change of heart

English

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Noun

change of heart (plural changes of heart)

1. (idiomatic) A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.

   He quit work on Friday, but on Monday he had a change of heart and decided to come back.

Related terms

• change of mind
• change of tack

Translations

change of opinion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 改变心意, 改变看法

• Finnish: mielenmuutos (fi)
• French: revirement (fr) m
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• German: Sinneswandel (de) m
• Icelandic: sjá sig um hönd
• Russian: измене́ние то́чки зре́ния n (izmenénije tóčki zrénija) usually expressed with verbs: переду́мывать (ru) impf (peredúmyvatʹ), переду́мать (ru) pf (peredúmatʹ)