have a heart: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    UKUSAustraliaIrelandidiomaticchiefly imperative
    • To be kind, compassionate, or sympathetic; to show mercy or leniency.

    Examples

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    • Please, have a heart and reconsider firing John; he's been going through a tough time lately.

      Please, be kind and reconsider firing John; he's been going through a tough time lately.

    • If you don't have a heart, how can you expect to understand what others are feeling?

      If you aren't compassionate, how can you expect to understand what others are feeling?

    • She had a heart and decided to donate part of her winnings to the charity.

      She showed compassion and decided to donate part of her winnings to the charity.

  • 2.

    Globalliteralneutral
    • To possess a heart as a physical organ or, by extension, to have the capacity for feeling or affection.

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    • Doctors confirmed that the patient does have a heart and the organ is functioning normally.

      Doctors confirmed that the patient possesses a heart and the organ is functioning normally.

    • You have a heart, so you can feel love and empathy towards others.

      You possess a heart, so you can feel love and empathy towards others.

    • Even robots with artificial intelligence don't have a heart like humans do.

      Even robots with artificial intelligence lack a heart like humans do.

    • Having a heart means not only the physical organ but also the capacity for deep emotions.

      Possessing a heart means not only the physical organ but also the capacity for deep emotions.

Examples:

  • EN: Oh, Mr. Waters, have a heart.
    ES: Oh, Sr. Waters, tenga corazón.
  • EN: Have you ever thought that I could have a heart?
    ES: ¿Alguna vez has pensado que yo podría tener un corazón?
  • EN: Aw, have a heart.
    ES: No seas mala.
  • EN: - Listen big fella, have a heart.
    ES: Por favor Gran Hombre, ten compasión.
  • EN: Listen, have a heart. Something terrific has happened.
    ES: Ha ocurrido algo terrible.
  • EN: You'll never lay your hands on me again. Oh, have a heart, babe.
    ES: - ¡Quita tus sucias manos!
  • EN: You showed me that I have a heart. ─ I love you.
    ES: Me has enseñado que tengo corazón.
  • EN: Oh come on, have a heart.
    ES: - Oh, vamos, tenga compasión.
  • EN: Oh, have a heart, Ruth.
    ES: - Ten compasión, Ruth.
  • EN: That beast doesn't have a heart!
    ES: ¡Esa bestia no tiene corazón!
  • EN: Danny boy, the Irish have a heart of gold.
    ES: Danny, hijo mío, tienes un corazón de oro.
  • EN: - Woman, do you have a heart of stone?
    ES: "Mujer, ¿tienes el corazón de piedra?"
  • EN: - I am a toy that is not supposed to have a heart.
    ES: - Solo soy un juguete que no se espera que tenga corazón.
  • EN: "One must have a heart of stone, to condone such a sacrifice."
    ES: "Uno debe tener un corazón de piedra para consentir un sacrificio tal."
  • EN: Oh, Mr. Waters, have a heart.
    ES: Oh, Sr. Waters, tenga corazón.
  • EN: Have you ever thought that I could have a heart?
    ES: ¿Alguna vez has pensado que yo podría tener un corazón?
  • EN: Clyde, have a heart.
    ES: Clyde, tienes un buen corazón.
  • EN: Aw, have a heart.
    ES: No seas mala.
  • EN: - Listen big fella, have a heart.
    ES: Por favor Gran Hombre, ten compasión.
  • EN: Listen, have a heart. Something terrific has happened.
    ES: Ha ocurrido algo terrible.
  • EN: Oh come on, have a heart.
    ES: - Oh, vamos, tenga compasión.
  • EN: You'll never lay your hands on me again. Oh, have a heart, babe.
    ES: - ¡Quita tus sucias manos!
  • EN: You showed me that I have a heart. ─ I love you.
    ES: Me has enseñado que tengo corazón.
  • EN: Oh, have a heart, Ruth.
    ES: - Ten compasión, Ruth.
  • EN: That beast doesn't have a heart!
    ES: ¡Esa bestia no tiene corazón!
  • EN: Danny boy, the Irish have a heart of gold.
    ES: Danny, hijo mío, tienes un corazón de oro.
  • EN: - Woman, do you have a heart of stone?
    ES: "Mujer, ¿tienes el corazón de piedra?"
  • EN: - I am a toy that is not supposed to have a heart.
    ES: - Solo soy un juguete que no se espera que tenga corazón.
  • EN: Clyde, have a heart.
    ES: Clyde, tienes un buen corazón.
  • EN: "One must have a heart of stone, to condone such a sacrifice."
    ES: "Uno debe tener un corazón de piedra para consentir un sacrificio tal."

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