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galen · 3453 days ago · link · · parent · post: Whimsical illustrations depict the meaning of untranslatable words
I'd argue this doesn't apply for compound words; the only reason they seem 'untranslatable' is that English doesn't compound words as easily as other languages (German etc.) And, perhaps more clearly, it doesn't apply for l'appel duvide, which literally translates to "the call of the void." That's a pretty perfect translation, if you ask me.