12 Foreign Words That Will Blow Your Mind RJ Hamster 1 year ago Handpicked from our Blog for you •Nov 26, 2023 UNTRANSLATABLE 12 Foreign Words That Will Blow Your Mind 3 min. There is an old adage among translators that says ‘_traduttore traditore_’, which is Italian for ‘the translator is a traitor’. This is because, when something is translated into another language, many subtleties and cultural associations are inevitably lost in the process – meaning that the original sense of a word or phrase can change radically. Read full article Looking for an extra scoop of literary fun? Learn more with our Word of the day magnanimous /mæɡˈnænəməs/ Play & Learn Preferences Unsubscribe © 2023, Dictionary Scoop. All rights reserved. Share this:Print
