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there are a lot of words that dont map directly onto another word. heck, i'd argue that most abstract words are just close-ish approximations, which can be use
by y4mi 5y ago
there are a lot of words that dont map directly onto another word.
heck, i'd argue that most abstract words are just close-ish approximations, which can be used to convey the same thing, but are also useable in different contexts with significantly changed meaning.
Take yesterday's wordle for example: tangy. few languages have something that maps onto exactly this meaning. Its still easy to translate it with a sentence, but its likely going to be more than one word. And the chosen translation will likely change significantly depending on the context the word is used in.
- jonshariat 5y agoYup. There are words like this. My point is that there are also a lot of mistakes because you need to know both languages vocabulary to know if its true or not.