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Jun 14, 2024 · Saudade is a Portuguese word that’s often described as untranslatable but, open a bottle of wine with a Portuguese friend and, they’ll happily try to explain it to you. The truth is that saudade can’t be translated into a singular English word, but that doesn’t mean we can’t explain it in a few English words.
Feb 1, 2024 · Saudade is a mixture of emotions, feelings, uncertainties and desires that we may not be able to separate from each other and which, blended into a single word, define this “exclusive” Portuguese feeling: saudade.
Mar 7, 2024 · Saudade is more than a word; it’s a poignant reminder of the depth of human emotion. It encapsulates the complexity of longing, the pain of absence, and the beauty of memories.
Jun 14, 2024 · Thus, saudade is a more personal and inward-oriented expression of what we call a certain mal de vivre, found in many Portuguese poets such as Luís de Camões, António Nobre, Florbela Espanca ...
Jul 29, 2023 · What we miss is gone and in its place is saudade, that deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one cares for or loves.
Apr 9, 2024 · The significance the word saudade has in Portugal is not due to its untranslatable character, as I wrote above the existence of such words is common in every language, but because saudade became the way of life, the philosophy of life of the portuguese people.
May 5, 2024 · Saudade contains the bittersweetness of memories tied to moments and places, a craving for the past that is felt intensely but remains inaccessible. In Portuguese culture, because of the history of the discoveries, saudade is often associated with the sea and the longing for home.
Nov 24, 2023 · “Saudade” can be as simple as craving food we enjoy or as complex as mourning a love we’ve lost. It’s a sentiment present in our daily lives, but in Portugal it’s also a form of national culture and identity.
May 16, 2024 · Saudade is a complex fusion of genuine feelings—loss, nostalgia, memories, and love for something, someone, or some specific moment—that conveys a depth of sentimentality transcending simple ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Saudade means longing for something from the past with a melancholy-infused awareness that the thing is likely gone forever. Also, I read somewhere that saudade could describe an imagining of something that never was, too. This is deep. For sure, I have always known and failed to describe a strange, close relationship between extreme ...
