angina de peito
In Portuguese, angina pectoris is said as angina de peito.
The phrase refers to a specific type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
Did you know?
- The Portuguese word angina can refer to both the heart condition angina de peito and a general inflammation of the throat, known as angina in many European countries.
- In Portuguese, the word peito is used in the idiom dar peito, which means to face a difficult situation with courage and resilience.
- The term angina is borrowed directly from Latin, where it originally meant 'strangling' or 'choking'.
Examples in context
- O paciente apresenta sinais de angina pectoris.The patient shows signs of angina pectoris.
- Estou com dor no peito, acho que é angina.I have chest pain, I think it's angina pectoris.
- O estudo investiga o tratamento da angina pectoris.The study investigates the treatment of angina pectoris.
- Meu pai tem dor no peito por causa da falta de sangue no coração.My father has chest pain due to lack of blood flow to the heart.
- Ele sente dores devido à angina de peito.He feels pain due to angina pectoris.
- A angina de peito pode ser muito perigosa.Angina pectoris can be very dangerous.
- O médico confirmou o diagnóstico de angina de peito.The doctor confirmed the diagnosis of angina pectoris.
Example conversation
Rodrigo is talking to Camila at a doctor's appointment.
- RodrigoEu estou com muita dor no peito.I have a lot of chest pain.
- CamilaPode ser um caso de angina de peito.It could be a case of angina pectoris.
- RodrigoIsso é grave, Camila?Is that serious, Camila?
- CamilaPrecisamos fazer alguns exames agora.We need to do some tests now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries angina, de, peito, CC BY-SA 4.0.
