heart Signification, définition

Signification de heart en français

• 0 the organ in your body that pumps blood -- cœur [ masculine ]

  • I could hear her heart beating. J’entendais battre son cœur.

  • He has a weak heart. Son cœur est malade.

• 1 a person’s most basic or essential feelings or instincts -- cœur [ masculine ]

  • a woman with a good heart une femme qui a bon cœur

  • I knew in my heart that she was right. Je savais en mon for intérieur qu’elle avait raison.

  • a good-/cold-/tender-hearted person une personne bonne/froide/compatissante

  • He has problems, but he’s a good person at heart. Il a des problèmes mais au fond, c’est une bonne personne.

  • I want to express my gratitude from the bottom of my heart. Je veux exprimer ma gratitude du fond du cœur.

• 2 [ singular ] the most central or important part -- centre [ masculine ]

  • This is the heart of the company’s operations. C’est le centre des opérations de la société.

  • the author’s ability to get to the heart of the matter la capacité de l’auteur à aller au fond du problème

• 3 the center or middle -- cœur [ masculine ]

  • a city in the heart of wine country une ville au cœur du pays du vin

• 4 the shape ( ♥ ) used to represent a heart -- cœur [ masculine ]

  • She drew a heart. Elle dessina un cœur.

• 5 [ plural ] the red suit of playing cards with heart shapes -- cœur

  • the ace of hearts l’as de cœur

• 6 to learn or know sth without having to look at it -- apprendre/savoir par cœur

  • She knew the poem by heart. Elle connaissait le poème par cœur.

• 7 indicates you feel sympathy for sb -- on est de tout cœur avec

  • Our hearts go out to those who lost their homes. Nous sommes de tout cœur avec ceux qui ont perdu leur foyer.

• 8 indicates sb means to do the right things, even if they do the wrong thing -- qqn a bon cœur

  • I know she’s annoying sometimes, but her heart’s in the right place. Je sais qu’elle est agaçante parfois mais elle a bon cœur.

• 9 indicates sb does not feel enthusiasm -- le cœur de qqn n’est pas à qqch

  • She was trying, but her heart wasn’t in it. Elle essayait mais le cœur n’y était pas.

• 10 indicates sb suddenly feels excited or scared -- le cœur de qqn fait un bond

  • I heard her voice, and my heart missed a beat. J’ai entendu sa voix et mon cœur a fait un bond.

• 11 indicates sb begins to feel sad or disappointed -- on a un coup au cœur

  • His heart sank at the sight of the mess. Il a eu un coup au cœur en voyant le désordre.

• 12 to not do sth because it will upset sb -- ne pas avoir le cœur à

  • I didn’t have the heart to tell him his mother wasn’t coming. Je n’ai pas eu le cœur de lui dire que sa mère ne viendrait pas.

• 13 to want sth very much -- avoir à cœur de

  • The team has their heart set on winning. L’équipe a à cœur de gagner.

• 14 used to focus on sth positive in order to encourage sb -- prendre courage

  • Take heart – it’ll all be over tomorrow. Prends courage ; demain tout sera terminé.

• 15 to be very upset by sth sb says about you -- prendre à cœur

  • She really took his criticism to heart. Elle a vraiment pris à cœur sa critique.

• 16 as much or as many times as you want -- tout son soûl / son content

  • Let them complain to their heart’s content! Qu’ils se plaignent tout leur soûl !

• 17 completely -- de tout son cœur

  • I love her with all my heart. Je l’aime de tout mon cœur

• 18 the organ which pumps blood through the body -- coeur

  • How fast does a person’s heart beat?

  • (also adjective) heart disease

  • a heart specialist.

• 19 the central part -- coeur

  • I live in the heart of the city

  • a hut in the heart of the forest

  • the heart of a lettuce

  • Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.

• 20 the part of the body where one’s feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise -- coeur

  • She has a kind heart

  • You know in your heart that you ought to go

  • She has no heart (= She is not kind).

• 21 courage and enthusiasm -- courage

  • The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.

• 22 a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped. -- (de) coeur

• 23 one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them. -- coeur