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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Untranslatable words #129642 06/23/2004 1:46 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Well, I was wondering, if gezellig is glossed as the Dutch for cosy, how is it untranslatable unless it doesn't mean cosy at all? If this article was being written in Dutch, would cosy make the list and be glossed as gezellig? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Untranslatable words Faldage 06/23/2004 10:22 AM Re: Untranslatable words sjmaxq 06/23/2004 10:29 AM Re: hrung Faldage 06/23/2004 10:39 AM Re: hrung sjmaxq 06/23/2004 10:41 AM Re: hrung Faldage 06/23/2004 10:45 AM Re: hrung tsuwm 06/23/2004 1:42 PM The full survey AnnaStrophic 06/23/2004 12:16 PM Re: The full survey Faldage 06/23/2004 12:27 PM Re: The full survey musick 06/26/2004 6:08 PM Re: Untranslatable words jheem 06/23/2004 1:42 PM Re: Untranslatable words Bingley 06/23/2004 1:46 PM Re: more words for humo(u)rless linguists jheem 06/23/2004 2:02 PM Re: Untranslatable words Flatlander 06/24/2004 10:42 AM Re: Untranslatable words Capfka 06/24/2004 11:46 AM Re: Untranslatable words jheem 06/24/2004 1:25 PM Re: Untranslatable words wsieber 06/25/2004 6:09 AM Re: Untranslatable words jheem 06/25/2004 12:44 PM Re: Untranslatable words wsieber 06/28/2004 4:54 AM Re: Untranslatable words Faldage 06/28/2004 10:31 AM Re: Untranslatable words AnnaStrophic 06/28/2004 12:09 PM Re: jargonicity jheem 06/28/2004 1:51 PM Re: jargonicity Zed 06/29/2004 7:06 PM Re: jargonicity wsieber 06/30/2004 1:29 PM Re: Untranslatable words Faldage 06/25/2004 9:44 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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