Some Words Defy Translation. Angela Merkel Showed Why. Germany’s chancellor used an English-language vulgarity in a speech recently. Oddly enough, German doesn’t have a mot juste of its own. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:‘We Only Killed the Bad People’: 2 Khmer Rouge Leaders, Forever LinkedThe Newest Weapon in Sri Lankan Politics: Chile Powder in the EyesAt War: Are Killer Robots the Future of War? Parsing the Facts on Autonomous WeaponsBrexit Deal in Crisis After 2 U.K. Cabinet Ministers QuitThe Saturday Profile: From Encyclopedic Collector to ‘Wikipedian-at-Large’Global Health: Rapid Cure Approved for Sleeping Sickness, a Horrific Illness