Can't Say in English

Can't Say it in English - part of Archway with Words Literary Festival 21st - 28th of September 2013. Translating the untranslatable from around the world.

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Qaamch’ip’q'i (Ubykh): An idiomatic term for someone whose good or kind outward appearance is deceptive. #ubykh #cantsayitinenglish

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Mencomot (Indonesian): People who steal objects of little value purely for pleasure. #mencomot #indonesian #cantsayitinenglish

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@adrahon thank you!

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@CantsayitinEng same in French: étrenner.

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Thor'sday!!! I bet he'd like the name: 'Hammer & Tongue'! Got your tickets for the H&T presents AWWW Poetry Slam? http://t.co/vdESVyZNoC

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Estrenar (Spanish): To put something on for the first time. #estrenar #spanish #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish

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Welcome & good morning new followers! Only two more days to go - keep tweeting us your words! #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish

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It's Toosday! AWWW only 4 days away!!! Getting Tooooooooooo excited!!! http://t.co/5IRJG8S8SV

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Archway's new literary festival, @archwaywithword, starts on Saturday http://t.co/Fj4Swdo9Ub

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Ayurnamat (Inuit): the philosophy that there is no point worrying about events that cannot be changed. #ayurnamat #inuit #archwaywithwords

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Oodal (Tamil): Sulking or fake anger occurring between lovers after a lovers’ tiff, usually over something inconsequential. #oodal #tamil

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@BooksWanted good morning & thank you!

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Welcome @CantsayitinEng lish - part of Archway with Words Literary Festival 21-28 of Sep. Translating untranslatable from around the world.

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Chantepleure (French): Singing and crying at the same time. #french #chantepleure #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish #translations

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Nezabarom (Ukrainian) Communicates the meaning “not a very long time ago,” #nezabarom #ukrainian #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish

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Lieko (Finnish): A trunk of tree that has submerged to the bottom of a lake after absorbing water for some time until it can’t float anymore

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Welcome to all our new followers! Please keep tweeting us your words! #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish

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Kalpa (Sanskrit): The passing of time on a grand, cosmological scale.#kalpa #sanskrit #time #archwaywithwords #cantsayitinenglish #languages

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Ikigai (Japanese): a “reason for being.” On the island of Okinawa, it is thought of as “a reason to get up in the morning,” #Ikigai

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Donaldkacsázás (Hungarian): Literally means “Donald Duck-ing”. Wearing a shirt but no pants at home. #hungarian #Donaldkacsázás