Curiosities about Words and Languages
January 24, 2024 No Comments
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Discover “Oodal,” the Tamil word that captures the art of feigning anger in love. Explore how this love game, rooted in Tamil culture and poetry, intensifies bonding and passion in relationships.
The Untranslatable of the day: Bricoleur/Bricoleuse (French)
And you, do you have a BELUM list too? So many things to do and so little time *sigh* I hope you are enjoying the untranslatables.
You know those expensive assholes that you see and it makes you want to squeeze two hosts into them? ???? Well that has a name. German, but it has it: Backpfeifengesicht. ????????
I've been working on this project for a while now. I want to release it in #bilingual editions as well, #español and #inglés, etc. And the idea is to show words that occur in other # languages that do not have a 1:1 equivalent in other languages, for whatever reasons. Here I tell you what the thing is about.
#letters #changes #humanities
The Road So Far is the logbook. In this video I tell you about the #changes that are happening in my life right now, and how this will affect the channel about #letras and #humanidades, and the topics that I will cover.
For the second week of August, I suggest you lose yourself in the cool of a grove, contemplating the Komorebi, perhaps with the Mo Chuisle Mo Chroí
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