untranslatable
A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to…A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.
» Well, that's pretty untranslatable, isn't it?
Meaning
1 sensesA word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.
Examples
15 sentencesWell, that's pretty untranslatable, isn't it?
The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.
Цю гру слів, на жаль, неможливо перекласти. — deniko
There are things that are untranslatable.
deManches läßt sich nicht übersetzen. — Waldelfe
Puns are often untranslatable into another language.
ruИгру слов часто невозможно перевести на другой язык. — Wezel
deWortwitze können oft nicht in andere Sprachen übersetzt werden. — Miyako
Where do you find such untranslatable sentences?
ruГде вы находите такие непереводимые предложения? — soweli_Elepanto
Forms
plural: untranslatables| Singular | untranslatable |
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