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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

What's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?

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What's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Asking non-native English speakers.

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Similar thread long ago, there was a word Somewhere in northern Europe that meant something like “aimlessly hitting your penis on things”. .
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  Do you mean the Dutch word “swaffelen” or “zwaffelen”?
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    Sounds like it yeah! I’m a big fan of the concept.
    
    Apparently its from Netherlands?

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