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feminine

/koɾaθoˈnaða/

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Translation

hunch, gut feeling

Word origin

From corazón ('heart'), from Latin cor, with the suffix -ada. The idea of a feeling coming from the heart mirrors English expressions such as 'to know something in your heart'.

Origin
Latin
Root
cor
English cognates
cordial, courage

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcorazonadas

Examples

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I had a hunch that something was going to go wrong.

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She followed a gut feeling and bought the ticket.

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Was it luck or just a hunch?

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My gut feeling turned out to be right in the end.

conviene .

Sometimes it is worth paying attention to your hunches.

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This word is part of lesson 89.