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untranslatable

/ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/

untranslatable adjective: not able to be translated.

Adjective

untranslatable (comparative more untranslatable, superlative most untranslatable)

  1. Not able to be translated.
    • They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.
    • This glyph's data contains references to energy conversion or respiration; however, it may also be describing a transformation via some untranslatable process. It pays close attention to mass-energy equivalence, though the ratios are strange.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Thermodynamic Glyph

Noun

untranslatable (plural untranslatables)

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

untranslatable meaning in Tamil

untranslatable in Tamil

மொழிபெயர்க்கமுடியாத, உருமாற்ற முடியாத, நிலைமற்றமுடியாத, இடம் மாற்றமுடியாத

Antonyms of untranslatable

Forms of untranslatable

Adjective
comparativemore untranslatable
superlativemost untranslatable
Noun
pluraluntranslatables

Origin of untranslatable

From un- + translatable.

Words formed from untranslatable

Questions about untranslatable

What does untranslatable mean?
Untranslatable means not able to be translated.
What is untranslatable in Tamil?
Untranslatable in Tamil is மொழிபெயர்க்கமுடியாத, உருமாற்ற முடியாத, நிலைமற்றமுடியாத. See Untranslatable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is untranslatable?
Untranslatable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce untranslatable?
Untranslatable is pronounced /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/ (UK).

Words near untranslatable in the dictionary

  1. untransistorized
  2. untransitable
  3. untransitive
  4. untransitory
  5. untranslatability
  6. untranslatable
  7. untranslatableness
  8. untranslatables
  9. untranslatably
  10. untranslateable
  11. untranslateableness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: untranslatable (page history and authors); untranslatable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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