Untranslatable

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveNot able to be translated.

"They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed."

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

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