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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Rè nào (熱鬧) Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. Chinese positive music
Cynefin A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming Welsh nature feeling
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Zhì (智) Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. Chinese thinking awareness
Décidément When coincidences occur or when events repeat themselves by chance (for example, when you run into the same person many times in one week) French surprise interaction fate
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Avspasere To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). Norwegian society time
Presenzialismo Someone who’s preoccupation is to make appearances at social events; the tendency to be present at every social event in order to get noticed. Italian community friends
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
kaṟpu (கற்பு) Determination to chastity, even in the face of adversity Tamil strength
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A way to declare your hope that your loved one will outlive you because of how unbearable it would be to live without them. Arabic love time strength
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Merienda It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. Spanish food event
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Zugzwang To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage German action interaction philosophy
Þetta reddast it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). Icelandic fate
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual




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