Greek
| Example in Greek | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Επειδή έτσι δεν θα μάθει ότι τριπλό- κολλαρίσαμε όλα του τα πουκάμισα. | Because if you pay it, he won't know that we triple-starched all of his shirts. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | starch | Estonian | tärgeldama |
| Finnish | tärkätä | French | amidonner, empeser |
| Icelandic | stífa | Indonesian | menajin, menajinkan |
| Italian | inamidare, insaldare | Polish | krochmalić, nakrochmalić, wykrochmalić |
| Spanish | almidonar |