heart attack
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heart attack
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (medicine)
a. la crise cardiaque (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
During training, participants learn what to do if someone is having a heart attack.Pendant la formation, les participants apprennent quoi faire si quelqu'un fait une crise cardiaque.
b. l'infarctus (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Our neighbor was rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack.Notre voisin a été emmené en urgence à l'hôpital après avoir fait un infarctus.
2. (figurative) (major shock)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. la crise cardiaque (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Natacha almost had a heart attack when she saw the price of the dress.Natacha a failli avoir une crise cardiaque quand elle a vu le prix de la robe.
b. l'infarctus (M) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Don't ever scream like that again, or you'll give me a heart attack.Ne crie plus jamais comme ça, ou tu vas me provoquer un infarctus.
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