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| affair of the heart n | (love affair, romantic involvement) | sprawa serca ż + n |
| | Romance novels describe affairs of the heart. |
| be a man/woman after [sb]'s own heart v expr | (sharing your tendencies) | być mężczyzną/kobietą w czyimś stylu wyr. posił. |
| artificial heart n | (medical device) | sztuczne serce przym. + n |
| | He has an artificial heart while he is waiting for a transplant. |
| at heart adv | (deep down, by one's true nature) | w głębi przyim. + ż |
| | She's always been an animal lover at heart. |
| have [sth] at heart v expr | (consider, be concerned with) | mieć coś na uwadze zwrot ndk. |
| | I have your best interests at heart. |
| at the heart of [sth] prep | (at the centre of [sth]) | w samym centrum, w samym środku wyr. |
| | At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed. |
| big heart n | (kind, generous nature) | wielkie serce przym. + n |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| bleeding heart n | (plant: dicentra) | serduszka okazała ż + przym. |
| | The red flowers of bleeding heart brighten my garden in spring. |
| bleeding heart n | figurative, pejorative (person: liberal) | obrońca uciśnionych m + m, l.mn. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective. |
| | Some bleeding heart will come and tell you you can't do that. |
| break [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (make [sb] sad) (przenośny) | łamać serce ndk. + n |
| | | złamać serce dk. + n |
| | It breaks my heart to hear you are quitting. |
| broken heart n | figurative (grief at end of romance) | złamane serce przym. + n |
| | Susie left NIck with a broken heart. |
| by heart adv | (from memory) | na pamięć przyim. + ż |
| | | z pamięci przyim. + ż |
| | I learnt the sonnet by heart. |
| change of heart n | (reversal of an attitude or feeling) | zmiana nastawienia ż + n |
| | I don't know what has brought about his change of heart, but Reza now says he'd love to come to France with me. |
close to your heart,
near your heart expr | (cherished, important) | bliski sercu przym. + n |
| | It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| cold heart n | figurative (lack of compassion) | zimne serce przym. + n |
| | She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it. |
| congenital heart disease n | (heart defect at birth) | wrodzona wada serca wyr. |
| | Mr. and Mrs. Hollins were devastated to learn that their newborn son had a congenital heart disease. |
| Cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (promise) | Jak Boga kocham! wykrz. |
| | | Przysięgam! wykrz. |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning. Cross my heart and hope to die! |
| deep down in his heart adv | (his conscience) | głęboko w sercu wyr. |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interj | slang, figurative (be envious) | najadać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | | najeść się dk. + zaim. |
| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| faint of heart adj | (lacking courage or determination) | bojaźliwy przym. |
| from the heart adv | (sincerely) | z serca, od serca przyim. + n |
| | She read her love poems to me from the heart. |
| | When he began to cry, we knew that his apology was truly from the heart. |
| from your heart adv | (with sincerity) | z serca, od serca przyim. + n |
| | Don't say you're sorry just because I told you to; say it from your heart. |
| | Say it like you actually mean it, from your heart. |
| have a change of heart vi | (go against one's previous decision) | zmieniać zdanie ndk. + n |
| | | zmienić zdanie dk. + n |
| | She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all. |
| have a heart v expr | informal, figurative (be compassionate) | mieć litość dk. + ż |
| | | mieć serce dk. + n |
| | Have a heart and consider making a donation to this worthwhile charity. |
| have a heart interj | informal, figurative (be more compassionate) | mieć litość dk. + ż |
| | | mieć serce dk. + n |
| | Have a heart! Timmy's only a child and didn't mean any harm. |
| have a heart of gold n | figurative (be kind, generous) (przenośny) | mieć złote serce zwrot posił. |
| | He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold. |
| heart and soul adv | figurative (with all one's being) | całym sercem przym. + n |
| | Miranda threw herself heart and soul into her performance of the song. |
| heart attack n | (blocked circulation to the heart) | atak serca, zawał serca m + n |
| | Shortness of breath and a pain in your arm may signal a heart attack. |
| heart block n | (cardiac disorder) | blokada sercowa ż + przym. |
| heart condition n | (cardiac disorder) | choroba serca ż + n |
| heart disease n | (cardiac illness) | choroba serca ż + n |
| | Heart disease is a serious health problem in the modern Western world. |
| heart failure n | (heart attack, cardiac arrest) | zawał serca m + n |
| | | niewydolność serca ż + n |
| | He died of heart failure at the young age of 32. |
| heart of stone n | figurative (lack of compassion) | serce z kamienia wyr. |
| | You would need a heart of stone to see those starving children and not feel compassion. |
| heart patient n | ([sb] being treated for cardiac problems) | pacjent kardiologiczny m + przym. |
| heart rate n | (rhythm of the heart) | tętno n |
| | Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| heart surgery n | (operation to treat cardiac problems) | operacja serca ż + n |
| | His only hope to survive was heart surgery. |
| heart transplant n | (surgery to replace a patient's heart) | przeszczep serca m + m |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | kłopot sercowy m + przym. |
| | 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. |
| heart-to-heart talk n | (sincere, frank discussion) | szczera rozmowa przym. + ż |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
heartthrob,
heart-throb n | (attractive or idolized person) | idol m |
| | Milly was so excited to meet her heartthrob that she fainted. |
| heavy heart n | (feeling of great sadness or regret) | ciężkie serce przym. + n |
| | She had a heavy heart as she stepped to the podium to deliver her best friend's eulogy. |
| in the heart adv | figurative (in the central part) | w sercu przyim. + n |
| | The hotel we are staying at is in the heart of the old city. |
ischemic heart disease (US),
ischaemic heart disease (UK) n | (common form of cardiac illness) | choroba niedokrwienna serca wyr. |
| | Ischaemic heart disease can eventually lead to a heart attack if not treated. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v expr | (have memorized) | znać na pamięć zwrot dk. |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v expr | informal (be completely familiar with) | znać na pamięć zwrot dk. |
| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
| large heart n | figurative (generous nature) | wielkie serce przym. + n |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble; she has a large heart. The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| learn by heart vtr | (memorize) | uczyć się na pamięć zwrot ndk. |
| | | nauczyć się na pamięć zwrot dk. |
| | When I was a child, I learned my times-tables by heart. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (single person) | samotne serce przym. + n |
| | There are many lonely hearts out there looking for someone to love. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (personal advertisement) | samotne serce przym. + n |
| | Carol answered an advert in the lonely hearts. |
murmur,
heart murmur n | (medicine: heart irregularity) | szmer m |
| | The doctor says my heart murmur isn't serious. |
My heart bleeds for you.,
My heart bleeds,
How my heart bleeds for you interj | figurative, ironic (I feel compassion for you) | Jak mi przykro! zwrot |
| | "I have to pay a fortune in income tax these days," said Theo. "My heart bleeds for you!" said his brother. |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | operacja na otwartym sercu wyr. |
| | They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
| Purple Heart n | US (military medal) | medal purpurowego serca wyr. |
| | He was awarded the Purple Heart in Vietnam. |
set your heart on [sth],
have your heart set on [sth] v expr | (desire greatly, long for) | pragnąć ndk. |
| | | zapragnąć dk. |
| | She had set her heart on a trip to Japan. The little boy had his heart set on getting a puppy for Christmas. |
| take heart v expr | (feel encouraged) | nabierać otuchy ndk. + ż |
| | | nabrać otuchy dk. + ż |
| | You can take heart in the improvements we see in the economy. |
| take [sth] to heart v expr | (take seriously, be upset by) (przenośny) | brać coś sobie do serca zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | wziąć coś sobie do serca zwrot dk. |
| | Jack made a joke about Sarah's hair, but she took it to heart and got upset. |
| take [sth] to heart v expr | (apply to oneself) (przenośny) | brać coś sobie do serca zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | wziąć coś sobie do serca zwrot dk. |
| | She took all the advice to heart, and tried to be a better person. |
| tender heart n | (kind nature, compassion) | czułe serce przym. + n |
| | Her tender heart had won her many friends in the slum district. |
| to your heart's content adv | figurative, informal (as much as you please) (potoczny) | ile dusza zapragnie |
| | You can ask me to your heart's content, but I won't answer your questions. |
| touch your heart v expr | informal, figurative (move you emotionally) (przenośny) | poruszać serce ndk. + n |
| | (przenośny) | poruszyć serce dk. + n |
| | She touched my heart with her beautiful poem. |