tenir à cœur – to hold to the heart – to be very important to someone. It’s often used in ...the expression ‘ça me tient à cœur’, ‘it’s close to my heart’.« T’inquiète, j’organise la soirée, ça me tient à cœur » “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of organizing the party, it’s close to my heart. “présent : ça me tient à cœurimparfait : ça me tient à cœurpresent subjunctive: que ça me tienne à cœurRelated: Valentine’s Day . expressions with ‘cœur’ . expressions with body parts . body parts vocabulary . expressions with ‘tenir’ . Post your comment about this right down here at ‘Leave a Reply’. Come to FRENCH ETC. for French, French vocabulary, French grammar, French culture, about France, about French, français, vocabulaire, learn French, French podcasts, learn French by podcast, French language podcasts, French tutorial, French one on one, French expressions, expressions, e-learning, learning French, French online, France, listening comprehension, dictées, French dictation, sign up for FRENCH ETC. at frenchetc.org (http://www.frenchetc.org/fe-signup-page/) Bonne journée française !