Language: "Untranslatable" is not a precise concept — all languag…

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Did you know? "Untranslatable" is not a precise concept — all languages can express any thought, just sometimes with more circumlocution. Classics on the "untranslatable" list: German "Schadenfreude", Polish "tęsknota", Japanese "tsundoku", Inuit "iktsuarpok" (yearning to see someone come outside).

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"Untranslatable" is not a precise concept — all languages can express any thought, just sometimes with more circumlocution. Classics on the "untranslatable" list: German "Schadenfreude", Polish "tęsknota", Japanese "tsundoku", Inuit "iktsuarpok" (yearning to see someone come outside).

"Onvertaalbaar" is geen exact begrip — alle talen kunnen elke gedachte uitdrukken, alleen soms met meer omschrijving. Klassiekers in de "untranslatable" lijst: Duits "Schadenfreude", Pools "tęsknota", Japans "tsundoku", Inuit "iktsuarpok" (verlangen iemand naar buiten te zien lopen).

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