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[cola_fan]

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one-word words not shared between languages

to lock - cerrar con llave - tancar amb clau
jamás - jamai - almost, perhaps we must count the hopelessly obscure nevermore
anguriñas - processed fish supermarket product in the form of noodles, possibly made from Surumi

Partial Review of Del Mercat a la taula / From Market to the

Comments

[oniugnip]

That's awesome! I want to think of more non-shared one-word words now.

I was about to say that "kick" as a verb was one -- I heard the expression "dar una patada" in Mexico -- but apparently "patear" maps right onto English's "to kick"?

[cola_fan]

Yes, I think patear corresponds to kick. I just thought it was weird, about not being a single word for lock.

I'm not sure there's a single word for "to rock" either.

[laurapatt]

mmm...autumn rabbit.... sounds tasty!

what other great things have you eaten?

[cola_fan]

About everything that has been on my plate.

[cola_fan]

I am particularly fond of the morcillas.

[britta43]

Is it not sad to eat a rabbit? Its cute and furry.

[laurapatt]

i found one:
glue-bound distemper in german = Leimfarbe

don't ask me what glue-bound distemper is...