Eunoia: Words that Don't Translate

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Word	Definition	Language	Tags
Tachiyomi	To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it	Japanese	society funny action
Abquatulate	To leave without saying goodbye	English	action
Chantepleurer	Singng and crying simultaneously	French	action
kataṟu (கதறு)	Helplessly shaking and crying	Tamil	action adverse
Shlep	To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road	Yiddish	physical action
Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις)	Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay	Greek	action
Blunda	To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something.	Swedish	action
Apapachar	Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad	Spanish	action
Zugzwang	To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage	German	action interaction philosophy
Tsuji-giri	To try out a new sword on a passer-by	Japanese	action violence
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
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
Beau geste	A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance	French	action
Vprikusku	Drinking tea through pieces of sugar	Russian	food action
Chai-Pani	Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done	Hindi	food action
Guddle	To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank	Scottish	action nature
Saucer	To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread	French	action food
Zechpreller	A person who leaves a restaurant without paying	German	adverse action food
Verschlimmbessern	Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it	German	action
Vybafnout	To jump out and say "boo"	Czech	action funny surprise
Gongoozler	A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate.	English	action nature
Extrawurst	Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary	German	stress adverse action
Ghalidan	Rolling from side to side as lovers do	Persian	love action connection
Załatwić	To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way	Polish	creative action
Stushevatsya	To fade into the background	Russian	action

Word

Definition

Language

Tags

Audio

Tachiyomi

To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it

Japanese

society funny action

Abquatulate

To leave without saying goodbye

English

action

Chantepleurer

Singng and crying simultaneously

French

action

kataṟu (கதறு)

Helplessly shaking and crying

Tamil

action adverse

Shlep

To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road

Yiddish

physical action

Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις)

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

Greek

action

Blunda

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

Swedish

action

Apapachar

Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad

Spanish

action

Zugzwang

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

German

action interaction philosophy

Tsuji-giri

To try out a new sword on a passer-by

Japanese

action violence

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

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

Beau geste

A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance

French

action

Vprikusku

Drinking tea through pieces of sugar

Russian

food action

Chai-Pani

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

Hindi

food action

Guddle

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

Scottish

action nature

Saucer

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

French

action food

Zechpreller

A person who leaves a restaurant without paying

German

adverse action food

Verschlimmbessern

Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it

German

action

Vybafnout

To jump out and say "boo"

Czech

action funny surprise

Gongoozler

A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate.

English

action nature

Extrawurst

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

German

stress adverse action

Ghalidan

Rolling from side to side as lovers do

Persian

love action connection

Załatwić

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

Polish

creative action

Stushevatsya

To fade into the background

Russian

action

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