Thread: Interesting Word/Concepts from Languages other than English

Originally Posted by Peterlh

A standard word that doesn't have an English word equivalent is the Danish word "skadefro". You may have heard the German word "schadenfreude" which means the same.
A person is "skadefro"/"schadenfreude" if they enjoy when other people suffer pain or loss. You could translate it to "the joy of other's displeasure" or "enjoying other's displeasure".

I think the closest English word for this is "SADISTIC" !!although the term is tossed around as someone gaining pleasure or excitement from others mishaps both physical and mentally and is also related to sexual pleasure while inflicting emotional or physical pain "bondage , whips ect".. so kinda a loose term in the States (please edit if I crossed forum boundaries with terms used}

when I was younger I never had the interest in things that I have now , other then history I didn't want to learn anything !! now I cant learn enough and regret not learning another language as my argument (being a hard headed punk kid) back then was I wkill take a F in Spanish class cause I would not be forced to learn another language