Can a concept that is expressed in English (or whatever) be expressed exactly in Spanish?

Question

Is it harder in one language than the other?

Answer 1

Concept is something conceived in the mind, a thought, a notion.  It's an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances.  If that is what you mean, the answer is yes, though a qualified yes.  Taking Spanish as the example, there are many concepts in English than translate quite with a high degree of exactness into Spanish.  But. . . no translation is really exact.  There is never full exactness or equivalency between one language and another.  But we can find, with easyness, many really close approximations.  "Mama' " is not an exact equivalent for "Mother",  But in a conceptual frame, there is enough exactness in the meaning of both to conclude that they are equivalent concepts in each of both languages.  

I suppose that you have good command of the Spanish language.  If it is so, look for an read "Miseria y Esplendor de la Traduccio'n", an essay by Jose Ortega y Gasset.  It will put you in a true perspective when you give thought to this topic.  You will like it.  Good luck.  Adian.  

Answer 2

I think so.  In fact, I find that spanish often has words that express what I'm trying to say better than english does.

Answer 3

No, not all expressions can be translated into the same way in Spanish and vice versa.