deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?message-squaremessage-square161linkfedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square161linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoThere’s also scheming, but i don’t think either one is a 1 to 1 equivalent.
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoScheming nie działa, bo kombinowanie to dużo więcej niż samo knucie planów :) But I am also not so sure that kombinować is a good example because the other meanings are because it’s a homonym. I am having trouble providing what actually OP asked for. A few years ago I’d say Maori “mana”, but the kids now call it “aura” and it’s a direct concept translation.
There’s also scheming, but i don’t think either one is a 1 to 1 equivalent.
Scheming nie działa, bo kombinowanie to dużo więcej niż samo knucie planów :)
But I am also not so sure that kombinować is a good example because the other meanings are because it’s a homonym.
I am having trouble providing what actually OP asked for.
A few years ago I’d say Maori “mana”, but the kids now call it “aura” and it’s a direct concept translation.