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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/
Verb
mettre du baume au cœur
- (informal) to gladden (someone's) heart, to to warm the cockles of (someone's) heart, to do (someone's) heart good, 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.