Meaning
heart attack
- heart attack, myocardial infarction
- infarction (necrosis of tissue due to lack of blood supply)
In a sentence
Mio nonno è in ospedale dopo aver avuto un infarto.
My grandfather is in the hospital after having a heart attack.
I medici dicono che ha superato bene l'infarto.
The doctors say he recovered well from the heart attack.
Mi hai fatto prendere un infarto con quello scherzo!
You gave me a heart attack with that prank!
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infarto | masculine · singular |
| infarti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In everyday speech, 'un infarto' almost always refers to a heart attack ('infarto cardiaco').
- Commonly used with the verbs 'avere' or 'subire' ('ha avuto un infarto').
- Informal, figurative: 'far prendere un infarto a qualcuno' means to give someone a big fright.