10 Foreign Words That Cannot be Translated to English
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Mamihlapinatapei - ”From Yagan, the indigenous language of the Tierra del Fuego region of South America. This word has been translated in several ways in English, always implying a wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something.”
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POSTED Friday October 24th
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Mamihlapinatapei - ”From Yagan, the indigenous language of the Tierra del Fuego region of South America. This word has...
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darcorgaosapatos reblogged this from mfs and added:
Cafuné is a really good word, but I have to say that my favourite from the list is the word Tingo - From the Pascuense...
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echotalk reblogged this from davereed and added:
Notice the headline on the link is not the headline on the linked page. Actually, what this post is doing is translating...
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davereed reblogged this from monsieur-qui and added:
“Jayus” is the one i would have the most use
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I think I see that Mamihlapinatapei look on our faces… read read read!
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never imagined i would find a portuguese word among them Cafuné From Brazilian Portuguese, meaning to tenderly run one’s...
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