Untranslatable Words

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Product Description

We are deeply dependent on language to express what we truly feel, and yet words often seem curiously vague or frustratingly imprecise. There are many moods, needs and feelings that our own language has yet to adequately define. The perfect word – even if it comes from another country – helps us explain ourselves to others, and its existence quietly reassures us (and others) that a mood is not actually rare, just rarely spoken about. This set of cards from The School of Life defines some of our favourite words from the world’s languages and pairs them with complementary images, creating cards that bring some of our most important feelings into focus. They are designed to encourage deeper reflection on the nature of language and emotions.