Meaning

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

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Well, that's pretty untranslatable, isn't it?

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  2. The pun is unfortunately untranslatable.

    Цю гру слів, на жаль, неможливо перекласти. — deniko

  3. There are things that are untranslatable.

    deManches läßt sich nicht übersetzen. — Waldelfe

  4. 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

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  5. Where do you find such untranslatable sentences?

    ruГде вы находите такие непереводимые предложения? — soweli_Elepanto

Forms

plural: untranslatables
Singularuntranslatable
Pluraluntranslatables

regular

See also

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