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"Heart" is a noun which is often translated as "el corazón", and "bear" is a noun which is often translated as "el oso". Learn more about the difference between "heart" and "bear" below.
heart(
hart
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hagfish have four hearts.Los peces bruja tienen cuatro corazones.
a. el corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her last boyfriend really broke her heart.Su último novio sí que le partió el corazón.
3. (nature)
a. el corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She had a kind heart, and helped anyone she met.Tenía muy buen corazón y ayudaba a todo el que encontraba.
4. (courage)
5. (enthusiasm)
a. las ganas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I think I have to quit my job; my heart just isn't in it anymore.Creo que tengo que dimitir de mi puesto; simplemente ya no tengo ganas de hacerlo.
a. el corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We stayed at a hotel in the heart of the city.Nos quedamos en un hotel en el corazón de la ciudad.
b. el cogollo (M) (of celery or lettuce)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The salad calls for hearts of lettuce.La ensalada requiere cogollos de lechuga.
8. (memory)
a. la memoria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My daughter has learned the alphabet by heart.Mi hija ha aprendido el abecedario de memoria.
9. (card)
a. el corazón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you have any hearts, or do you only have clubs?¿Tienes algún corazón o solo tienes tréboles?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. cardíaco
Did the electrocardiogram detect any kind of heart problem?¿Detectó el electrocardiograma algún tipo de problema cardíaco?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
11. (colloquial) (to love)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
hearts
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
12. (card game)
a. corazones
What game should we play? - How about hearts?¿Qué juego deberíamos jugar? - ¿Qué tal corazones?
13. (suit of cards)
a. corazones
I was bluffing. I just have a two of hearts and a three of clubs.Me he marcado un farol. Solo tengo un dos de corazones y un tres de tréboles.
bear(
behr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el oso (M), la osa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Polar bears live mainly in the Arctic Circle.Los osos polares viven principalmente en el círculo polar ártico.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. soportar
The shelves have to bear the weight of the books.Los estantes tienen que soportar el peso de los libros.
b. aguantar
The elevator cannot bear a weight over 1500 pounds.El ascensor no puede aguantar un peso sobre 1500 libras.
c. resistir
My brother had to bear carrying the sofa all the way to the truck.Mi hermano tuvo que resistir llevar el sofá hasta la camioneta.
3. (to endure)
a. cargar con
He had to bear most of the responsibility for the company bankruptcy.Tuvo que cargar con casi toda la responsabilidad por la quiebra de la empresa.
5. (to carry)
6. (to show)
a. tener
Their account bears little resemblance to reality.Su versión tiene poco que ver con la realidad.
7. (to produce)
a. dar a luz a
She bore three healthy and beautiful children.Dio a luz a tres hijos sanos y preciosos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
9. (to steer)
