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heartbeat

 1 noun MED, PHYSIOL movement or sound of heartbuille croí 2 noun hub, centrecuisle fem4  c m ucroílár masc1  c m ucroí masc4  c m uthe heartbeat of rural Ireland croí na tuaithe in Éirinn
phrases

to be a heartbeat away

 he knew disaster was just a heartbeat away bhí a fhios aige go raibh an tubaiste faoi aon de, bhí a fhios aige go raibh an tubaiste buailte air

to be a heartbeat away from sth

 bheith faoi aon de rudshe was a heartbeat away from death bhí an bás ina haice, bhí sí ag doras an bháis, bhí an bás ar an tairseach aiciwe're only a heartbeat away from winning this contract táimid ar tí an conradh seo a bhuachan, táimid ar hob an conradh seo a fháil, tá an conradh geall le bheith faighte againn

in a heartbeat

 (especially US) 1 very quicklyi bhfaiteadh na súlar iompú do bhoisein áit na mbonnláithreach bonn  c m u 2 very willinglygo sásta  c m ugo fonnmhar  c m uI'd do it again in a heartbeat bheinn breá sásta é a dhéanamh arís, dhéanfainn arís é go fonnmhar

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