Untranslatable words that explain it all

Funny, for untranslatable words you did a good job of translating them!

In bed, I coorie down when it's time to go to sleep. When I was wee, my parents would invite me to coorie in when I needed a cuddle. These days I extend the same invitation to the cat, but she's slightly psychotic and doesn't always feel like coorying.

Saudade, what the beautiful, unforgettable Fado was about. 🎶🪷

Maggie Schmidt, saudade

Saudade. Sweet sadness. I love this word!

I've heard the expression "million-dollar wound" from WWII. Something that didn't kill or cripple you, but enough to get you sent home.

I am sure that in every language they are words that are unique and can not translate theme in their full sense

This is very interesting to me as I love language. I do some translation from German and once, translating a story set in WWI I had a problem with the phrase "Heimatwunde". This literally translates as "Home-Wound" (though "Heimat" in itself has more implications than just "home") - meaning a wound that isn't life-threatening, but enough to keep you away from the front. I was aware of an English phrase "Blighty" for the same thing, but as that's also a slang term for Britain, it obviously didn't work!

You are so funny.Steve Tingle,

Saudate is much like the Welsh 'hiraeth'..... deep nostalgic type feeling usually, though not exclusively, about events /desires from the past real or imagined.

now if only we could translate "Phil Collins - Sussudio"

#4 Sabai Sabai, the Thai lifestyle.

Nice to know! I learn something new daily.

Well, Steve actually they were not translated, they were explained!

Reminds me of Goldie locks and the three bears. Poppa and Mamma stuff did not work The baby bear was just right . It is like we are as humans. We prefer things just right.