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29 Untranslatable Love Words From Around The World
Visual ArtOCT 23, 2015

29 Untranslatable Love Words From Around The World

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Illustrator Emma Block has created these beautiful depictions of "untranslatable words", in collaboration with Vashi.com.
The illustrations depict feelings that anyone who has been in love will know only too well – but for which we have no words in the English language.
More info: vashi.com

#1 Dor

Dor
132points

#2 Merak

Merak
85points

#3 Firgun

Firgun
83points

#4 Cafune

Cafune
83points

#5 Koi No Yokan

Koi No Yokan
77points

#6 Zhi Zi Zhi Shou, Yu Zi Xie Lao

Zhi Zi Zhi Shou, Yu Zi Xie Lao
68points

#7 Cwtch

Cwtch
62points

#8 Retrouvailles

Retrouvailles
62points

#9 Viraha

Viraha
56points

#10 Mamihlapinatapei

Mamihlapinatapei
51points

#11 Kilig

Kilig
47points

#12 Gezelligheid

Gezelligheid
39points

#13 Ya'aburnee

Ya'aburnee
34points

#14 Oodal

Oodal
33points

#15 Naz

Naz
30points

#16 Mo Chuisle Mo Chroi

Mo Chuisle Mo Chroi
25points

#17 Odnoliub

Odnoliub
23points

#18 Geborgenheti

Geborgenheti
23points

#19 Psithirisma

Psithirisma
22points

#20 Hai Shi Shan Meng

Hai Shi Shan Meng
22points
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