L’appel du vide
French
“The call of the void” is this French expression’s literal translation, but more significantly it’s used to describe the instinctive urge to jump from high places.
Ya’aburnee
Arabic
Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me,” a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person
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ersatz_read
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temperance14
Lorca's Lecture: Theory and Play of the Duende
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prettygoodword
(She's from Cape Verde, where they spell Portuguese differently.)
---L.
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