la chamade

wild pounding, racing (of the heart)

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noun · feminine Rare #46,244
wild pounding, racing (of the heart) Usually used in the expression « battre la chamade » (for the heart to pound or race).
FR: Mon cœur bat la chamade quand je suis nerveux.
EN: My heart races when I’m nervous.

Nos cœurs battront la chamade.

Our hearts will pound.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Le cœur de Tom, prêt à capituler sous les avances de Marie, battait la chamade.

Tom's heart, ready to succumb to Marie's advances, was pounding wildly.

Mon cœur battait la chamade.

My heart was pounding.

— Titanic (1997)

Ça… ça bat la chamade.

That... that's making my heart race.

— Tár (2022)

Son cœur battait la chamade.

His heart was pounding.

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