heart attack

crise cardiaque, infarctus

Accident grave et soudain où une partie du cœur est endommagée parce qu'elle ne reçoit plus de sang.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : myocardial infarction

Expressions courantes : have a heart attack, suffer a heart attack, fatal heart attack

grosse frayeur, grosse peur

Peur ou choc très intense, présenté avec exagération comme s'il s'agissait d'une maladie grave.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a heart attack (That sudden bang nearly gave me a heart attack.)

Synonymes : fright, shock, scare

Expressions courantes : have a heart attack, a sudden heart attack, nearly a heart attack

panne, plantage

Arrêt complet et soudain du fonctionnement, surtout d'une machine ou d'un système.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : something has a heart attack (My laptop had a heart attack halfway through the update.)

Synonymes : breakdown, crash, failure

Expressions courantes : have a heart attack, computer heart attack