Can't quite find the right gist

Hi everyone. I am trying to find an appropriate translation for the phrase "coup-de-coeur" and everything I come up with seems....well, not great. Has anyone ever seen a good translation?

Thanks!

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on February 4, 2010 at 1:39am

It looks as though "personal favourite" is pretty close. It's discussed here.

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Permalink Reply by Erin Wiedmer on February 4, 2010 at 10:05am

Thank you Stu! From your link, this seems like a longstanding point of translation frustration! I'm thinking of a situation where one sees something, and just has to have it - an impulse of "I've got to have that!". The link was interesting, but I don't see anything that works in this context. Many thanks for your thoughts though!

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on February 4, 2010 at 5:03pm

Erin, if your context allows it, "I fell in love with...." might work and convey the sense of the original accurately. It's a bit journalese, but many people use that expression as hyperbole when everyone knows they don't mean it literally.