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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈyːbɐzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯
"Einige deutsche Begriffe gelten als unübersetzbar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be translated accurately or adequately into another language.
"Many idioms and cultural nuances remain untranslatable without extensive explanation." - 2
Lacking a direct counterpart or equivalent word in a different linguistic system.
"The poet explored the beauty of deeply personal, untranslatable emotions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not'), combined with translatable, originating from Late Latin translatus ('carried across'), stemming from trans- + latus. The concept evolved in comparative linguistics and literary theory to describe cultural or linguistic concepts lacking direct lexical equivalents in other languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Untranslatable" is said worldwide
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intraduisible
Transliteration: in-tra-dwi-zibl
"Ce mot est intraduisible dans d'autres langues."
unübersetzbar
Transliteration: ʊnˈyːbɐzɛt͡sbaːɐ̯
"Einige deutsche Begriffe gelten als unübersetzbar."
intraducibile
Transliteration: in-tra-du-ˈtʃi-bi-le
"Quel termine poetico è completamente intraducibile."
intraducible
Transliteration: in-tɾa-ðuˈsi-βle
"Hay palabras que son culturalmente intraducibles."
intraduzível
Transliteration: ĩ.tɾa.duˈzi.vɛw
"Essa expressão idiomática é intraduzível."
अअनुवादनीय
Transliteration: anuvadaneeya
Script: अनुवादनीय नहीं
"यह भावना शब्दों में अनुवादनीय नहीं है।"
不可译的
Transliteration: bù kě yì de
"某些诗歌意境是不可译的。"
번역할 수 없는
Transliteration: beon-yeok-hal su eop-neun
"그 단어는 다른 언어로 번역할 수 없는 깊은 뜻이 있다."
翻訳不能な
Transliteration: honyaku funō na
Script: 翻訳不可能な
"その詩には日本語に翻訳不らかな美しさがある。"
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