B2 — Upper Intermediate❤️ Love & Family
Cedere il cuore
To give one's heart to someone
Literal Translation
"To give away one's heart"
What it means
To give one's heart to someone; to fall in love and commit. A poetic expression for the act of falling in love and fully committing emotionally. Slightly literary but used in emotional conversation.
Example in context
"Sa che cedendo il cuore rischia di soffrire, ma lo fa lo stesso."
"She knows that giving her heart risks pain, but she does it anyway."
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