Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Putzfimmel Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning German habits
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Janteloven Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual Norwegian society positive interaction
cāral (சாரல்) A gentle secondary drizzle either from a waterfall or rain Tamil nature
Mudita The pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being or happiness Sanskrit happiness positive empathy
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Gaupasa Spend the whole night partying until the early morning of the next day. Basque interaction exciting
Oodal Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel Tamil love event feeling
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Panapoo'o The act of searching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten. Hawaiian habits
Nonina Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. Spanish cultural
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
Metanoia The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life English growth change
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Yoisho A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. Japanese event physical work
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society




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