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"Heart attack" is a noun which is often translated as "el ataque al corazón", and "stroke" is a noun which is often translated as "el golpe". Learn more about the difference between "heart attack" and "stroke" below.
heart attack(
hart
uh
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tahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (illness)
a. el ataque al corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you don't stop smoking, you are going to have a heart attack.Si no dejas de fumar, te va a dar un ataque al corazón.
b. el infarto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My dad suffered a heart attack and had to have open-heart surgery.Mi papá sufrió un infarto y lo tuvieron que operar a corazón abierto.
stroke(
strok
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (blow)
3. (sports)
4. (swimming)
a. la brazada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Aidan swims with longer strokes than mine.Aidan nada con brazadas más largas que las mías.
5. (rowing)
a. la palada (F) (movement)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their strokes are very fast.Son muy veloces en su palada.
c. el cabo (M), la caba (F) (person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The role of the stroke is crucial for the rest of the crew.El papel del cabo es crucial para el resto del equipo.
6. (medicine)
a. la apoplejía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bertha is recovering from a stroke.Bertha se está recuperando de una apoplejía.
b. el derrame cerebral (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sadly, he had a stroke last year.Tristemente, sufrió un derrame cerebral el año pasado.
7. (line)
b. la pincelada (F) (painting)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His paintings are characterized by strong strokes.Sus pinturas se caracterizan por las fuertes pinceladas.
a. la campanada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's a New Year's tradition to eat a grape with each stroke of the clock.Es tradición de Año Nuevo comerse una uva con cada campanada.
9. (caress)
a. la caricia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The girl wanted to give the bunny a stroke.La niña quería hacerle una caricia al conejito.
11. (typography)
a. la barra inclinada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These two words are separated by a stroke.Estas dos palabras están separadas por una barra inclinada.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
12. (to caress)
a. darle un golpe suave a
Frank stroked the ball into the pocket.Frank metió la bola en la tronera con un golpe suave.
