heartbeat

rythme cardiaque, pouls

La vitesse ou le rythme des battements du cœur lorsqu’il fait circuler le sang.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : heart rhythm, pulse

Expressions courantes : rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, steady heartbeat, normal heartbeat

instant, clin d’œil

Un temps extrêmement court.

En anglais simple : An extremely short time.

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

Comment l'utiliser : in a heartbeat (I would accept that job in a heartbeat.)

Synonymes : instant, moment, second

Expressions courantes : in a heartbeat, within a heartbeat, last a heartbeat

battement de cœur

Un mouvement du cœur qui envoie le sang dans le corps, parfois ressenti plus fortement sous le coup d’une émotion.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : beat, pulsation

Expressions courantes : a single heartbeat, feel a heartbeat, hear a heartbeat

cœur, âme

La personne, le lieu ou l’activité qui donne à quelque chose sa vie, son énergie ou sa raison d’être.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the heartbeat of something (The market is the heartbeat of the town.)

Synonymes : heart, lifeblood, driving force

Expressions courantes : heartbeat of something, the city’s heartbeat, the community’s heartbeat