deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?message-squaremessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square132linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoDreary is not necessarily wet or cold.
minus-squareVinegarChunks@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI would never call hot weather “dreary”
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoMaybe not, but dark, grey, overcast weather might well be dreary. But it wouldn’t be dreich.
Dreary is not necessarily wet or cold.
I would never call hot weather “dreary”
Maybe not, but dark, grey, overcast weather might well be dreary. But it wouldn’t be dreich.