UNTRANSLATABLE

untranslatable

(adjective) not capable of being put into another form or style or language; “an untranslatable idiom”; “untranslatable art”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

untranslatable (comparative more untranslatable, superlative most untranslatable)

Not able to be translated.

Antonyms

• translatable

Noun

untranslatable (plural untranslatables)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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