Eunoia: Words that Don't Translate

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Word	Definition	Language	Tags
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib.	Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest".	Tagalog	action
Abquatulate	To leave without saying goodbye	English	action
Stushevatsya	To fade into the background	Russian	action
Zugzwang	To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage	German	action interaction philosophy
Chantepleurer	Singng and crying simultaneously	French	action
Crapoter	verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette.	French	health action society
Fensterln	To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her	German	love action persistence
Saucer	To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread	French	action food
Załatwić	To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way	Polish	creative action
Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις)	Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay	Greek	action
Extrawurst	Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary	German	stress adverse action
Mencolek	The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them	Indonesian	funny friends action
Apapachar	Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad	Spanish	action
Guddle	To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank	Scottish	action nature
Chai-Pani	Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done	Hindi	food action
Eshaku	A slight bow of around 15 degrees	Japanese	physical action
Blunda	To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something.	Swedish	action
Pekopeko	Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner	Japanese	physical action
Tôpäj (төпәй)	Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling	Bashkir	action
Vprikusku	Drinking tea through pieces of sugar	Russian	food action
Uitbuiken	Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''.	Dutch	food action
Kweesten	Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk	Dutch	love action event
Ghalidan	Rolling from side to side as lovers do	Persian	love action connection
Palla	To steal fruit off trees	Swedish	funny action food
Hoppilandkalle	Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat	Swedish	action

Word

Definition

Language

Tags

Audio

Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib.

Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest".

Tagalog

action

Abquatulate

To leave without saying goodbye

English

action

Stushevatsya

To fade into the background

Russian

action

Zugzwang

To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage

German

action interaction philosophy

Chantepleurer

Singng and crying simultaneously

French

action

Crapoter

verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette.

French

health action society

Fensterln

To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her

German

love action persistence

Saucer

To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread

French

action food

Załatwić

To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way

Polish

creative action

Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις)

Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay

Greek

action

Extrawurst

Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary

German

stress adverse action

Mencolek

The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them

Indonesian

funny friends action

Apapachar

Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad

Spanish

action

Guddle

To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank

Scottish

action nature

Chai-Pani

Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done

Hindi

food action

Eshaku

A slight bow of around 15 degrees

Japanese

physical action

Blunda

To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something.

Swedish

action

Pekopeko

Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner

Japanese

physical action

Tôpäj (төпәй)

Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling

Bashkir

action

Vprikusku

Drinking tea through pieces of sugar

Russian

food action

Uitbuiken

Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''.

Dutch

food action

Kweesten

Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk

Dutch

love action event

Ghalidan

Rolling from side to side as lovers do

Persian

love action connection

Palla

To steal fruit off trees

Swedish

funny action food

Hoppilandkalle

Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat

Swedish

action

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