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intertranslatable

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/

Definitions of intertranslatable word

  • verb with object intertranslatable to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish. 1
  • verb with object intertranslatable to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds. 1
  • verb with object intertranslatable to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret. 1
  • verb with object intertranslatable to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer. 1
  • verb with object intertranslatable Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation. 1
  • verb with object intertranslatable Computers. to convert (a program, data, code, etc.) from one form to another: to translate a FORTRAN program into assembly language. 1
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Origin of intertranslatable

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English translaten < Latin trānslātus (past participle of trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -lātus (suppletive past participle of ferre to bear1), earlier *tlātus, equivalent to *tlā- bear (akin to thole2) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Intertranslatable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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intertranslatable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

intertranslatable usage trend in Literature

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