untranslatable
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English translatable English untranslatable From un- + translatable.
- Not able to be translated.
“They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.”
“This glyph's data contains references to energy conversion or respiration; however, it may also be describing a transformation via some untranslatable process. It pays close attention to mass-energy equivalence, though the ratios are strange.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English translatable English untranslatable From un- + translatable.
- A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.