19 amazing untranslatable words

We all know about schadenfreude, but which other wonderful words does is the English language missing?

Bakku-shan (Japanese)

A woman who looks beautiful - but only when viewed from behind

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Zhaghzhagh (Persian)

The chattering of teeth in the cold

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Backpfeifengesicht (German)

A face badly in need of a fist

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Komorebi (Japanese)

The dappled light effect that occurs when sunlight shines through trees.

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Tartle (Scottish)

To hesitate while introducing someone because you can't remember their name.

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Cafuné (Portuguese)

To run your fingers through someone's hair

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Age-otori (Japanese)

To look worse after a haircut

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Entarter (French)

To hit someone in the face with a pie

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Schnapsidee (German)

A brilliant plan one hatches while drunk

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Tsundoku (Japanese)

To buy a book and never read it

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Abbiocco (Italian)

The sleepy feeling one gets after a large meal

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Gigil (Filipino)

The urge to pinch something or someone on account of them being incredibly cute

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Verschlimmbessern (German)

To make something worse while trying to improve it

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Seigneur-terraces (French)

People who linger in cafes sucking on the dregs of their coffees while refusing to buy another

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Prozvonit (Czech)

To save money by calling someone's mobile phone and hanging up after one ring so they will call you back.

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L'esprit de l'escalier (French)

"Staircase wit", the brilliant retort that only comes to you once you have left the room (and the conversation)

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Pochemuchka (Russian)

A person who asks too many questions

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Bilita Mpash (Bantu, in the Congo)

A wonderful dream that surpasses good dreams. One that starts your day on a high and that you could properly describe as the opposite of a nightmare

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Utepils (Norwegian)

A beer which is drunk outdoors

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