tuffo al cuore

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “dive at the heart”.

Noun[edit]

tuffo al cuore m (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) skipped heartbeat (strong emotion) or tug at one's heartstrings
    • 2003, Antonio Tabucchi, chapter XVIII, in Sostiene Pereira : una testimonianza [Pereira Declares], Rome: La biblioteca di Repubblica, published 1994, →ISBN, page 117:
      Pereira sentì un tuffo al cuore e chiese: Marta, come sta, come sta Monteiro Rossi?
      Pereira felt his heart skip a beat and asked: Marta, how is he, how is Monteiro Rossi?
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