heart-to-heart
/ˌhɑːt tə ˈhɑːt/noun
उच्चारण हार्ट ट हार्ट
दिल की बात, खुली बातचीत
Core wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C, usually sing.]
a conversation in which two people talk honestly about their feelings and personal problems
दिल की बात, खुली बातचीत
- We had a heart-to-heart about my career.
- After the quarrel, the sisters had a long heart-to-heart.
- The teacher had a heart-to-heart with the worried student.
+ 2 more examples
- Mother and daughter finally had a heart-to-heart about the future.
- They sat on the terrace and had a long heart-to-heart.
Synonyms frank talk candid conversation tête-à-tête private talk
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have a heart-to-heart (with somebody)
Use have with heart-to-heart for an honest private talk; add with for the other person.
ईमानदार निजी बातचीत के लिए 'heart-to-heart' के साथ 'have' आता है; दूसरे व्यक्ति के लिए 'with' जोड़ें।
- Radhika had a heart-to-heart with her mother before choosing a college.
- The coach had a long heart-to-heart with the captain.
heart-to-heart + talk / chat / conversation
It can also work as an adjective before a noun, meaning open and honest.
यह संज्ञा से पहले विशेषण की तरह भी आ सकता है, जिसका अर्थ खुला और सच्चा है।
- They had a heart-to-heart talk on the terrace.
- A heart-to-heart chat cleared the misunderstanding.
heart-to-heart about + topic
Use about or on to name what the talk was on.
बातचीत का विषय बताने के लिए 'about' या 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The two friends had a heart-to-heart about their future.
countable noun
As a noun it is countable, so it takes a or an and can be plural: heart-to-hearts.
संज्ञा के रूप में यह countable है, इसलिए a या an लगता है और इसका plural 'heart-to-hearts' बनता है।
- Their late-night heart-to-hearts brought them closer.
+Collocations 4
verb + heart-to-heart
haveneedwantarrangeend with
- I need a heart-to-heart with my brother.
adjective + heart-to-heart
longfrankseriousquietemotionalhonest
- We had a frank heart-to-heart about money.
heart-to-heart + noun
talkchatconversationdiscussion
- A heart-to-heart talk helped him share his worries.
heart-to-heart + with
a parenta teachera frienda colleague
- She had a heart-to-heart with her teacher about exam stress.
“More examples 5
- After the argument, the sisters sat down for a heart-to-heart.
झगड़े के बाद दोनों बहनें दिल खोलकर बात करने बैठ गईं।
- My father had a heart-to-heart with me about my results.
मेरे पिताजी ने मेरे परिणामों के बारे में मुझसे खुलकर बात की।
- The principal's heart-to-heart talk changed the boy's attitude.
प्रधानाचार्य की सच्ची बातचीत ने लड़के का रवैया बदल दिया।
- We had many heart-to-hearts on the long train journey.
लंबी रेल यात्रा में हमने कई बार दिल की बातें कीं।
- It is time for a heart-to-heart with your study partner about your plan.
अब अपने अध्ययन-साथी से अपनी योजना के बारे में खुलकर बात करने का समय है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She made a heart-to-heart with her mother.
✓ She had a heart-to-heart with her mother.
The natural verb with heart-to-heart is have, not make.
'Heart-to-heart' के साथ स्वाभाविक क्रिया 'have' है, 'make' नहीं।
✗ We had a heart-to-heart talk for our exam stress.
✓ We had a heart-to-heart talk about our exam stress.
Use about to name the topic of a talk.
बातचीत का विषय बताने के लिए 'about' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
frank talk candid conversation tête-à-tête private talk
AaSpelling
heart·to·heart
§Grammar and usage
Keep the heart idioms together, asked often: have a heart of gold (be very kind), lose heart (become discouraged), take heart (become encouraged), learn by heart (memorize), wear your heart on your sleeve (show your feelings openly), set your heart on (want very much), a change of heart (a change in opinion).
Heart के idioms साथ याद रखिए, अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: have a heart of gold (बहुत दयालु होना), lose heart (हताश होना), take heart (हिम्मत रखना), learn by heart (कंठस्थ करना), wear your heart on your sleeve (भावनाएँ खुलकर दिखाना), set your heart on (बहुत चाहना), a change of heart (राय में बदलाव)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have a heart-to-heart (talk).
Collocation 'have a heart-to-heart' (खुलकर बात करना)।