Радиостукач

1. ilunga [Tshiluba word for a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time; to tolerate it a second time; but never a third lime. Note: Tshiluba is a Bantu language spoken in south-eastern Congo, and Zaire]
2. shlimazl [Yiddish for a chronically unlucky person]
3. radiostukacz [Polish for a person who worked as a telegraphist for the resistance movements on the Soviet side of the Iron Curtain]
4. naa [Japanese word only used in the Kansai area of Japan, to emphasise statements or agree with someone]
5. altahmam [Arabic for a kind of deep sadness]
6. gezellig [Dutch for cosy]
7. saudade [Portuguese for a certain type of longing]
8. selathirupavar [Tamil for a certain type of truancy]
9. pochemuchka [Russian for a person who asks a lot of questions]
10. klloshar [Albanian for loser]
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