| Level | A2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | heart |
| IPA | /hɑːt / noun |
| Back | kalp kalp şekli |
| Back 2 | heart (noun) /hɑːt
/ noun
PART OF BODY
1 [countable]
the organ inside your
chest that sends blood round your body
kalp
When you exercise your heart beats faster.
heart disease/failure
FEELINGS/EMOTIONS
2 [countable]
the centre of sb's
feelings and emotions
yürek, kalp
She has a kind heart.
In my heart I knew she was right.
They say he died of a broken heart.
-HEARTED
3 [in
compounds]
having the type of
feelings or character mentioned
yürekli
kind-hearted
cold-hearted
CENTRE
4 [singular]
the
heart (of sth)
the most central or
important part of sth; the middle
iç, orta;
öz
Rare plants can be found in the heart of
the forest.
Let's get straight to the heart of the
matter.
SHAPE
5 [countable]
a symbol that is
shaped like a heart, often red or pink and used to show love
kalp
şekli
He sent her a card with a big red heart on it.
IN CARD GAMES
6 (hearts)
[plural]
in a pack of playing
cards, the suit1 (3)(= one of the four sets) with red shapes like hearts (5)
on them
(iskambil) kupa
the queen of hearts
note at CARD
7 [countable]
one of the cards from
this suit1 (3)
(iskambil) kupa
Play a heart, if you've got one.
IDIOMS
after
your own heart
(used about people)
similar to yourself or of the type you like best
gönlüne
göre
at
heart
really; in fact
(kişi) gerçekte;
özünde
My father seems strict but he's a very kind
man at heart.
break
sb's heart
to make sb very sad
kalbini
kırmak;
incitmek
(off)
by heart
by remembering
exactly; from memory
ezbere
The teacher wanted us to learn the whole
poem by heart.
Learning lists of words off by heart isn't
a good way to increase your vocabulary.
a
change of heart
a change in your
opinion or the way that you feel
fikir
değişikliği;
tutum
değişikliği
close/dear/near
to sb's heart
having a lot of
importance and interest for sb
gönlünün
bir parçası
a subject that is very dear to my heart
cross
my heart (and hope to die)
(spoken)
used for emphasizing
that what you are saying is true
yemin
ederim ki, vallahi
I won't tell a soul. Cross my heart!
from
the (bottom of your) heart
in a way that is true
and sincere
canıgönülden, tüm
kalbiyle
I mean what I said from the bottom of my
heart.
have
a heart of gold
to be a very kind
person
altın
gibi bir kalbi olmak
have/with
sb's (best) interests at heart
to want sb to be happy
and successful, even though your actions may not show it
çıkar, yarar
Don't be angry with your father – you know
he has your best interests at heart.
heart
and soul
with a lot of energy
and enthusiasm
canla
başla
your
heart is not in sth
used to say that you
are not very interested in or enthusiastic about sth
gönlün
yoksa
It's hard to do a job if your heart isn't
in it.
your
heart sinks
to suddenly feel
disappointed or sad
morali
bozulmak
When I saw the queues of people in front of
me, my heart sank.
in
your heart (of hearts)
used to say that you
know that sth is true although you do not want to admit or believe it
kalbinin
derinliklerinde
She knew in her heart of hearts that she
was making the wrong decision.
lose
heart
to stop believing that
you will be successful in sth you are trying to do
hevesi
kaçmak, cesareti kırılmak
not
have the heart (to do sth)
to be unable to do sth
unkind
içi
elvermemek
I don't really have the time to help her,
but I didn't have the heart to say no.
pour
your heart out (to sb)
to tell sb all your
personal problems, feelings, etc.
kalbini
açmak
set
your heart on sth; have your heart set on sth
to decide you want sth
very much; to be determined to do or have sth
yürekten
istemek
She has set her heart on having a traditional
white wedding.
take
heart (from sth)
to begin to feel more
positive (because of sth)
yüreklenmek
take
sth to heart
to be deeply affected
or upset by sth
içine
dokunmak
to
your heart's content
as much as you want
gönlünce, doya
doya
In the park the children can run around to
their hearts' content.
with
all your heart; with your whole heart
completely
bütün
kalbiyle
I hope with all my heart that things work
out for you.
young
at heart
behaving or thinking
like a young person, although you are old
gönlü
genç
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