Apr 8, 2004 18:17
20 yrs ago
Portuguese term

Como dizer um coração fora do peito?

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
I think this is an expression, I want a free English translation.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 my heart jumped out of my chest
5 My heart was in my throat

Proposed translations

+4
1 min
Portuguese term (edited): Como dizer um cora��o fora do peito?
Selected

my heart jumped out of my chest

we say jumped out...and it means scared...fear

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-04-08 18:19:48 GMT)
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in amorous matters: to have one\'s heart in one\'s hand....
Peer comment(s):

agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 hr
agree Claudio Mazotti
12 hrs
agree Silvia Carrasco
13 hrs
agree Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing : or "I [nearly] jumped out of my skin"
18 hrs
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Portuguese term (edited): Como dizer um cora��o fora do peito?

My heart was in my throat

Also means scared.
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