Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Tima Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it Icelandic thinking action
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Madrugarse To stay up until the wee hours of the morning Spanish time action
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Harkla The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat Swedish action
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Hoppilandkalle Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat Swedish action
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Vybafnout To jump out and say "boo" Czech action funny surprise
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Stushevatsya To fade into the background Russian action
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
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Mencomot Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. Indonesian action funny
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action



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