untranslatable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for untranslatable in the English»French Dictionary

untranslatable [Brit ˌʌntransˈleɪtəb(ə)l, ˌʌntranzˈleɪtəb(ə)l, Am ˌənˌtrænsˈleɪdəb(ə)l, ˌənˌtrænzˈleɪdəb(ə)l] ADJ

untranslatable

intraduisible (into en)

Translations for untranslatable in the French»English Dictionary

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intraduisible expression, auteur

untranslatable

untranslatable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for untranslatable in the English»French Dictionary

untranslatable [ˌʌntrænsˈleɪtəbl, Am -t̬əbl] ADJ

untranslatable

intraduisible

Translations for untranslatable in the French»English Dictionary

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intraduisible auteur, expression

untranslatable

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English

One study demonstrated that when faced with untranslatable words, technical translators resorted to avoidance tactics that evaded using the words altogether.

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These prefixes are essentially untranslatable, but their use indicates a polite respect for the item named or the person to or about whom one is speaking.

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Words that have multiple meanings (called polysemous words) are often untranslatable, especially with all their connotations.

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So, what happens when a word is untranslatable, or a sentence sounds odd?

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Often songs make frequent use of vocables and other untranslatable elements.

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Clearly, this kind of reading solution for an untranslatable word can create a divergent understanding!

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In fact, we continue to invent new words to describe complicated emotions, and to design algorithms that help folks create personalized languages for untranslatable emotions.

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It is incomplete, untranslatable, and all the richer for its absences.

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For example, the translator can compensate for an untranslatable pun in one part of a text by adding a new pun in another part of the translated text.

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The texts of moresche are often near untranslatable, due either to obscenity and double entendre, or nonsense language, or both.

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