strike a chord | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toelicitasignificantreaction, especially one which isfavorableorsympathetic.1997September 13, Geoffrey Norris, “Holy minimalist who touched a chord”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved27 September 2015:[T]his brand of ecstatic meditation, shared by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, hasstruck a chordwith record-buyers, and works such as "The Protecting Veil" (1989) for cello and strings have achieved cult status and huge sales on disc.2011June 19, Harold Heckle, “Spaniards march to protest high unemployment, political leadership”, inThe Star, Canada, retrieved27 September 2015:Protests began May 15 and spread to cities across the country,striking a chordwith hundreds of thousands fed-up with the wage cuts and tax hikes.2015June 15, Collin Binkley, “Pet Photo Series Aims to Counter 'Black Dog' Theory”, inwww.msn.com, retrieved27 September 2015:The photosstruck a chordonline and quickly went viral.; (idiomatic)Toconveya feeling or meaning which someone personallyinternalizesandtakes to heart.2015August 4, Nicholas Keung, “Holocaust survivors make sure those in need 'not forgotten'”, inThe Star, Canada, retrieved27 September 2015:“The movie juststruck a chordwith him and he started telling us about his story and experience during the Holocaust.”

Examples:

EN: It might strike a chord.
ES: Quizá lo ayude a recordar.
EN: Well, the name does seem to strike a chord of memory.
ES: Sí, ese nombre me hace evocar un recuerdo.
EN: Does that strike a chord, ma'am?
ES: ¿Esto la conmueve, señora?
EN: Does that strike a chord with you?
ES: ¿Suena familiar?
EN: You are the first woman to strike a chord in my heart.
ES: Eres la primera mujer en tocar un acorde en mi corazón.
ES: Eres la primera mujer en tocar un acorde en mi corazón.
EN: It may come as some surprise to you, Madame President, but I wish to strike a chord with the common man.
ES: Puede resultarle una sorpresa, Señora Presidenta... pero deseo tocar los sentimientos del hombre común.
EN: But his music analogy didn't seem to strike a chord.
ES: Pero su analogía musical no sonaba como un acorde.
EN: Does it strike a chord?
ES: ¿Le di a la nota?
EN: Does any of this strike a chord in you, Vanessa?
ES: ¿Algo de esto te suena, Vanessa?
EN: I'm not gonna lie, that did strike a chord.
ES: No voy a mentir, eso tocó la fibra.
EN: Perfect. That way you strike a chord the moment she sees you.
ES: Perfecto, así le tocas la fibra desde el minuto uno.
EN: I'm gonna try to shout him down, raise Eleanor Guthrie, raise whatever I have to to try and strike a chord.
ES: Intentaré hacerle callar, mencionaré a Eleanor Guthrie, diré lo que sea para despertar su sensibilidad.
EN: But we can right the scales in our own small way and strike a chord for belowthepovertyline folks everywhere.
ES: Pero podemos corregir los índices a nuestra pequeña manera y romper una lanza por las personas que se encuentran bajo los índices de pobreza.
EN: Recently, I've only been getting good little kids, so you were the first one in a while to strike a chord.
ES: Últimamente parece que solo contrato a los chicos del coro. Pero tú eres diferente.
EN: He supposedly tried alcohol in his youth, but that didn't strike a chord with Bergman.
ES: Supuestamente probó el alcohol en su juventud, pero eso no tocó la fibra sensible de Bergman.

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