by Euan | Mar 16, 2018 | Front page, Untranslatable
Today’s word is from Finnish and comes to us via travel and Nordic enthusiast Max Savage. Kalsarikänni (noun) the act of getting drunk in your underwear at home. This oddly specific yet relatable term is illustrated by Winnipeg based artist and illustrator Matea...
by Matthew | Mar 9, 2018 | Front page, Untranslatable
Translator and publisher Lawrence Schimel sent us his favourite word for this third instalment of Untranslatable. The word Escampar (noun) is from Spanish and describes that moment when it stops raining and the skies clear up. The illustration is by Ukraine based...
by Euan | Aug 18, 2017 | Front page, Untranslatable
We’re kicking off an irregular blog series of artists’ illustrations of untranslatable words. If you would like to illustrate an untranslatable word or if you have a favourite untranslatable word, send an email to matthew@structomagazine.co.uk. First up:...
