| صيغ مركبة |
| affair of the heart n | (love affair, romantic involvement) | مسألة عاطفية |
| | Romance novels describe affairs of the heart. |
| artificial heart n | (medical device: replacement for the heart) | قلب اصطناعي |
| | He has an artificial heart while he is waiting for a transplant. |
| at heart adv | (deep down, by one's true nature) | بإخلاص، بنية صادقة |
| | She's always been an animal lover at heart. |
| | I have your best interests at heart. |
| at the heart of prep | (at the centre of) | في قلب، في صلب |
| | At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed. |
| big heart n | (kind, generous nature) | قلب كبير أو عظيم |
| | The children love him because he has such a big heart. |
| bleeding heart n | figurative, pejorative (liberal, humanitarian) | قلب دام، قلب مجروح |
| | Some bleeding heart will come and tell you you can't do that. |
| bleeding heart n | (flowering plant: dicentra) | نوع من النباتات المزهرة |
| | The red flowers of bleeding heart brighten my garden in spring. |
| break your heart v | (cause you great sorrow) | يجلب الحزن والأسى |
| | That boy will only break your heart. |
| | It breaks my heart to hear you are quitting. |
| broken heart n | figurative (grief at end of romance) | مكسور القلب |
| by heart adv | (from memory) | عن ظهر قلب |
| | I learnt the sonnet by heart. |
| change of heart n | (reversal of an attitude or feeling) | تغيير الشعور أو الموقف |
| | Now that I've gotten to know my boss better, I've had a change of heart about him. |
| | I wasn't going to let you go on holiday, but because of your hard work I've had a change of heart. |
| close to your heart adj | (cherished by you) | محبوب لديك، مقرب لقلبك |
| | It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| cold heart n | figurative (lack of compassion) | قلب فاتر |
| | She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it. |
| congenital heart disease n | (birth defect of the heart) | مرض قلبي منذ الولادة |
| | Mr. & Mrs.Hollins were devastated to learn that their newborn son had a congenital heart disease. |
| cross my heart and hope to die interj | infantile (I promise, I swear) | أقسم، صدقاً |
| | Mum, I'll clean my room in the morning; cross my heart and hope to die. |
| deep down in his heart adv | (his conscience) | في ضميره |
| | The governor said the affair was not immoral, but deep down in his heart, he knew it was wrong. |
| eat your heart out interj | slang (be envious of my achievement) | كن غيوراً مما أنجزته |
| from the heart adv | (sincerely) | بإخلاص |
| | An inexpensive gift from the heart is worth more than diamonds or gold. |
| | When he began to cry, we knew that his apology was truly from the heart. |
| from your heart adv | (with sincerity) | من القلب، بإخلاص |
| | 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) | يغير مشاعره |
| | She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all. |
| have a heart v | informal, figurative (be compassionate) | يعطف، يحن، يشعر من الآخرين |
| have a heart interj | informal (be more compassionate) | يعطف كثيراً |
| heart and soul adv | (with all one's being) | قلباً وروحاً |
| heart attack n | (cardiac arrest, heart failure) | أزمة قلبية |
| heart block n | (cardiac disorder) | اضطراب قلبي |
| heart condition n | (cardiac disorder) | اضطراب قلبي |
| heart disease n | (cardiac illness) | مرض قلبي |
| | Heart disease is a serious health problem in the modern Western world. |
| heart failure n | (heart attack, cardiac arrest) | أزمة قلبية |
| | He died of heart failure at the young age of 32. |
| | Because he was heavy, he was at risk for heart failure. |
| heart of gold n | figurative (kind and generous nature) | قلب طيب |
| | He may seem surly at first, but he really has a heart of gold. |
| heart of stone n | figurative (lack of compassion) | قسوة |
| | 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) | مريض بالقلب |
| heart rate n | (rhythm of the heart) | سرعة نبض القلب |
| | Your heart rate increases when you exercise. |
| heart surgery n | (operation to treat cardiac problems) | جراحة القلب |
| | His only hope to survive was heart surgery. |
| heart transplant n | (surgery to replace a patient's heart) | زراعة قلب |
| heart trouble n | (cardiac condition) | أزمة قلبية |
| | 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 and frank discussion) | نقاش ودي |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| heavy heart n | (feeling of great sadness or regret) | قلب حزين، حزن عميق |
| | 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) | في قلب، في وسط |
| | The hotel we are staying at is in the heart of the old city. |
| ischemic heart disease, US: ischaemic heart disease n | (common form of heart disease) | مرض قلبي |
| | Ischaemic heart disease can eventually lead to a heart attack if not treated. |
| know by heart vtr | (have memorized) | يحفظ عن ظهر قلب |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
| know by heart vtr | informal (be completely familiar with) | يعرف جيداً |
| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
| large heart n | figurative (generous nature) | طبع كريم |
| | She's known for helping people in trouble, she has a large heart. |
| | The hospital volunteers have large hearts. |
| learn by heart vtr | (memorize) | يحفظ عن ظهر قلب |
| | When I was a child, I learned my times-tables by heart. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (sb seeking romance) | قلب وحيد يبحث عن حب |
| | People in the lonely hearts club write into the newspaper for advice. |
| lonely heart n | figurative (classified personal advertisement) | إعلان شخصي مصنّف |
| open one's heart v | figurative (find or show compassion) | يفتح قلبه، يشفق |
| | Open your heart and your wallet. Donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | جراحة قلب مفتوح |
| | They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
| purple heart n | US (military medal) | نيشان عسكري |
| | He was awarded the purple heart in Vietnam. |
| set your heart on vtr | informal (desire greatly, long for) | يتوق بشدة |
| | She had set her heart on a trip to Japan. |
| take heart v | (feel encouraged) | يتشجّح، يجرؤ |
| | You can take heart in the improvements we see in the economy. |
| take to heart vtr | (take seriously, be upset by) | يأخذ الأمر بجدية أو بحساسية |
| | Jack made a joke about Sarah's hair, but she took it to heart and got upset. |
| take to heart vtr | (apply to oneself) | ينتبه لواجباته |
| | | يراعي كذا |
| | | يترجل |
| | She took all the advice to heart, and tried to be a better person. |
| tender heart n | (kind nature, compassion) | عاطفة، حنان، محبة |
| | She was always smiling and had a tender heart. |
| to the heart of adv | (to the centre or middle of) | في قلب أو في وسط |
| | The explorers made their way to the heart of the jungle. |
| to the heart of adv | figurative (to the crux of) | في جوهر الشيء |
| | He wasted no time in getting to the heart of the problem. |
| to your heart's content adv | figurative, informal (as much as you please) | حسب ما يسر قلبك |
| | You may ask me questions to your heart's content. |
| touch your heart vtr | informal, figurative (move you emotionally) | يحركه عاطفياً |
| | She touched my heart with her beautiful poem. |
| win sb's heart v | figurative (endear oneself to sb) | يكسب ود فلان |
| | 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) | مع خالص تمنياتي |
| | My darling, I love you with all my heart. |
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