Meaning of heart attack | Babel Free
Definitions
- An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
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A major fright. figuratively
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Death or failure. figuratively
Equivalents
Čeština
infarkt myokardu
עברית
התקף לב
हिन्दी
हृदयाघात
Bahasa Indonesia
serangan jantung
Polski
zawał serca
Svenska
hjärtinfarkt
Türkçe
kalp krizi
Tiếng Việt
nhồi máu cơ tim
Examples
“Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.”
“She'll have a heart attack when she sees that!”
“My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.