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What does warm-hearted mean to you?

Choosing your Words Camilla Lloyd

Most of us would say a warm-hearted person is kind, while a cold-hearted person is lacking in compassion. To us, these meanings are obvious, but unfortunately these expressions don’t necessarily mean the same thing in other languages. To a language community in Mali, for instance, describing a person as hot-hearted means he or she is likely to get angry easily, while having a cold heart means to be at peace.