What does the saying "De tripas, corazón" mean? / 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast

 

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I am Malena, teacher of Spanish as a foreign language at Spanish in Cabo and Spanishup2U and together with Eduardo, who is traveling today due to family problems, we have been talking with you week by week since 2020.

 

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Today ii is a special day and I want to talk about a colloquial phrase that we use in different situations.

¿Te gusta usar frases o refranes? Do you like the phrases or sayings?

Spanish has a lot of sayings that come with our culture. They are beliefs acquired from our parents or grandparents. We repeat them, but in reality, many times they have nothing to do with us.

 

But, in today's case, this very old saying identifies, at least me, a 100% (one hundred percent) and I think you too, at least at some point in your life.

 

The phrase is: hacer de tripas corazón.

In English it would be: to bite the bullet. It is not, of course, the direct translation, but it is what it means.

 

¿Cuándo lo usamos?  When do we use it?

 

Cuando nos tenemos que sobreponer a una adversidad / when we have to overcome adversity

 

When you have to move on because we know that everything happens in life, absolutely everything.

 

Do we see the direct translation?

 

Las tripas - intestine, innards, insides.

 

Corazón - heart

 

Heart you know this word, I hope you do.

 

“Hacer de tripas corazón” is not show your heart, your feelings. Don't show your heart.

 

This translation is for you who are running and listening to the 5 minutes.

 

So, bite the bullet, “muerde la bala” and move on.

 

Shall we see some examples?

 

Odio ir al dentista, pero voy a tener que hacer de tripas corazón porque tengo un fuerte dolor de muelas. I hate going to the dentist, but I will to bite the bullet because I have a toothcacke.

 

Cuando se murió el padre los hijos tuvieron que hacer de tripas corazón y trabajar en el negocio para apoyar a la familia. When the father died, the children had to bite the bullet and work in the business to support the family.

 

Estudiar por las noches era un gran esfuerzo pero tenía que hacer de tripas corazón para terminar con mis estudios.  Studying at night was a great effort but I had to bite the bullet to finish my studies.

 

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Le mandamos un apapacho / We send a hug with the soul / to Eduardo and to all of you who are going through those moments when you have to “hacer de tripas corazón” bite the bullet.

 

Bye-bye.