Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 500+ untranslatable words by 70+ languages and 50+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Filotimo A friend of honour, but it also implies dignity, pride, sacrifice and respect Greek character friends
Tüddelig Sweet, elderly, and senile German character
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Seny Common sense, is a form of ancestral Catalan wisdom or sensibleness. It involves well-pondered perception of situations, level-headedness, awareness, integrity, and right action Catalan positive character
Mensch A person of integrity and honour Yiddish character attribute
Nutro (Нутро) Something that governs your inner being; your core Russian strength character
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Querencia A place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home, the place where you are your most authentic self Spanish strength happiness character
Hoʻoponopono Mutual forgiveness. Hawaiian connection character emotion
Mandilón A male who is super dedicated to his girlfriend, as compared to his friends Spanish love character
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Philotimo (φιλότιμο) The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing Greek society character family
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Tatemae & Honne The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) Japanese feeling reflection character
Andria (ανδρεία) Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger Greek strength character
Mauri ora The essence that animates humans Nogay character
Philotimo Love of honour Greek character




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