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**Szymon Bęczkowski** @owiecc@en.osm.town · Mar 9

Mar 9

Szymon Bęczkowski @owiecc@en.osm.town

#PolishForForeigners meets #untranslatable

"Ustawny" as in is an adjective that describes a room that is easy to arrange furniture in.

Do you know any other language this word exists?

#polish #language #languages

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**C.L. Irwin** @authorclirwin@mstdn.social · Mar 31, 2023 *

Mar 31, 2023 *

C.L. Irwin @authorclirwin@mstdn.social

Another (much longer!) list: 203 Most Beautiful Untranslatable Words (The Ultimate List: A-Z): https://www.theintrepidguide.com/untranslatable-words-ultimate-list/. Some of these are quite beautiful, profound, poignant, &/or humorous.

The Intrepid Guide203 Most Beautiful Untranslatable Words [The Ultimate List: A-Z]From Afrikaans to Zulu, here are 203 most beautiful untranslatable words in other languages around the world that should exist in English.

#untranslatable #words #lacuna

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**C.L. Irwin** @authorclirwin@mstdn.social · Mar 31, 2023 *

Mar 31, 2023 *

C.L. Irwin @authorclirwin@mstdn.social

Minor "language."

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**C.L. Irwin** @authorclirwin@mstdn.social · Mar 31, 2023 *

Mar 31, 2023 *

C.L. Irwin @authorclirwin@mstdn.social

Sprezzatura = "I woke up this way."

Sobremesa = "Siesta culture personified." The stateside workplace equivalent: 'What happens when the boss takes the team out for a long lunch, usually on a Friday."

Wabi-sabi = "You break it, you buy it ... but then you put it back together again." Also, wabi-sabi = "Zero waste before it was a thing ... but make it beautiful."

Sisu = "Standing in line at the DMV."

#humor #untranslatable #words #language #foreignlanguage #culture #writing

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