el
masculine
/imˈfaɾto/
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Translation
heart attack, infarction
Word origin
From Latin infarctus, past participle of infarcire ('to stuff into'), from in plus farcire ('to stuff'). The same root gives English 'infarction' and 'farce'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infarcire
- English cognates
- infarction, farce
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralinfartos
Examples
.
His grandfather died of a heart attack last year.
sufrir .
He reached the hospital in time after suffering a heart attack.
¡ susto!
I almost had a heart attack from the fright!
estrés .
Stress increases the risk of a heart attack.
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The doctors detected a small infarction in time.
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