heartbeat

ritmo cardíaco, pulso

La velocidad o el ritmo con que late el corazón al bombear sangre.

En inglés sencillo: The speed or regular pattern of the heart’s movements as it pumps blood.

• Her heartbeat was very fast.
• The nurse checked his heartbeat after the walk.
• My heartbeat returned to normal when I rested.

Sinónimos: heart rhythm, pulse

Expresiones frecuentes: rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, steady heartbeat, normal heartbeat

instante, segundo

Un tiempo extremadamente breve.

En inglés sencillo: An extremely short time.

• She was gone in a heartbeat.
• I would visit that island again in a heartbeat.
• Everything changed within a heartbeat.

Cómo se usa: in a heartbeat (I would accept that job in a heartbeat.)

Sinónimos: instant, moment, second

Expresiones frecuentes: in a heartbeat, within a heartbeat, last a heartbeat

latido

Un movimiento del corazón al impulsar la sangre por el cuerpo; puede sentirse con fuerza por una emoción.

En inglés sencillo: One movement of the heart as it pushes blood through the body, sometimes felt strongly with emotion.

• I felt a strong heartbeat in my chest.
• The monitor recorded each heartbeat.
• One sudden heartbeat made her aware of her fear.

Sinónimos: beat, pulsation

Expresiones frecuentes: a single heartbeat, feel a heartbeat, hear a heartbeat

corazón, motor

La persona, el lugar o la actividad que da vida, energía o sentido a algo.

En inglés sencillo: The person, place, or activity that gives something its life, energy, or main purpose.

• Music is the heartbeat of this festival.
• The station became the heartbeat of the town.
• Volunteers remain the heartbeat of our organisation.

Cómo se usa: the heartbeat of something (The market is the heartbeat of the town.)

Sinónimos: heart, lifeblood, driving force

Expresiones frecuentes: heartbeat of something, the city’s heartbeat, the community’s heartbeat