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undertranslated

undertranslated adjective: less than normally translated. Also the simple past and past participle of undertranslate.

Adjective

undertranslated (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Less than normally translated.

Also used as

undertranslated is also the simple past and past participle of undertranslate.

Origin of undertranslated

From under- + translated.

From undertranslate + -ed.

Questions about undertranslated

What does undertranslated mean?
Undertranslated means less than normally translated.
What part of speech is undertranslated?
Undertranslated is an adjective.

Words near undertranslated in the dictionary

  1. undertrain
  2. undertrained
  3. undertraining
  4. undertrains
  5. undertranslate
  6. undertranslated
  7. undertranslates
  8. undertranslating
  9. undertranslation
  10. undertranslations
  11. undertransmitted

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