nie mieć serca
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to not have [a/the] heart”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɛ‿ˈmjɛt͡ɕ ˈsɛr.t͡sa/
- Syllabification: nie‿mieć ser‧ca
Verb
- (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) [with infinitive or żeby]
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś nie ma serca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nie mieć serca in Polish dictionaries at PWN