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nachvollziehen·To comprehend / retrace.

German

तो (tō)·A word placed after a word to dismiss it as irrelevant or unimportant, or when something catches you by surprise.

Hindi

[Cebuano·To have a deep stinging sensation in the teeth.

Indonesian

Trotsåldern·The age of children when they protest and are prone to throwing tantrums.

Swedish

C’est pas de la merde·Literally This is not shit, means This is awesomely good.

French

Gespannt sein·A neutral version of looking forward to something or being apprehensive about something.

German

تلثّم talaṯṯam·To wrap a scarf around the head leaving only the eyes uncovered.

Arabic

Raabta·An inexplicable connection with another soul.

Hindustani

σωφροσύνη (sophrosyne)·An ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind.

Greek

– Uhgoolham (억울함)·Emotional state of feeling unfairly accused or punished.

Korean

badkruka (n.)·Person who is averse to bathing outdoors.

Swedish

Szeryf drogowy·A driver who intentionally blocks the left lane of a two-lane road, so that no one gets to unfairly pass by a jam in the right lane.

Polish

Hit the lights·Turn them off if they're on or on if they're off.

English

绝交 juéjiāo·To break off a relationship with a friend or ally.

Chinese

Besserwisser·Someone who always knows better (pejorative).

German

परसों·Parso.

Hindi

Matvandur·A picky eater.

Icelandic

In bocca al lupo·Strange way of wishing luck.

Italian

sud-ip·For food or water to come out of the nose (like when you laugh while drinking).

Cebuano

Mǎ shàng fēng [馬上風]·To die while having sex.

Chinese

Any language·The feeling of knowing you're loved even when you don't think you deserve it.

Request

Raabta·A connection, relationship , often , one that is mysterious and inexplicable.

Urdu

Vybafnout·To jump out and yell boo at someone in order to scare them.

Czech

Dolastallat·To brew coffee while at a campfire.

יין פטישים·Cheap wine / Wine with high alcohol content.

Hebrew

Esperantujo·The conceptual space and culture formed by gatherings of Esperanto speakers.

Esperanto

Großkopferter / Gschwoischädl·Influential person high up a hierarchy ladder who is perceived as arrogant and/or ignorant towards their subjects and their respective problems.

Bavarian

一千个读者就有一千个哈姆雷特 (lit. To a thousand readers, there are a thousand Hamlets)·A widely circulated Chinese proverb, despite having no authentic English origin.

Chinese

”Tingo”·Taking goods you like from a friend's house, asking for them gradually.

Pascuense

Дървен философ (wooden philosopher)·Somebody who's extremely confident in their knowledge, but doesn't have the slightest idea what they're talking about.

Bulgarian