hart
gb/hˈɑɹt/ us/hˈɑɹt/
C2
Inglese
~ 27700
szarvasbika, hím szarvas
SOSTANTIVO
C2
LITERARY
1
szarvasbika
B2
hím szarvas
B1
The hunter silently watched the hart drinking at the edge of the forest pool.
In the tapestry, a golden hart is shown leaping through the trees.
The poet compared his restless thoughts to a fleeing hart pursued by hounds.
A wounded hart staggered out of the mist and collapsed on the hillside.
Esempi per chi studia
The king saw a hart in the dark forest.
In this old story, a brave knight follows a white hart.
A hart is a male deer in old English books.
The picture shows a hart with large antlers.
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse the spelling of 'hart' with 'heart'. 'Hart' without the 'e' only means an adult male deer and is mostly found in older or literary English. In everyday modern English, people normally say 'stag' or just 'deer' instead of 'hart'.
Significato
adult male deer (stag)
Collocazioni
hunt the hart
|a noble hart
|white hart
|hart and hind
Sinonimi
stag (The most direct modern term for an adult male deer; more common than 'hart'.)
|
deer (More general; refers to the animal species as a whole, not only the adult male.)
|
buck (General term for a male of some animals, including certain kinds of deer; not specific to red deer.)
Contrari
hind (Refers specifically to an adult female red deer, contrasting with a male 'hart'.)
|
doe (General word for a female deer, the opposite sex of a male 'hart'.)
Temi
animals
|literature
|nature
Definizione
An adult male deer, usually in old stories or poems.
An adult male deer, especially a red deer, used mainly in literary or historical English.
Grammatica
Forma base
hart
IPA
GB/hˈɑɹt/
US/hˈɑɹt/
Sillabe e accento
hart (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hart)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: hart
- Plural: hart, harts
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
hart and hind
1/hˈɑɹt ˈænd hˈaɪnd/
fixed phrase
literary
male and female deer together
An old phrase meaning a male deer (hart) and a female deer (hind) together.
Esempi
- The legend tells of a forest where hart and hind roam freely without fear of hunters.
- In the old ballad, the king vows to protect every hart and hind within his lands.
- The carved gate shows a hart and hind standing side by side beneath an oak tree.