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taha10/7/2024

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Saudade is a Portuguese word that refers to a deep, melancholic longing for either something or someone, often with a sense of incompleteness or nostalgia, but with more of a warm feeling or a sense of positive emotions at the same time, a complex feeling to really translate to English.

I actually first came across the word at the end of Resident Evil 2 (2019), as the end credits song, "Saudade" played. Some of the lyrics fit the word, like the idea of there being "two sides to every story" like the sadness and the happiness, and "the pain of remembering", even if it is a happy memory.

I don't think there really is a single word that fits the idea of saudade so it's my foreign word that has no equivalent!

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Limal10/7/2024

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Dépaysement

This French word describes the feeling of disorientation that comes from being in a unfamiliar environment or situation. Kinda the sensation of being outside usual context. A sensation of being pleasantly detached from the familiar routines of everyday life.

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Hunter10/7/2024

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When some one go and explore the vast ocean that is the Arabic one of the Semitic languages , can find wonders , there is a word and a longue one that translates to :
" Did we ask you both to give it to us to drink from? "

the word is written like this: " أَفَإِستَسقَينَاكُمُوها " pronounced : afaastasqaynakumuha

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Smileyy10/7/2024

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so, the funny and unique word that's in Polish is: konstantynopolitańczykowianeczka

it basically describes a young girl from constantinople ( I think that's Istambul right now )

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Lanah Tyra10/7/2024

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There is a very interesting Hungarian word which doesn't exist in a lot of languages:

Káröröm

If you try Google Translate, it will give you "My Pleasure" which is far from being correct.

Best translation would be "finding joy at someone's expense."

For example you really dislike your neighbour and he trips over in his shoelaces and you laugh at it.

I think the Klingons would love this word.