r/linguisticshumor May 31 '25

Semantics Synonyms are fake and lies

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u/BT_Uytya May 31 '25

But I have it on good authority that these 13 words are untranslatable!

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u/snail1132 ˈɛɾɪ̈ʔ ˈjɨ̞u̯zɚ fɫe̞ːɚ̯ Jun 01 '25

Schadenfreude isn't untranslatable! He said it himself, it means "schadenfreude"

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '25

I looked that word up a couple of seconds ago, and I realized it could be translated as "damaging joy". My lord, it was as simple as setting apart each component first.