Avoir un cœur d'artichaut
To fall in love easily
Arrête, toi t'as un cœur d'artichaut : tu t'attaches en deux jours.
Your friend is already talking about being "in love" after two dates, and the group gently roasts them for catching feelings instantly.
Literally to have an artichoke heart.
In practice it means you fall in love (or get attached) very easily, often with different people, sometimes a bit too fast. It can be teasing rather than insulting: you're just super affectionate and catch feelings quickly. The image comes from the idea that an artichoke has lots of "leaves," like someone who gives little bits of their heart away repeatedly.
"Avoir un cœur d'artichaut" does not mean to be generous, to have a brave heart, to have a broken heart. It specifically means "To fall in love easily".
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