heart

S1 W1

BrE /hɑːt/ AmE /hɑrt/

noun en → es

1 ORGAN [singular] A1

the organ in the chest that pumps blood around the body

corazón

Collocations heart attack · heart disease

  • She had a heart attack last year.

    Ella tuvo un ataque al corazón el año pasado.

2 FEELING [singular] A2

the part of the body that is thought to be the centre of deep feelings such as love, hate, and fear

corazón (sentimientos)

Collocations lose heart · have a heavy heart

  • She has fallen in love with him from the heart.

    Ella se ha enamorado de él con todo el corazón.

3 SYMBOL [singular] B1

a symbol of love or affection, often in the shape of a red heart with two points at the top and a curve at the bottom

corazón (símbolo)

Collocations heart-shaped · red heart

  • She gave him a red heart as a Valentine's Day gift.

    Ella le dio un corazón rojo como regalo de San Valentín.

4 CENTRE [singular] B1

the middle or centre of something, especially a place where people meet and gather

centro, corazón (de algo)

Collocations heart of the city · heart of the country

  • The heart of the city is full of life and activity.

    El corazón de la ciudad está lleno de vida y actividad.

5 STRENGTH [singular] B2

the strongest or most important part of something, especially a person's character or personality

fuerte (de algo)

Collocations heart and soul · the heart of the matter

  • She put her heart and soul into the project.

    Ella puso todo su corazón y alma en el proyecto.

6 SPORT [singular] B2

the area of a playing field or court that is in the middle, especially in sports such as basketball and football

centro (de un campo de juego)

Collocations heart of the field · heart of the court

  • The ball was in the heart of the field.

    La pelota estaba en el centro del campo.

7 CARDS [singular] C1

one of four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, represented by a red heart symbol

corazón (en cartas)

Collocations heart suit · red hearts

  • He won the game with a heart.

    Él ganó el juego con un corazón.

8 MUSIC [singular] C1

a symbol used in musical notation to represent a note of half the length of a minim or quarter note

corchea (en música)

Collocations heart note · half-length heart

  • The musician played a series of hearts.

    El músico tocó una serie de corcheas.

Idioms

lose heart B1

perder el ánimo, desanimarse

  • Don't lose heart; we'll find another way.

    No te desanimes; encontraremos otro camino.

have a heavy heart B1

tener el corazón pesado, estar triste

  • She left with a heavy heart.

    Ella se fue con un corazón pesado.

take to heart B2

tomar en cuenta, guardar en el corazón

  • She took his words to heart.

    Ella guardó sus palabras en el corazón.