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
Pålägg Anything that you can put in a sandwich Swedish food attribute
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Cafuné Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair Portuguese love
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
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
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Sirimiri Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. Basque weather physical
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Capoclaque Someone who co-ordinates a group of clappers. Italian society attribute
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Mandilón A male who is super dedicated to his girlfriend, as compared to his friends Spanish love character
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Enxebre Something pure and very authentic Galician positive attribute
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness




If you like Eunoia, you might like some of my other projects...


PS: You might notice above that I launched 12 scholarships in 12 months last year, raising $13450. You can follow the instructions in this guide, if you'd like to create a scholarship of your own.







Integral Labs Inc.