Faint x Pass out: Qual a diferença
Hey there, could anybody tell me the difference(s) between Faint and Pass out? Basically are they the same thing?
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Faint= to lose consciousness due to heat or illness
Pass out= a slang term for to lose consciousness due to drinking too much alcohol
Pass out= a slang term for to lose consciousness due to drinking too much alcohol
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Bom, como você mesmo citou, eles basicamente significam as mesmas coisas, porém há uma pequena diferença entre os dois:
Pass out - significa perder a consciência.
Faint - seria uma perda temporária da consciência causada pela recaída de fluxo de sangue para o cérebro, usado, por tanto, quando a pessoa não perde total consciência, mas quase!
Na linguagem coloquial, por exemplo, essas duas formas de dizer "desmaiar" podem ser usadas intercambiavelmente.
Espero ter ajudado!
God Bless ya!
Cheers.
Bom, como você mesmo citou, eles basicamente significam as mesmas coisas, porém há uma pequena diferença entre os dois:
Pass out - significa perder a consciência.
Faint - seria uma perda temporária da consciência causada pela recaída de fluxo de sangue para o cérebro, usado, por tanto, quando a pessoa não perde total consciência, mas quase!
Na linguagem coloquial, por exemplo, essas duas formas de dizer "desmaiar" podem ser usadas intercambiavelmente.
Espero ter ajudado!
God Bless ya!
Cheers.
When you pass out, you become unconscious. You could be hit, or maybe you was ill, badly hurt or drunk.
As for faint, you are becoming unconscious, that is, you are so weak that is about to become unconscious.
For example, you may be feeling faint with hunger.
Other sense of it is, when someone (an example) receives bad news and suddenly become unconscious.
Anyway, faint/fainting suggest that before passing out, the person gets weak, unsteady, and pass out for some seconds.
If I understood it well, anyway more comments are welcome. I am always open to learn more.
As for faint, you are becoming unconscious, that is, you are so weak that is about to become unconscious.
For example, you may be feeling faint with hunger.
Other sense of it is, when someone (an example) receives bad news and suddenly become unconscious.
Anyway, faint/fainting suggest that before passing out, the person gets weak, unsteady, and pass out for some seconds.
If I understood it well, anyway more comments are welcome. I am always open to learn more.