tuffo al cuore

Italian

Noun

tuffo al cuore m (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively) skipped heartbeat (strong emotion)
    • 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?
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