heartbeat

ritmo cardiaco, battito cardiaco

La velocità o il ritmo con cui il cuore batte per pompare sangue.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: heart rhythm, pulse

Espressioni comuni: rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, steady heartbeat, normal heartbeat

istante, attimo

Un periodo di tempo brevissimo.

In inglese semplice: An extremely short time.

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

Come si usa: in a heartbeat (I would accept that job in a heartbeat.)

Sinonimi: instant, moment, second

Espressioni comuni: in a heartbeat, within a heartbeat, last a heartbeat

battito cardiaco

Un movimento del cuore che spinge il sangue nel corpo, a volte avvertito più forte per un’emozione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: beat, pulsation

Espressioni comuni: a single heartbeat, feel a heartbeat, hear a heartbeat

cuore, anima

La persona, il luogo o l’attività che dà vita, energia o uno scopo fondamentale a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the heartbeat of something (The market is the heartbeat of the town.)

Sinonimi: heart, lifeblood, driving force

Espressioni comuni: heartbeat of something, the city’s heartbeat, the community’s heartbeat