Samengestelde woorden:
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| broken heart n | figurative (grief at end of romance) (figuurlijk) | gebroken hart nw het |
| | Susie left NIck with a broken heart. |
| by heart adv | (from memory) | uit het hoofd uitdr. |
| | I learnt the sonnet by heart. |
| bypass n | (heart surgery) (medisch) | bypass, overbrugging nw de |
| | Grandpa is still in the hospital, recovering from his bypass. |
| cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | erewoord, ik zweer het tw |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning; cross my heart and hope to die. |
| | Ik ruim mijn kamer vanochtend nog op mam, erewoord! |
| eat your heart out interj | slang, figurative (be envious) (informeel) | doe dat maar eens na! wat dacht je hiervan? tw |
| faint of heart adj | (lacking courage or determination) (persoon; niet moedig) | zwak, teer bn |
| have a heart v expr | informal, figurative (be compassionate) | medelijden hebben met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Have a heart and consider making a donation to this worthwhile charity. |
| have a heart interj | informal, figurative (be more compassionate) (figuurlijk) | strijk eens over je hart tw |
| | (infomeel) | wees eens wat liever tw |
| | Have a heart! Timmy's only a child and didn't mean any harm. |
| heart and soul adv | figurative (with all one's being) | hart en ziel bw |
| | Miranda threw herself heart and soul into her performance of the song. |
| heart attack n | (blocked circulation to the heart) | hartaanval nw de |
| | Shortness of breath and a pain in your arm may signal a heart attack. |
| heart disease n | (cardiac illness) | hartziekte nw de |
| | Heart disease is a serious health problem in the modern Western world. |
| | Hartziekte is een serieus gezondheidsprobleem in de moderne westerse wereld. |
heart failure,
congestive heart failure n | (cardiac condition) | hartfalen nw de |
| | He died of heart failure at the young age of 32. |
| | Because he was heavy, he was at risk for heart failure. |
| heart rate n | (rhythm of the heart) | hartslag nw de |
| | Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| | Je hartslag gaat omhoog wanneer je traint. |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | hartproblemen nw mv |
| | He was rushed to the hospital because of heart trouble. My neighbor was having a lot of heart trouble, so they implanted a pacemaker in her shoulder. |
| | Ze werd in haast naar het ziekenhuis gebracht met hartproblemen. |
heartthrob,
heart-throb n | (attractive or idolized person) | hartenbreker nw de |
| | | idool nw het |
| | Milly was so excited to meet her heartthrob that she fainted. |
| know by heart vtr | (have memorized) | uit het hoofd kennen, uit het hoofd weten frase |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
| know by heart vtr | informal (be completely familiar with) (figuurlijk, inf.) | iets als zijn broekzak kennen, blind de weg weten frase |
| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
| large heart n | figurative (generous nature) (figuurlijk) | groot hart bn + nw het |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble; she has a large heart. The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (single person) | alleenstaande nw de |
| | | eenzame ziel bn+nw de |
| | There are many lonely hearts out there looking for someone to love. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (personal advertisement) | contactadvertentie nw de |
| | Carol answered an advert in the lonely hearts. |
murmur,
heart murmur n | (medicine: abnormal heart sound) (medisch) | hartgeruis, geruis nw het |
| | | souffle nw de |
| | The doctor says my heart murmur isn't serious. |
| open one's heart v expr | figurative (find or show compassion) (figuurlijk) | zijn hart openen frase |
| | Open your heart and your wallet. Donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | openhartchirurgie nw de, ont. |
| | They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
stouthearted,
stout-hearted,
stout of heart adj | figurative (brave, resolute) | dapper, moedig, onverschrokken bn |
| take to heart vtr | (take seriously, be upset by) | zich iets aantrekken wk.ww |
| | Jack made a joke about Sarah's hair, but she took it to heart and got upset. |
| take to heart vtr | (apply to oneself) | iets ter harte nemen frase |
| | She took all the advice to heart, and tried to be a better person. |
| to the heart of adv | (to the centre or middle of) (figuurlijk) | naar het hart bw |
| | | naar het midden bw |
| | The explorers made their way to the heart of the jungle. |
| to the heart of adv | figurative (to the crux of) | naar de kern bw |
| | He wasted no time in getting to the heart of the problem. |
| win [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (endear yourself) | sympathie winnen nw de + ww |
| | Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us. |
| with all my heart adv | informal (completely and sincerely) | van ganser harte bw |
| | (informeel) | met heel mijn hart frase |
| | My darling, I love you with all my heart. |