semplice: A sudden serious illness when blood cannot reach part of the heart, damaging it.

• Her father had a heart attack.
• He survived a heart attack last year.
• Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack.

Sinonimi: myocardial infarction

Espressioni comuni: have a heart attack, suffer a heart attack, fatal heart attack

grande spavento, colpo

Paura o sorpresa molto forte, descritta esagerando come se fosse un grave malore.

In inglese semplice: A very strong feeling of fear or shock, described as if it were a serious illness.

• You nearly gave me a heart attack!
• She'll have a heart attack when she sees the bill.
• I almost had a heart attack when the door slammed.

Come si usa: give someone a heart attack (That sudden bang nearly gave me a heart attack.)

Sinonimi: fright, shock, scare

Espressioni comuni: have a heart attack, a sudden heart attack, nearly a heart attack

guasto, blocco

Interruzione improvvisa e completa del funzionamento, soprattutto di una macchina o un sistema.

In inglese semplice: A sudden complete failure, especially of a machine or system.

• My computer had a heart attack.
• The old engine suffered a heart attack on the hill.
• Opening all those files gave the system a heart attack.

Come si usa: something has a heart attack (My laptop had a heart attack halfway through the update.)

Sinonimi: breakdown, crash, failure

Espressioni comuni: have a heart attack, computer heart attack