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heart

 
 
/hɑːt/ noun

Translation

ORGAN [C] the organ inside your chest that sends blood around your body
kalp, yürek
Isabel's heart was beating fast. heart disease/failure 548
CENTRE [no plural] the centre of something
merkez, orta, göbek, iç
Her office is in the heart of Tokyo.17672293
the heart of sth the most important part of something
özü, esası, can damarı, can evi
We need to get to the heart of the matter.1767
FEELINGS [C, U] someone's deepest feelings and true character
gönül, kalp, iç, öz, karakter, yapı
She has a kind heart.20962124
SHAPE [C] a shape that is used to mean love
kalp şekli/resmi, kalp
1393
hearts playing cards with red, heart shapes on them
kupalar (iskambil oyunu)
1487
at heart used to say what someone is really like
aslında, özünde, esasında
I'm just a kid at heart.2096
in your heart used to say what you really think
kalbinin derinliklerinden, yüreğinin ta derinlerinden, dışa vurulmamış duygularından
In his heart he felt they were wrong.2124
with all your heart used to say that you feel something very strongly
bütün kalbiyle, tüm içtenliğiyle, en samimi duygularıyla
I thank you with all my heart.2126
not have the heart to do sth to decide not to do something that would make someone unhappy
yüreği/gönlü elvermemek, cesaret edememek, kıyamamak
1863
learn/know, etc sth by heart to be able to remember all of something
ezberleyerek öğrenmek; ezbere bilmek
1118
break sb's heart to make someone very unhappy
kalbini kırmak
985
heart and soul used to say that you give all your attention and enthusiasm to something
bedenen ve ruhen; bütünüyle, her şeyiyle
She threw herself into teaching heart and soul.1922
→ See also a change of heart
(Definition of heart noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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