heart attack

infarto, ataque al corazón

Problema grave y repentino en el que una parte del corazón se daña porque no recibe sangre.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: myocardial infarction

Expresiones frecuentes: have a heart attack, suffer a heart attack, fatal heart attack

susto tremendo, sobresalto

Miedo o sobresalto muy intenso que se exagera comparándolo con una enfermedad grave.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: fright, shock, scare

Expresiones frecuentes: have a heart attack, a sudden heart attack, nearly a heart attack

fallo total, avería

Avería o fallo completo y repentino, especialmente de una máquina o un sistema.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: breakdown, crash, failure

Expresiones frecuentes: have a heart attack, computer heart attack