German-English translations for herzschlag

beating of the heart
heart attackMy computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program

heartbeatHowever, as President Sarkozy said when he spoke here, Parliament is the democratic heartbeat of the European Union, and has an irrevocable and undeniable commitment to the cause of human rights. Allerdings ist das Parlament, wie es Präsident Sarkozy in seiner Rede ausdrückte, der demokratische Herzschlag der Europäischen Union und den Menschenrechten unwiderruflich und unleugbar verpflichtet. The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vainHe alone gives me such heartbeats
heartthrob
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