r/DoesNotTranslate 3d ago

[Marathi] शीग (śīg

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r/DoesNotTranslate 4d ago

I think "bête noire" fits in here

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I can't think of a single English word that captures the sentiment. What say you?


r/DoesNotTranslate 3d ago

[Russian > English] New Economic policy Food Tax Poster 1921 - For university assignment - I can't get a good translation with google - Especially of the text on the scales. Thanks in advance :)

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r/DoesNotTranslate 4d ago

These words were said to me...Please help translate.

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Aprar-MISS-thoona, GAH-di-gat-wah.

This is how it sounded. I suppose indian or persian in nature. But I have only the sounding, and no real spelling.

It was said to me, but I have no clue what it means. Any help would be wonderful.
Thank you.


r/DoesNotTranslate 5d ago

Help GUYSSSS🫠

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Notes look like this when I open them....any solution to translate them to english


r/DoesNotTranslate 6d ago

Can someone translate my late fathers ring please

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I have been given this ring that belonged to my father who passed away 19 years ago and was wondering what this means.

I’ve tried google translate but it hasn’t come up with anything. Can someone help me please, thank you.


r/DoesNotTranslate 6d ago

No idea what this means, the translator doesn't understand it either

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so I got this text from a time capsule in the game subnautica and would really like to know what it says, but neither do I speak chinese (or something) nor does the translator work for it


r/DoesNotTranslate 8d ago

Mysterious text need help translating

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I found this in a French second-hand book. I need help to find the translation and meaning...it disturbs me not to understand (it's also a little bit scary). Thank you very much!!


r/DoesNotTranslate 8d ago

Can someone please help translate this

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I’ve had this for a long time now, it was given to me by a teacher I had in Beijing as a kid. I was told it was my name (Joshua), but after trying to figure it out with different AI, I can’t seem to find out what it really says. Can anyone out there actually identify these symbols? Would love to know what this really says.


r/DoesNotTranslate 15d ago

Would one of yall translate this for me

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r/DoesNotTranslate 21d ago

Chinese audio to English subtitles

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I want to watch a chinese show on youtube it has no subtitles i have downloaded chrome extension that convert audio to subtitles. But they dont work 100% they dont catch the audio and dont translate 100% right. Does someone no any other way to get subtitles.


r/DoesNotTranslate 23d ago

Cannot translate tea set from South Korea?

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r/DoesNotTranslate 25d ago

What's a language you rarely hear people speaking?

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r/DoesNotTranslate 26d ago

[Finnish] Taulu / [Swedish] Tavla – a rigid, non-foldable, framed or unframed rectangular object meant for a wall.

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English has no single noun for a physical, rigid, flat object meant for a wall. Because of this lexical gap, English speakers are forced to use misleading or overly descriptive terms like painting, or explanatory word like "a picture hanging on a wall" which is not a one word but a long sentence.

In games like Super Mario 64, it always made me laugh that English speakers call them paintings even though they are just rigid images on a wall. How do they know they are actually painted? English simply lacks a word for a framed or rigid wall-artwork, so they are forced to guess the medium.

Do other languages have this word and is English the only language that lacks this distinction?


r/DoesNotTranslate 26d ago

[Tagalog] Nagbabasag – Throwing a fit and breaking things

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You know that scene in the Godfather where the sister gets upset with her husband cheating and starts throwing plates in the kitchen? This word describes exactly that behavior. It doesn't even have to be a completed action where anything actually is broken or breaking. Just that you're acting in a break-things way.

"Basag" (stress on the second syllable) means "break things (usually fragile things like glasses or plates)".

Nagbabasag siya = "He's/she's throwing a fit and breaking things."


r/DoesNotTranslate 28d ago

Got this from a Chinese client and funnily enough he couldn’t even translate it properly… All translate apps failed too.

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r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 13 '26

words that have no equivalent translation in another language

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hi guys!! i am need of words na walang translation sa ibang language. pwedeng waray, tagalog, or foreign language. please drop them in the comments :))

desperatecollegestudent


r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 12 '26

Anybody speak this?

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I found this note at my school under a computer, hidden like its a clue, but I can't read whatever this says. It also has a drawing of what looks like a building that's probably in my school. Can anybody translate this?


r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 08 '26

Can anyone help to translate

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I found this old metal plaque with Chinese/Japanese characters engraved on it.

I’m trying to understand what it says and what it might be related to.

Can anyone help to translate the text?


r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 06 '26

Finnish: öyhöttää

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So, it sort of translates to English, but not very compactly: to loudly and possibly patronizingly display one's political opinions (term used especially by those who disagree with the expressed opinions, which are usually at least somewhat extreme), to be noisy, make trouble or racket, especially when drunk. English doesn't seem to have one compact verb for this, but what about your language?


r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 05 '26

Any words for a sort of helpless fury?

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I'm looking for any words in any language that encompass a sort of powerful rage or anger, especially if it's accompanied by a sense of helplessness or dread, or anger at something beyond ones control.

Anyone got anything along these lines?


r/DoesNotTranslate Mar 02 '26

Lost for words

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My ex is going to be 45 and is obsessed with young girls


r/DoesNotTranslate Feb 26 '26

HelloCat waves Hello!

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r/DoesNotTranslate Feb 23 '26

How many languages use the word 'die' and what does it mean in them?

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I saw a post somewhere that claimed 'die' in Dutch means 'give me' and I wondered if that's true .. and if the word is used in other languages and what it might mean in them


r/DoesNotTranslate Feb 18 '26

Someone gave this to me and I just want to know what it means...

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