In an essay describing the loathing that Ted Cruz’s face seems to inspire, the neurologist Richard Cytowic resorts to the German colloquial expression Backpfeifengesicht. It’s a combination of two ...
The key word in German is Beileid, which literally translates as "suffering-with" – a combination of bei (by or with) and Leid (sorrow or grief). Beileid specifically denotes condolences for death or ...