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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprendre à cœur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prendr a kœʁ
"Il ne faut pas prendre toutes les critiques à cœur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To consider something seriously and be deeply affected or influenced by it, often in response to criticism or advice.
"She took his constructive criticism to heart and completely revised her approach to the project." - 2
To grieve deeply over something or allow a distressing event to affect one's emotional well-being.
"Don't take the rejection to heart; the competition was extremely fierce this year."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom combines the Old English verb 'tacan' (to grasp, take) with 'heorte' (heart), which has historically represented the seat of emotions, courage, and deepest feelings since Germanic antiquity. Over centuries, the phrase evolved from meaning 'to commit something to memory' into its modern sense of internalizing criticism, advice, or emotional impact deeply.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Take to heart" is said worldwide
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prendre à cœur
Transliteration: prendr a kœʁ
"Il ne faut pas prendre toutes les critiques à cœur."
zu Herzen nehmen
Transliteration: tsuː ˈhɛʁtsən ˈneːmən
"Sie hat seinen Rat sehr zu Herzen genommen."
prendere a cuore
Transliteration: préndere a kuóre
"Ha preso molto a cuore il benessere dei suoi dipendenti."
tomar a pecho
Transliteration: toˈmaɾ a ˈpetʃo
"No debes tomarte sus comentarios a pecho."
levar a sério
Transliteration: leˈvaɾ a ˈsɛɾju
"Ela levou o conselho do professor a sério."
दिल पर लेना
Transliteration: dil par lena
"आपको उसकी बातों को दिल पर नहीं लेना चाहिए।"
铭记在心
Transliteration: míng jì zài xīn
"请把老师的教导铭记在心。"
마음에 새기다
Transliteration: maeum-e saegida
"부모님의 말씀을 마음에 새겨야 한다."
真摯に受け止める
Transliteration: shinshi ni uketomeru
"彼女は上司からの助言を真摯に受け止めた。"
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