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1 the fact of the matter is that ...
the fact of the matter is that...el hecho es que..., lo cierto es que...English-spanish dictionary > the fact of the matter is that ...
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2 the nub of the matter
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3 the matter in hand
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4 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) ser el problema -
5 crux of the matter
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6 heart of the matter
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7 to let the matter drop/rest
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8 let the matter rest
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9 that's the heart of the matter
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > that's the heart of the matter
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10 matter
'mætə
1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, sustancia2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus
2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
matter1 n1. problemawhat's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?2. asunto / cuestión3. materia / sustanciano matter... no importa...no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cuestematter2 vb importartr['mætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino■ what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?■ what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?■ is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia1 (be important) importar (to, a)■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual■ does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?■ it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) a matter of course por normaas a matter of fact en realidad, de hechoas matters stand tal y como están las cosasfor that matter en realidadno matter no importa■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que seato be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerteto be a matter of opinion ser discutibleto be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírseto be another matter ser otra cosato let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correrto make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manomatters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural variosthe matter in hand el asunto de que se tratamatter ['mæt̬ər] vi: importarit doesn't matter: no importamatter n1) question: asunto m, cuestión fa matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto2) substance: materia f, sustancia f3) matters nplcircumstances: situación f, cosas fplto make matters worse: para colmo de males4)to be the matter : pasarwhat's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?5)as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad6)for that matter : de hecho7)no matter how much : por mucho quen.• asunto s.m.• capítulo s.m.• cosa s.f.• cuestión s.f.• especie s.f.• hecho s.m.• materia s.f.• material s.m.• motivo s.m.• tema s.m.v.• importar v.
I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
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intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
['mætǝ(r)]to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
1. N1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f2) (Typ, Publishing) material madvertising matter — material m publicitario
3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f•
that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
that's a very different matter — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
it's an easy matter to phone him — es cosa fácil llamarle•
as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bienI don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra
"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
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for that matter — en realidad•
it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa•
in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refierelaughing 1., mince 2., 2)•
it's a serious matter — es cosa seria6) (=importance)no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)
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no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagasget one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea
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no matter what he says — diga lo que digawhat matter? — frm ¿qué importa?
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no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya7) (=difficulty, problem etc)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?
what's the matter with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?
what's the matter with Tony? — ¿qué le pasa a Tony?
something's the matter with the lights — algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces
what's the matter with my hat? — ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?
what's the matter with singing? — ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?
as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa
8) matters (=things) situación fsing2.VI importardoes it matter to you if I go? — ¿te importa que yo vaya?
why should it matter to me? — ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?
it doesn't matter — (unimportant) no importa; (no preference) (me) da igual or lo mismo
what does it matter? — ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?
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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
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intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
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11 matter
adj.natural, que ha de esperarse.s.1 materia (substance)2 asunto, cuestión (affair, issue)what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?what's the matter with you? ¿qué (es lo que) te pasa?there's something the matter hay algo que no va bien4 [con "no" ]no matter! ¡no importa!no matter who/where quien/donde seano matter how hard I push… por muy fuerte que empuje…no matter who I ask… pregunte a quien pregunte…no matter where I look for it… por mucho que lo busque…no matter what I do… haga lo que haga…v.tener importancia, contar, importar.vi.importar ( to a) (pt & pp mattered) -
12 the upshot
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13 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) práctico, realistatr[mætərəv'fækt]matter-of-fact ['mæt̬ərəv'fækt] adj: práctico, realistaadj.• flemático, -a adj.• hecho cierto adj.• prosaico, -a adj.• práctico, -a adj.'mætərəv'fækt['mætǝrǝv'fækt]ADJ [style] prosaico; [person] (practical) práctico* * *['mætərəv'fækt] -
14 scratch the surface
(to deal too slightly with a subject: We started to discuss the matter, but only had time to scratch the surface.) tratar algo muy por encima -
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(the subject discussed in an essay, book etc.) asunton.• objeto s.m.* * * -
16 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) ¿qué más da?, ¿qué importa?what's the odds?¿qué más da?, ¿qué importa? -
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(to be a matter of no importance to: I'll leave now, if it's all the same to you.) dar lo mismo a alguien, dar igual a alguien -
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19 fact
fækt1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) hecho2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realidad•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact
fact n hechotr[fækt]1 (event, happening) hecho2 (the truth) realidad nombre femenino■ fact or fiction? ¿realidad o ficción?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a matter of fact en realidadfor a fact a ciencia ciertain fact de hecho, en realidadit's a fact of life es la realidadthe fact of the matter is that... el hecho es que..., lo cierto es que...the fact remains that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...the facts speak for themselves los hechos hablan por sí mismosfact sheet hoja informativafact ['fækt] n1) : hecho mas a matter of fact: de hecho2) information: información f, datos mplfacts and figures: datos y cifras3) reality: realidad fin fact: en realidadn.• dato s.m.• hecho s.m.• realidad s.f.fækt1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
[fækt]as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
1. N1) (=detail, circumstance) hecho mthe fact that... — el hecho de que...
he still loved her in spite of the fact that she had left him — aunque le había dejado él aún la quería
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their priority is to establish the facts of the case — su prioridad es esclarecer los hechos or lo que ocurrió realmente•
to stick to the facts — atenerse a los hechos2) (=piece of information) dato m•
get your facts right before you start accusing people — infórmate bien antes de empezar a acusar a la gente3) (=reality) realidad fthe fact remains that... — la realidad sigue siendo que...
the fact (of the matter) is that... — la verdad or el hecho es que...
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it has no basis in fact — carece de base (real)it's a fact that... — es un hecho que...
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to face (the) facts — enfrentarse a la realidad or los hechos•
to know for a fact that... — saber a ciencia cierta que...•
in fact — de hechoit sounds simple, but in fact it's very difficult — parece sencillo, pero de hecho or en realidad es muy difícil
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I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra"don't tell me you like it" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
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they're very alike, in point of fact you can't tell the difference — son muy parecidos, de hecho no puedes distinguirlos•
is that a fact! — iro ¡no me digas!face 2., 3)he's a dull writer, and that's a fact — es un escritor aburrido, eso no hay quien lo discuta
4) (Jur) (=event)accessory•
before/ after the fact — antes/después de los hechos2.CPDfact sheet N — hoja f informativa, informe m
* * *[fækt]1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
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20 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; (also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) corazón2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) corazón; centro; meollo3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) corazón4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) valor; (lose heart= descorazonarse)5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) corazón, en forma de corazón6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) corazones; copas (cartas españolas)•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart
2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) conversación íntima/sincera- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart
heart n1. corazón2. corazón / centro / mediotr[hɑːt]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL corazón nombre masculino2 (centre of feeling) corazón nombre masculino4 (of lettuce etc) cogollo; (of place) corazón nombre masculino, centro; (of question) fondo, quid nombre masculino, meollo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa change of heart un cambio de opiniónafter my own heart de los/las que me gustanat heart en el fondoby heart de memoriahave a heart! ¡ten piedad!his «(her etc)» heart sank se le cayó el alma a los piesto get to the heart of something llegar al fondo de algoto have one's heart in one's mouth tener el alma en un hiloto have one's heart in something volcarse en cuerpo y alma en algoto have one's heart in the right place ser buena personato lose heart descorazonarse, desanimarseto pour one's heart out abrir el corazónto take something to heart tomarse algo muy a pechoto wear one's heart on one's sleeve ir con el corazón en la manoheart attack infarto de miocardioheart transplant trasplante nombre masculino de corazónheart ['hɑrt] n1) : corazón m2) center, core: corazón m, centro mthe heart of the matter: el meollo del asunto3) feelings: corazón m, sentimientos mpla broken heart: un corazón destrozadoto have a good heart: tener buen corazónto take something to heart: tomarse algo a pecho4) courage: valor m, corazón mto take heart: animarse, cobrar ánimos5) hearts npl: corazones mpl (en juegos de naipes)6)by heart : de memoriaadj.• cardíaco, -a adj.n.• alma s.f.• cogollo s.m.• corazón s.m.• entraña s.f.• ombligo s.m.• pecho s.m.• riñón s.m.hɑːrt, hɑːt1) ( Anat) corazón mcross my heart (and hope to die)! — te lo juro!, que me muera ahora mismo si no es verdad!; (before n) < disease> del corazón, cardíaco; < operation> de(l) corazón
heart rate — ritmo m cardíaco
2) ( seat of emotions)to have a good/kind heart — tener* buen corazón, ser* de buen corazón
to have a cold heart — ser* duro de corazón
in one's heart of hearts — en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc) corazón, en su (or mi etc) fuero interno
have a heart! — (colloq) no seas malo! (fam), ten compasión! (hum)
to be all heart — ser* todo corazón
to be close o near o dear to somebody's heart — significar* mucho para alguien
after somebody's own heart: he's a man/writer after my own heart es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico; to break somebody's heart: it breaks my heart to see her cry me parte el alma verla llorar; to die of a broken heart morirse* de pena; to cry one's heart out llorar a lágrima viva; to eat one's heart out morirse* de envidia; to find it in one's heart to + inf: can you find it in your heart to forgive me? ¿podrás perdonarme?; to have a heart of gold tener* un corazón de oro, ser* todo corazón; her/his heart is in the right place es de buen corazón, es una buena persona; to learn/know something by heart aprender/saber* algo de memoria; my/her/his heart wasn't in it lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo; to one's heart's content: here you can eat/swim to your heart's content aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras; to open one's heart to somebody abrirle* el corazón a alguien; to set one's heart on something: she's set her heart on being chosen for the team su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo; he has his heart set on a new bike lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva; to take something to heart tomarse algo a pecho; to wear one's heart on one's sleeve demostrar* sus (or mis etc) sentimientos; with all one's heart, with one's whole heart de todo corazón; to win somebody's heart — ganarse or conquistarse a alguien
3) (courage, morale) ánimos mplto lose heart — descorazonarse, desanimarse
my heart was in my mouth — tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca, tenía el alma en vilo
my/her heart sank — se me/le cayó el alma a los pies
not to have the heart to do something: I didn't have the heart to tell him no tuve valor para decírselo; to be in good heart tener* la moral muy alta; to do somebody's heart good — alegrarle el corazón a alguien
4)a) ( central part)the heart of the city/country — el corazón or centro de la ciudad/del país
the heart of the matter — el meollo or el quid del asunto
b) (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo martichoke hearts — corazones mpl de alcachofas or (RPl) de alcauciles
5) ( heart-shaped object) corazón m[hɑːt]1. N1) (=organ, symbol of love) corazón m•
she waited with beating heart — le palpitaba el corazón mientras esperaba, esperaba con el corazón palpitante•
to clasp sb to one's heart — abrazar a algn estrechamente•
to have a weak heart — padecer or sufrir del corazón2) (=seat of emotions) corazón m•
with all one's heart — de todo corazón, con toda su alma•
at heart — en el fondo•
this is an issue which is close to his heart — este es un asunto que le toca muy de cerca•
this is an issue which is dear to his heart — este es un asunto que le toca muy de cerca•
his words came from the heart — sus palabras salieron del corazón•
he knew in his heart that it was a waste of time — él en el fondo sabía que era una pérdida de tiempo•
you will always have a place in my heart — siempre te llevaré dentro (de mi corazón)- break sb's heart- break one's heart over- die of a broken heart- cut sb to the heart- give one's heart toto have no heart — no tener corazón or entrañas
with heavy hearts, we turned our steps homeward — apesadumbrados or compungidos, encaminamos nuestros pasos de regreso a casa
- lose one's heart to- open one's heart to sb- cry one's heart out- sing one's heart out- let one's heart rule one's headto set one's heart on sth —
I've set my heart on that coat I saw yesterday — quiero a toda costa (comprarme) ese abrigo que vi ayer
- throw o.s. into sth heart and soul- take sth to heart- wear one's heart on one's sleeve- win sb's hearteat out 2., sick 1., 1)she won the hearts of the people — se ganó el corazón or el afecto de la gente
3) (=courage)I did not have the heart or I could not find it in my heart to tell her — no tuve valor para decírselo
- be in good heart- lose heart- have one's heart in one's mouth- put new heart into sb- take heartwe may take heart from the fact that... — que nos aliente el hecho de que...
4) (=centre) [of lettuce, celery] cogollo m ; [of place, earth etc] corazón m, seno m, centro m5) (=memory)•
to learn/know/recite sth by heart — aprender/saber/recitar algo de memoria6) hearts (Cards) corazones mpl ; (in Spanish pack) copas fpl2.CPDheart attack N — (Med) ataque m al corazón, infarto m (de miocardio)
heart complaint N — enfermedad f cardíaca
heart condition N — condición f cardíaca
heart disease N — enfermedad f cardíaca
heart failure N — (=attack) fallo m del corazón, paro m cardíaco; (chronic) insuficiencia f cardíaca
heart monitor N — monitor m cardíaco
heart murmur N — soplo m en el corazón
heart operation N — operación f cardíaca
heart rate N — ritmo m del corazón
heart surgeon N — cirujano(-a) m / f cardiólogo(-a)
heart surgery N — cirugía f cardíaca
heart transplant N — trasplante m del corazón
heart trouble N — problemas mpl de corazón, afecciones fpl cardíacas
to have heart trouble — padecer or sufrir del corazón
* * *[hɑːrt, hɑːt]1) ( Anat) corazón mcross my heart (and hope to die)! — te lo juro!, que me muera ahora mismo si no es verdad!; (before n) < disease> del corazón, cardíaco; < operation> de(l) corazón
heart rate — ritmo m cardíaco
2) ( seat of emotions)to have a good/kind heart — tener* buen corazón, ser* de buen corazón
to have a cold heart — ser* duro de corazón
in one's heart of hearts — en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc) corazón, en su (or mi etc) fuero interno
have a heart! — (colloq) no seas malo! (fam), ten compasión! (hum)
to be all heart — ser* todo corazón
to be close o near o dear to somebody's heart — significar* mucho para alguien
after somebody's own heart: he's a man/writer after my own heart es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico; to break somebody's heart: it breaks my heart to see her cry me parte el alma verla llorar; to die of a broken heart morirse* de pena; to cry one's heart out llorar a lágrima viva; to eat one's heart out morirse* de envidia; to find it in one's heart to + inf: can you find it in your heart to forgive me? ¿podrás perdonarme?; to have a heart of gold tener* un corazón de oro, ser* todo corazón; her/his heart is in the right place es de buen corazón, es una buena persona; to learn/know something by heart aprender/saber* algo de memoria; my/her/his heart wasn't in it lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo; to one's heart's content: here you can eat/swim to your heart's content aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras; to open one's heart to somebody abrirle* el corazón a alguien; to set one's heart on something: she's set her heart on being chosen for the team su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo; he has his heart set on a new bike lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva; to take something to heart tomarse algo a pecho; to wear one's heart on one's sleeve demostrar* sus (or mis etc) sentimientos; with all one's heart, with one's whole heart de todo corazón; to win somebody's heart — ganarse or conquistarse a alguien
3) (courage, morale) ánimos mplto lose heart — descorazonarse, desanimarse
my heart was in my mouth — tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca, tenía el alma en vilo
my/her heart sank — se me/le cayó el alma a los pies
not to have the heart to do something: I didn't have the heart to tell him no tuve valor para decírselo; to be in good heart tener* la moral muy alta; to do somebody's heart good — alegrarle el corazón a alguien
4)a) ( central part)the heart of the city/country — el corazón or centro de la ciudad/del país
the heart of the matter — el meollo or el quid del asunto
b) (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo martichoke hearts — corazones mpl de alcachofas or (RPl) de alcauciles
5) ( heart-shaped object) corazón m
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