mettre du baume au cœur

French

Etymology

Literally, “to put balm to the heart”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə dy bo.m‿o kœʁ/, /me.tʁə dy bo.m‿o kœʁ/
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Verb

mettre du baume au cœur

  1. (figuratively, informal) (transitive with à) to warm the cockles of someone's heart, to gladden someone's heart (to be heart-warming)
    Synonym: faire chaud au cœur
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      Les petites attentions qu’il avait parfois pour Maman me mettait de baume au cœur.
      The small thoughtful acts he sometimes did for Mum were heart-warming.
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