nie mieć serca

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to not have [a/the] heart”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɛ mjɛt͡ɕ ˈsɛr.t͡sa/
Rhymes: -ɛrt͡sa

Verb

nie mieć serca impf

(intransitive, idiomatic) to be insensitive and ruthless
(intransitive, idiomatic) to not have the heart to (to feel unable to do something because one feels it would be unkind) [+infinitive] or [+żeby]

Conjugation

Conjugation of nie mieć serca: see mieć.

Further reading

ktoś nie ma serca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
nie mieć serca in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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