Submitted by Stephanie Thompson - San Diego, California. The concept of haa shagóon is also related to haa kusteeyix, which means our way of life or our culture. It means the history of our ancestors codified in places, stories, songs, names, art, customs, etcetera that guide our lives. But it also means a lot more than that, too. But because the Tlingit believe in reincarnation, it's also our descendants - the ancestors who will come back to us. Submitted by Kyle Wark (Tlingit names are X'ulteen and L'aakaw Éesh) - Anchorage, Alaska. In general though, there isn't a general translation, which is funny because I feel like usually I have this problem in the opposite direction where English has so many words that sometimes it's just very hard to find a Spanish word that conveys the same nuance or the same connotations that an English word. So it could be a new car, a new pair of shoes, or even a new partner that you're bringing to a party or a social gathering with you for the first time. could mean to break something in, but it doesn't have to be something you wear. Submitted by Rafa Martínez-Avial - San Francisco, CaliforniaĮstrenar is a Spanish word that. It's a quality that I love in people, and it's something that I'm always trying to say in English. The closest thing in English would be the idea of somebody who is resourceful, who's creative, figures a way through the fog or through the confusion and just gets to results, is efficient. Submitted by Julie Cafley - Ottawa, Canadaĭébrouillard, if you literally translate it, means somebody who removes the fog. Take us to church.- Merriam-Webster February 28, 2023 Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent?
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