Language treasures

The idea of the 'language treasures' database is to compile a list of words from different languages which no translation can do justice to. In 2008 the Portuguese word Saudade was submitted more often than any other word to the database. It (roughly!) expresses a feeling of missing and longing for something or someone. If you would like to share your favourite word please enter it below.
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Favourite word Ababol Ai Alegria alrededores altijd ami Amigos Amigos Amigos Amistad Amistad Amistad amistad amizade Amor

Language Spanish Lithuanian Spanish Spanish Dutch French Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish poppy thank you joy

Translation

Country Spain Lithuania Spain Spain Netherlands Czech Republic Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Portugal Spain

surrounding area always friend Friends Friends Friends Friendship, Amiti friendship Friendship friendship

Portuguese friendship Spanish Love

amor Amor amor amour Apropos Arcoiris

Spanish Spanish English French Norwegian Spanish

love Love love love In regards to Rainbow

Spain Spain Spain France Norway Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Brazil United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Spain Spain Spain Canada Albania Spain Spain Portugal Romania Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Romania Romania Indonesia

Attraversiamo

Italian

To Cross

bahia

Portuguese bay, state in brazil

bambino

Italian

child

Bananas beach Beb Berceuse bote calcetines capica Caramelo catel cerveza cheval Chocolat cinema cinste cinta

Spanish English Spanish French Albanian Spanish Spanish

Bananas Playa Baby Lullaby world socks palindrome

Portuguese Caramel Romanian Spanish French French Romanian Romanian Indonesian puppie Beer horse okolda cinema honesty love

communiquer Concentracin Cookie copil Creer cuaderno Cuvant Dance Dangus Deporte Deporte Dinero diversion dor dor DOR

French Spanish Spanish Romanian Spanish Spanish Romanian English Lithuanian Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Romanian Romanian Romanian

communicate Concentration Galleta child Believe notebook Word Bailar sky Sport Sport Money enjoy missing someone missing someone longing for a person, a place, a situation...

France Spain Spain Romania Spain Spain Romania Ireland Lithuania Spain Spain Spain Spain Romania Romania Romania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Romania Spain France France Spain Spain Spain Spain Denmark Spain Czech

dormir

Spanish

sleep

DRAGOSTE Dulce escargot Esperanto Esperanza Esperanza ESPERANZA Estrella Fdselsdag (pronounced Foozelsday) fr immer famille

Romanian Spanish French English Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Danish German French

LOVE sweet snail Esperanto Hope Hope HOPE star Birthday (pronouned Foozelsday) forever rodina

Republic Fantasa farfalla Felicidad felicidad Felicidad Felicidad Felicidad Feliz Filotimo France Freedom Freedom Friend Friendship friendship futbol gezellig Gjuha gleoite deas goesting goxoa Harmony hechicera Spanish Italian Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Greek French Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Russian Spanish Dutch Albanian Irish Flemish Basque English Spanish Fantasy Butterfly Happiness happiness Happiness Happiness Happiness Happy no translation France Libertad Libertad Amigo Amistad Spain France Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Greece Czech Republic Spain Spain Spain Spain Ukraine

footbal,voetbal,nogomet,futebol,Fodbold Spain cosy Language pretty and nice a craving dulce, rico Harmony sorcerer Netherlands Albania Ireland Australia Spain Australia France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Czech Republic United Kingdom of Great

Hermoso

Spanish

Beautiful

Hilarious

English

Hilarious

hiraeth

Welsh

nostalgia

Britain and Northern Ireland honradez hra Hit hyggelig Ilusion imagina independenta intelepciune isla jalousie Janteloven juguete Kaln salcakla kefi Konditorei Korlek Ltoile lska Spanish Czech Czech Danish Spanish Spanish Romanian Romanian Spanish French Danish Spanish Turkish Greek German Czech French Czech honesty play playground cosy Language imagine independence wisdom island jealousy modesty plaything Take care of yourself enjoyment Confectionery Une perle star love Spain Czech Republic Czech Republic Denmark Spain Spain Romania Romania Spain Czech Republic Denmark Spain Turkey Greece Germany Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Spain Italy Spain United Kingdom of

lawyer

English

abogado

lealtad Letteratura Libertad Liebling

Spanish Italian Spanish German

Loyalty Literature freedom Darling

Great Britain and Northern Ireland livres lluvia Locura Love Love Love Love maka Madre magician mancare mariposa meil Meloda Melodia Mnesiena misja ocalenia Music Musica najneobponohospodrnejia naturaleza omenie French Spanish Spanish Spanish English Spanish Albanian Croatian Spanish Romanian Romanian Spanish Lithuanian Spanish Spanish Lithuanian Polish Spanish Spanish Slovak Spanish Romanian books rain Madness Amor Amor Amor Love cat Mother wizard food butterfly love Melody Melody moonlight rescue mission Msica Music the land which cannot be cultivated at all nature humanness Czech Republic Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain United States of America Croatia Spain Romania Romania France Lithuania Spain Spain Lithuania Poland Spain Spain Slovak Republic Spain Romania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Spain

onomatopoeia

English

From the Greek, meaning 'wordmaking'

palabra

Spanish

word, mot, parole, wort, logos.

pamplemousse

French

grapefruit

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France Portugal Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Italy Romania Germany Czech Republic Spain Lithuania Finland Spain Czech Republic Spain Spain Mexico Spain Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Austria United

papillon de nuit Peixe agulha Pelcula

French

moth

Portuguese Billfish Spanish Film

poubelle

French

bin

prego prieten Quatsch queue Rabia ragana rakas Respeto Rivendell rojo sacapuntas salud sandia Schadenfreude

Italian Romanian German English Spanish Lithuanian Finnish Spanish Czech Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish German

you're welcome friend rubbish (familiar) queue Rage witch beloved Respect Roklinka red pencil sharpener Cheers and Health watermelon humour is found in someone's misfortune

Schokoladenkuchen

German

chocolate cake

Sehnsucht serendipity

German English

longing serendipity

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Siema Sirena skate smiech smijeh Soberano sofa soleil Sonrisa Polish Spanish Spanish Polish Croatian Spanish Greek French Spanish Hello Mermaid porque es mi deporte favorito Laugh laughter sovereign Intelligence sun Smile Poland Spain Spain Poland Croatia Spain Spain Czech Republic Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Italy Czech Republic Serbia Slovenia Spain Romania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Romania New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and

sparadrap

French

plaster

Spazolino sport srea srea sueo suflet

Italian Czech Serbian Slovenian Spanish Romanian

Toothbrush sport happiness happiness, luck dream soul

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious English

Unknown

tandrete taonga

Romanian Maori

tenderness treasure

thank-you

English

thank-you

Northern Ireland tolerant tresna Utopia vacaciones Vacances vacanta veac Verano verano verano Victory Vie Vita volejbal Vorrei vbec ty zambet Romanian Balinese Catalan Spanish French Romanian Romanian Spanish Spanish English English French Italian Czech Italian Czech Polish Romanian Greek Greek Bulgarian Russian Bulgarian tolerant Love Utopia vacation holiday holiday century Summer summer summer Victoria ivot Life volley-ball I would like at all, ever yellow smile democracy Hope holiday, vacation I love love Romania Indonesia Andorra Spain Czech Republic Romania Romania Spain Spain Spain Spain Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Netherlands Czech Republic Poland Romania Greece Greece Bulgaria Russian Federation Bulgaria The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Bulgaria

Macedonian hope (Slav) Bulgarian hope, espoir

Bulgarian Bulgarian

friendship sun

Bulgaria Bulgaria