cœur/kœʁ/
noun / prop.n. · A2
nounmasculine
Meanings
heart (organ)
Anatomical term referring to the organ
heart (shape)
Refers to the heart shape or symbol
heart (love)
Metaphorical use referring to love or affection
hearts (the suit in playing cards)
One of the suits in playing cards
the core of a nuclear reactor
Technical term in nuclear energy
frog (part of a railway switch where rails cross)
Technical term in railway engineering
Examples
Le médecin a écouté mon cœur avant de rédiger son rapport.
The doctor listened to my heart before writing the report.
Elle a découpé un cœur dans une feuille de papier rouge.
She cut a heart shape out of a sheet of red paper.
Après cette conversation, il a ouvert son cœur à sa sœur.
After that conversation, he opened his heart to his sister.
Elle a posé un cœur sur la table avant de jouer sa carte.
She placed a heart on the table before playing her card.
Collocations
- avoir un cœur qui batto have a beating heart
- avoir le cœur sur la mainto be very generous
- la couleur du cœurthe color of the hearts suit
Common mistakes
le cœur est un muscle
le cœur est un organe musculaire
The heart is an organ, not just a muscle; expression should be more precise.
le cœur bat fortment
le cœur bat fortement
Incorrect adverb form; the correct form is fortement.
Related words
synonymorgane cardiaquecardiac organ
- synonymamourlove
antonymindifférenceindifference
nounmasculine
Meanings
heart (organ)
Anatomical term referring to the organ
heart (shape)
Refers to the heart shape or symbol
heart (love)
Metaphorical use referring to love or affection
hearts (the suit in playing cards)
One of the suits in playing cards
the core of a nuclear reactor
Technical term in nuclear energy
frog (part of a railway switch where rails cross)
Technical term in railway engineering
Examples
Le coeur humain bat plus vite pendant un effort intense.
The human heart beats faster during intense exertion.
Elle a découpé un coeur dans une feuille rouge.
She cut a heart shape out of a red sheet of paper.
Son coeur est resté attaché à son premier amour.
His heart remained attached to his first love.
J'ai tiré le roi de coeur au début de la partie.
I drew the king of hearts at the beginning of the game.
prop.n.masculine
Meanings
a French surname, equivalent to English Heart
Examples
Antoine Cœur a signé le registre des visiteurs.
Antoine Cœur signed the visitors' register.
Madame Cœur préside la réunion de quartier.
Mrs Cœur is chairing the neighborhood meeting.
La famille Cœur habite encore dans ce village.
The Cœur family still lives in this village.
Collocations
- Monsieur CœurMr. Cœur
- la famille Cœurthe Cœur family
Common mistakes
le Cœur
Cœur
As a proper noun, it should not be preceded by the definite article.
Related words
synonymHeartEnglish surname Heart