change of heart
US /tʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːrt/
UK /tʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːrt/
1.
hartverandering, meningsverandering
a change in one's attitude or opinion, especially a change from being negative to positive or from one decision to another
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She was going to sell her car, but then she had a change of heart.
Ze zou haar auto verkopen, maar toen kreeg ze een hartverandering.
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After hearing their plea, the judge had a change of heart and reduced the sentence.
Na het horen van hun pleidooi, kreeg de rechter een hartverandering en verminderde de straf.