1 the organ which pumps blood through the body: “How fast does a person's heart beat?” hart
2 the central part: “I live in the heart of the city” hart, kern
3 the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: “She has a kind heart” hart
4 courage and enthusiasm: “The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.” hart (voor de zaak)
5 a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped. hart
6 one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them. harten
-hearted
: “kind-hearted” -hartig
'hearten (Werkwoord)
to encourage or cheer up: “We were greatly heartened by the good news.” een hart onder de riem steken
'heartless (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
cruel; very unkind: “a heartless remark.” harteloos
'heartlessly (Bijwoord)
harteloos
'heartlessness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
harteloosheid
hearts (noun plural)
(sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: “the two of hearts.” harten
'hearty (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
1 very friendly: “a hearty welcome.” hartig, hartelijk
2 enthusiastic: “a hearty cheer.” hartelijk
3 very cheerful; too cheerful: “a hearty person/laugh.” (te) hartelijk, uitbundig
4 (of meals) large: “He ate a hearty breakfast.” hartig
5 (of a person's appetite) large. honger voor twee
'heartily (Bijwoord)
hartig, hartelijk
'heartiness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
hartigheid, hartelijkheid
'heartache (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
(a feeling of) great sadness. hartzeer
heart attack
a sudden failure of the heart to function correctly, sometimes causing death: “My father has had a slight heart attack.” hartaanval
'heartbeat (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
(the sound of) the regular movement of the heart. hartslag
'heartbreak (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
(something which causes) great sorrow: “I have suffered many heartbreaks in my life.” gebroken hart
'heartbroken (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
feeling very great sorrow: “a heartbroken widow.” met een gebroken hart
'heartburn (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
a burning feeling in the chest caused by indigestion: “She suffers from heartburn after meals.” brandend maagzuur
heart failure
the sudden stopping of the heart's beating: “the old man died of heart failure.” hartstilstand
'heartfelt (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
sincere: “heartfelt thanks.” hartelijk, innig
'heart-to-'heart (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
open and sincere, usually in private: “I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.” openhartig an open and sincere talk, usually in private: “After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.” openhartig gesprek
'heart-warming (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
causing a person to feel pleasure: “It was heart-warming to see the happiness of the children.” hartverwarmend
EN: my hearts!
NL:(scheepvaart) mannen EN: at heartNL:in de grond (van zijn hart) EN: have at heartNL:warm hart toedragen EN: have by heartNL:v. buiten kennen EN: learn by heartNL:v. buiten leren EN: give (lose) one's heart to
NL:verliefd worden op EN: take heart of grace
NL:moed scheppen EN: in one's heart of hearts
NL:in het diepst van zijn hart EN: a heart to heart talk
NL:openhartig gesprek EN: have the heart to, find it in one's heart to
NL:het hart hebben omNL:over zijn hart verkrijgen EN: lay to heartNL:ter harte nemen EN: have one's heart in one's mouth
NL:het hart in de keel voelen kloppen EN:heart of oak
NL:kerneikehoutNL:ferme kerel EN: out of heartNL:ontmoedigdNL:ontevredenNL:in slechte conditie EN: pluck up, take heartNL:moed vergaren EN: wear one's heart on one's sleeve
NL:het hart op de tong dragen EN:heart-and-soul
NL:met harten ziel