heart

cœur

Organe situé dans la poitrine qui fait circuler le sang dans le corps.

En anglais simple : The organ in your chest that sends blood around your body.

• My heart is beating fast.
• The doctor listened to her heart.
• Regular exercise helps keep your heart healthy.

Expressions courantes : heart attack, heart disease, heart rate

cœur

Les sentiments d’une personne, notamment l’amour ou la tristesse.

En anglais simple : Your feelings, especially love or sadness.

• His words broke my heart.
• She followed her heart and married him.
• I knew in my heart that something was wrong.

Comment l'utiliser : in someone’s heart (In her heart, she knew he was right.); with all your heart (I love you with all my heart.)

Expressions courantes : break someone’s heart, in your heart, from the heart

centre, cœur

Partie centrale ou la plus importante de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The central or most important part of something.

• The market lies in the heart of town.
• We need to get to the heart of the problem.
• A small lake sits at the heart of the forest.

Comment l'utiliser : the heart of something (The hotel is in the heart of the city.); at the heart of something (Trust is at the heart of their friendship.)

Synonymes : centre, center, core

Expressions courantes : heart of something, at the heart, city’s heart

cœur

Forme avec deux arrondis en haut et une pointe en bas, qui représente l’amour.

En anglais simple : A shape with two rounded tops and a pointed bottom, used to show love.

• She drew a red heart.
• The card was covered in little hearts.
• Tap the heart symbol to show that you like the photo.

Expressions courantes : red heart, heart shape, heart symbol

compassion, bonté

Bienveillance et attention envers les autres, surtout ceux qui ont besoin d’aide.

En anglais simple : Kindness and care for other people, especially those who need help.

• Have a heart and help him.
• She has a good heart.
• His heart shows in the way he cares for homeless children.

Synonymes : compassion, kindness

Contraires : cruelty

Expressions courantes : have a heart, kind heart, good heart

cœur

Carte à jouer portant des symboles rouges en forme de cœur.

En anglais simple : A playing card marked with red symbols shaped like the sign for love.

• She played a heart.
• I have three hearts in my hand.
• He led a heart, and I played the queen.

Expressions courantes : a red heart, play a heart, lead a heart

aimer, liker

Cliquer sur le cœur d’une publication ou d’un message pour montrer qu’on l’aime.

En anglais simple : To click a love symbol on an online post or message to show you like it.

• Heart the post if you like it.
• She hearted my photo yesterday.
• Why did you heart his comment?

Synonymes : like

Expressions courantes : heart a post, heart a comment, heart someone’s photo

adorer, aimer

Aimer quelqu’un ou apprécier énormément quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To love someone or like something very much.

• I heart this city.
• She totally hearts her new boots.
• We heart anyone who brings us cake.

Synonymes : love, adore

Contraires : hate

Expressions courantes : heart someone, heart this city, heart your style