untranslatable

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/

Adjective

untranslatable

1. Not able to be translated.

   They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.

Antonyms

• translatable

Translations

• French: intraduisible
• German: unübersetzbar
• Italian: intraducibile
• Portuguese: intraduzível
• Russian: непереводи́мый
• Spanish: intraducible

Noun

untranslatable (plural untranslatables)

1. A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.

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