take to heart
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take to heart
verb takes to heart · taking to heart · took to heart · taken to heart
- To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.) He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider.
- To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something. Of course, with her weak heart and dropsy one couldn't expect that she could get about with him, but he spent two hours every evening in her room. He might well do what he could, for she has been a rare good friend to him. But that's all over, too. He never goes near her. And she takes it to heart.
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verb to take something seriously
| 中文 | 想不開 /想不开 xiǎng bù kāi, 往心裡去 /往心里去 wǎng xīnlǐ qù |
|---|---|
| Português | levar a sério |
| Français | prendre à cœur |
| Deutsch | sich zu Herzen nehmen |
| Italiano | prendersi a cuore, prendere a cuore, averci a cuore, avere a cuore |
| Русский | принять близко к сердцу prinjatʹ blizko k serdcu |
verb to feel keenly
| Español | tomar a la tremenda, tomar a pecho |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 痛感 tònggǎn |
| Português | levar a mal |
| Français | prendre à cœur |
| Italiano | prendersi a cuore, prendere a cuore, averci a cuore, avere a cuore |
| Română | pune la suflet |
| Русский | принима́ть бли́зко к се́рдцу |
| עברית | שָׂם לָלֵב sám lalév |
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