Translation

THE RESULTS IN FULL

• THE TEN FOREIGN WORDS THAT WERE VOTED HARDEST TO TRANSLATE

1 ilunga [Tshiluba word for a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time; to tolerate it a second time; but never a third time. Note: Tshiluba is a Bantu language spoken in south-eastern Congo, and Zaire]

2 shlimazl [Yiddish for a chronically unlucky person]

3 radioukacz [Polish for a person who worked as a telegraphist for the resistance movements on the Soviet side of the Iron Curtain]

4 naa [Japanese word only used in the Kansai area of Japan, to emphasise statements or agree with someone]

5 altahmam  [Arabic for a kind of deep sadness]

6 gezellig [Dutch for cosy]

7 saudade [Portuguese for a certain type of longing]

8 selathirupavar  [Tamil for a certain type of truancy]

9 pochemuchka [Russian for a person who asks a lot of questions]

10 klloshar [Albanian for loser]

• THE TEN [British ] ENGLISH WORDS THAT WERE VOTED HARDEST TO TRANSLATE

1 plenipotentiary               

2 gobbledegook                

3 serendipity                                   

4 poppycock (known in the U.S.)                                 

5 googly (a cricket term, not common U.S. Usage, , definition here)                              

6 Spam                                   

7 whimsy                             

8 bumf (not widely used in the U.S., definition here)                            

9 chuffed--the very useful English to American dictionary says, "happy with life". In other places, quite put out

10 kitsch

Comments

[ija mia]

my dream is about previous boy friend and i recognize his face but the he treats me is like my current boyfriend.... Can i ask what is the mening of my dream?

[Caleb Eric Mayor]

I saw a bag full with money (New 1000 note Nigerian currency) worth 3million in a bush, I picked the bag and then began to pay all the bepth I have. Also, I dreamt of me having sex with a lady I don't know. Can you explain what is happening or about to happen to me? Please.

[Liz]

This is not a dream interpretation blog.

[Miley Cyrus]

Every now and then I have dreams of meeting, hanging out even talking to the Jonas Brothers but never got to even shake their hands! I'm obssessed with them. I cannot get over them! I L.O.V.E. them and I like having dreams about them but why is that and how can I try to dream about them or anything a lot.

[Nick DeMetro]

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[celebrity tube]

Funny words :) Hard to translate, much harder to understand.

[Thalitha]

I dream of my late mother she was so beatiful she had a pink shifon on her head. Shea said she is tired and she want me to take her out where she is she siad take me out with 9 cows. What does this mean.