la
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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