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- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/
- /ˈʌntrænsˈleɪtəbl/
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- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/
Definitions of untranslatable word
- verb with object untranslatable to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish. 1
- verb with object untranslatable to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds. 1
- verb with object untranslatable to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret. 1
- verb with object untranslatable to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer. 1
- verb with object untranslatable Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation. 1
- verb with object untranslatable 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 untranslatable
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 Untranslatable
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untranslatable 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.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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