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4. Pochemuchka(Russian)

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5. Gökotta (Swedish)

6. Bakku-shan(Japanese)

7. Backpfeifengesicht(German)

8. Aware (Japanese)

9. Tsundoku(Japanese)

10. Shlimazl(Yiddish)

11. Rire dans sa barbe(French)

12. Waldeinsamkeit(German)

13. Hanyauku(Rukwangali)

14. Gattara (Italian)

15. Prozvonit (Czech)

16. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)

17. Papakata (CookIslands Maori)

18. Friolero (Spanish)

19. Schilderwald(German)

20. Utepils(Norwegian)

21. Mamihlapinatapei(Yagan)

22. Culaccino(Italian)

23. Ilunga (Tshiluba)

24. Kyoikumama(Japanese)

25. Age-otori(Japanese)

26. Chai-Pani (Hindi)

27. Won (Korean)

28. Tokka (Finnish)

29. Schadenfreude(German)

30. Wabi-Sabi(Japanese)

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ANY word in other languages for the threesynonyms in German:Klugscheißer=Besserwisser=Korintenkacker. A person who always knows it better?

Sabelotodo (spanish)

Všeználek (czech)

Betweter (Dutch)

Know-it-all (English)

sveznalica (Croatian) - meansexactly the same

Okoska (hungarian) :)

okostojás:) auf Ungarisch"Klug-ei" auf Deutsch

betweter or beterweter (dutch)

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Всезнайка (wseznaika) in Russian :)

Keminter (javanese)

Kaikkitietävä (Finnish)

Swedish have borrowed the germanword into its vocubualry.

Un p'tit Joe-connaissant. Faire sonp'tit Joe-connaissant. (QuebecFrench)

#6 in English is butterface. As in,everything looks good, but her face.

Chai-pani (hindi) has so many translationsin Italian: pizzo, tangente, bustarella... Inthe other half of the world: Baksheesh

In Indonesian we call it sogokan oruang suap

#18 we call a Titsipritzel (Hill countryTexas)

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Dépaysement (french): the feeling ofsomething important is missing when youare not in your born-country

Shlimazl = Pechvogel Proznovit =Anklingeln Gattara = Crazy cat lady Friolero= Frostbeule Chai-piani = Schmiergeld Allgerman save Gattara.

need a word which deqnes performing artsand qne arts together in French , Germanand English please.

Gezellig (Dutch) is untranslatable.Although it's a lot like the Danish hyggelig.

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Neil A Batchelor · Fort Collins, ColoradoYou forgot one of the best words out there, Saudade from Portuguese: desiring for something you can't get back.Reply · Like · · Follow Post · May 12, 2014 at 10:50pm95

Nidi Tapoulal · · Imperial College Londonthe REAL "missing someone/thing". Also friolero exists in portuguese too: friorento(and the opposite calorento)Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 2:39am

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Monstruo Prometedor · Fotografía y MontajeIn spanish 'Nostalgia' works for 'Saudade'Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 4:11am4

Dimitri Karhu · University of Texas School of LawI think the English equivalent would be "pine"?Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 8:13am22

Drey Mitchell · Owner at DVERSITY6 in english slang is called "Butherface"18 would be "Frileux" in French Québécoisand 11 sucks, "Rire dans sa barbe" is not a word, it's an expression.Reply · Like · · Follow Post · May 12, 2014 at 10:52pm

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Cristina Loche · Top Commenter · Università Di TorinoTrue. In Italy is "Ridere sotto i baffi".Reply · Like · · May 12, 2014 at 11:24pm14

Hege Berentsen · Bergen, HordalandIn Norwegian we have an expression for "rire dans sa barbe", We say "humre iskjegget".Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 12:28am12

Diana Cirt · Universitatea de medicina si farmacie "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj Napocayes,in romanion tooReply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 11:23am7

Rachel Veldhuizen · Owner at LunarpearlWhat about Gezellig in Dutch: A cozy, enjoyable feeling in a certain environment or with otherpeople.Reply · Like · · Follow Post · May 13, 2014 at 8:39am

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Jakob Irgendeinnachname · Top Commenter · Works at Same words exists in German, just with s instead of zReply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 4:09pm7

Audrey Elena Tigaran · Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz Schoolwe call it hygge in Danish :)Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 5:41pm6

Sonique Pospíšilová · Prague, Czech RepublicPohoda in Czech. So looks only English doesn't have an equivalent:pReply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 9:45pm8

Plamen Kalchev · Junior System Administrator at 26. Chai-Pani (Hindi) .... uuuhm... "bribe"?!Reply · Like · · Follow Post · May 12, 2014 at 10:53pm24

Cecilia Aslan · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCoima, cometa, en español

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Zsuzsanna Szemesné Németh · Top Commenter · Németh Zsuzsanna egyéni vállalkozóWhat's so special about this? I'd translate it into Hungarian as "kenőpénz" (literally'smearing money'). "Schmiergeld" in German?Reply · Like · · May 13, 2014 at 10:22pm1

Hajnalka Tóth · Top CommenterZsuzsanna Szemesné Németh We have words almost to everything.:)Reply · Like · · May 14, 2014 at 2:44am2

Tård ØksnesThe finnish word for ''I wonder if I should run around aimlessly?'' is ''juoksentelisinkohan?'Reply · Like · · Follow Post · May 12, 2014 at 10:49pm23

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