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  • 13 words not found in the English language - The Urban Recluse

    From the page: "These words do not have direct equivalents in English. Some of them would definitely be useful for us English-speakers, what do you think? 1. Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods 2. Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive... more

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  • Rated by rafcop1976 on Apr 10 2009, 1:40pm

    From the page: "Esprit de l'escalier (French): a witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs" How annoying is that, when the cutting riposte pops into your mind those few seconds too late.

  • Rated by Arpana-INFJ on Apr 10 2009, 12:46pm

    Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time

  • Rated by RawToast on Mar 10 2009, 4:10am

    From the page: "12. Radioukacz (Polish): a person who worked as a telegraphist for the resistance movements on the Soviet side of the Iron Curtain" Really? Really? Absolutely useless. Other than that one word, pretty good!

  • Rated by funkymonkey8 on Dec 31 2008, 1:06pm

    From the page: 1. Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods 2. Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time 4. Litost (Czech): a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one's own misery 5. Esprit de l'escalier (French): a witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs 6. Meraki (Greek): doing something with soul, creativity, or love

  • Rated by messydesk on Oct 29 2008, 4:39pm

    From the page: "Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods" I like that feeling.

  • Rated by davrobin on Sep 19 2008, 7:34am

    13 words which do not have direct equivalents in English. Some of them would definitely be useful for us English-speakers. I rather liked number 11 on the list.... "11. Tingo (Pascuense language of Easter Island): to borrow objects one by one from a neighbours house until there is nothing left"

  • Rated by Sascrunch on Sep 18 2008, 8:52am

    I love the whole concept behind number 4:Litost!

  • Rated by thewordisberry on Sep 14 2008, 8:14pm

    I like #3

  • Rated by monofsu on Sep 04 2008, 11:14am

    From the site 13 Words that do not exist in the English language: "Esprit de l'escalier (French): a witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs."

  • Rated by TinaUK on Sep 03 2008, 11:02am

    Seen it before, and I'm not sure I thumbed it up the first time. It's definitely not worth a second one.