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Webster 1828 Edition


Untranslatable

UNTRANSLA'TABLE

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Adj.
Not capable of being translated.

Definition 2024


untranslatable

untranslatable

English

Adjective

untranslatable (comparative more untranslatable, superlative most untranslatable)

  1. Not able to be translated.
    They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.

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untranslatable (plural untranslatables)

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