heart Significado & definición

Significado de heart en español

• 0 the organ inside your chest that sends blood around your body -- corazón

  • My heart was beating fast.

• 1 the centre of something -- corazón

  • Her office is in the heart of Tokyo.

• 2 someone’s deepest feelings and true character -- corazón, fondo

  • She has a kind heart.

• 3 a shape that is used to mean love -- corazón

• 4 used to say that you feel something very strongly -- con todo tu corazón

  • I thank you with all my heart.

• 5 to make someone very unhappy -- romperle el corazón a alguien

• 6 to want to get or achieve something very much -- querer algo con toda tu alma

  • She’s set her heart on having a pony.

• 7 If you do something to your heart’s content, you do something enjoyable for as long as you want to do it -- hasta hartarse

  • You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s content.

• 8 one of the four suits (= groups) of playing cards -- corazones

  • the five of hearts

• 9 the organ in your body that pumps blood -- corazón [ masculine ]

  • I could hear her heart beating. Podía escuchar su corazón latir.

  • He has a weak heart. Él tiene un corazón débil.

• 10 a person’s most basic or essential feelings or instincts -- corazón [ masculine ]

  • a woman with a good heart una mujer de buen corazón

  • I knew in my heart that she was right. Sabía en mi corazón que ella tenía razón.

  • a good-/cold-/tender-hearted person una persona buena/fría/tierna de corazón

  • He has problems, but he’s a good person at heart. Tiene problemas, pero en el fondo es una buena persona.

  • I want to express my gratitude from the bottom of my heart. Quiero expresar mi gratitud de todo corazón.

• 11 the most central or important part -- corazón [ masculine ]

  • This is the heart of the company’s operations. Este es el centro de las operaciones de la compañía.

  • the author’s ability to get to the heart of the matter la capacidad del autor para llegar al fondo del asunto

• 12 the center or middle -- corazón [ masculine ]

  • a city in the heart of wine country una ciudad en el corazón del país del vino

• 13 the shape ( ♥ ) used to represent a heart -- corazón [ masculine ]

  • She drew a heart. Ella dibujó un corazón.

• 14 [ plural ] the red suit of playing cards with heart shapes -- corazones

  • the ace of hearts el as de corazones

• 15 to learn or know sth without having to look at it -- saber de memoria

  • She knew the poem by heart. Ella se aprendió el poema de memoria.

• 16 indicates you feel sympathy for sb -- tener el corazón con

  • Our hearts go out to those who lost their homes. Nuestros corazones están con aquellos que perdieron sus hogares.

• 17 indicates sb means to do the right things, even if they do the wrong thing -- ser buena persona

  • I know she’s annoying sometimes, but her heart’s in the right place. Sé que ella es pesada a veces, pero tiene buen corazón.

• 18 indicates sb does not feel enthusiasm -- no tener ganas de

  • She was trying, but her heart wasn’t in it. Ella lo estaba intentando, pero no tenía ganas.

• 19 indicates sb suddenly feels excited or scared -- parársele a uno el corazón

  • I heard her voice, and my heart missed a beat. Escuché su voz, y me dio un vuelco el corazón.

• 20 indicates sb begins to feel sad or disappointed -- acongojársele a uno el corazón

  • His heart sank at the sight of the mess. Su corazón se acongojó al ver el desastre.

• 21 to not do sth because it will upset sb -- no tener valor

  • I didn’t have the heart to tell him his mother wasn’t coming. No tuve el valor de decirle que su madre no iba a venir.

• 22 to want sth very much -- ponerse en mente

  • The team has their heart set on winning. El equipo tiene la ilusión de ganar.

• 23 used to focus on sth positive in order to encourage sb -- ánimo

  • Take heart – it’ll all be over tomorrow. Anímate – todo habrá terminado mañana.

• 24 to be very upset by sth sb says about you -- tomarse a pecho

  • She really took his criticism to heart. Ella realmente tomó a pecho sus críticas.

• 25 as much or as many times as you want -- tanto como quieras

  • Let them complain to their heart’s content! ¡Que se quejen tanto como quieran!

• 26 completely -- de todo corazón

  • I love her with all my heart. La amo de todo corazón.