affair of the heart
(love affair, romantic
involvement) asuntos del corazón
at heart
(in essence) en el fondo
(in consideration) en mente
at the heart of [sth]
(at the centre [sth]) en el fondo
beating heart
corazón
palpitante
bleeding heart
figurative, pejorative
(person: liberal) sensiblero
break [sb]'s heart
figurative (make [sb] sad) (figurado) romperme el alma
figurative (end relationship)
(terminar relación) romper el corazón / dejar / terminar
broken heart
figurative (grief at
end of romance) corazón
roto
by heart
(from memory) de memoria
change
of heart
(reversal of an attitude or feeling)
cambiar de actitud / cambiar la idea sobre
alguien o algo
close to your heart
(cherished by you) llevar en el corazón
(formal) preciado, caro
adj
cold heart
figurative (lack of compassion) desalmado / corazón de piedra / no tener corazón
cross my heart and hope to die
infantile (promise) lo juro/que me caiga muerto
cry one's heart out
figurative (weep
bitterly) llorar
desconsoladamente
deep down in his heart
(his conscience) en su fuero interno /en el fondo
from the heart
(sincerely) de corazón
have a heart
informal, figurative
(be compassionate) ser compasivo
have a heart of gold
figurative (be kind,
generous) (figurado) corazón de oro
heart of stone
figurative (lack of
compassion) corazón
de piedra
heart-stopping
vertiginoso
heart-to-heart talk
(sincere, frank discussion) hablar con el corazón en la mano / charla seria
heart-warming
alentador
/ reconfortante
heavy heart
(feeling of great
sadness or regret) gran tristeza
know [sth] by heart / know
[sth] off by heart
(have memorized) saberse de memoria, saber
de memoria
(be completely familiar with)
(coloquial) conocer al dedillo, conocerse al
dedillo loc verb
(coloquial) conocer como la palma de la mano, conocerse como la
palma de la mano / conocer de memoria
large heart
figurative (generous nature) corazón de oro
/todo corazón
learn by heart
(memorize) memorizar
lonely heart
figurative (single person) (figurado) corazón
solitario
not for the faint of heart / not for the
fainthearted
(shocking,
frightening, or intense) (coloquial) no apto para
cardíacos
open one's heart
(find or show compassion) abrir el corazón
pour your heart out /pour out your heart (to
[sb])
figurative (confide in [sb])
(desahogarse, figurado) abrir tu corazón / desahogarse con
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