untranslatability

English

Etymology

untranslatable +‎ -ity

Noun

untranslatability (uncountable)

The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
1. (translation studies) The inability of meaning to be transferred from one language to another without undergoing fundamental change.

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Translations

property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不可譯性, 不可译性 (bùkěyìxìng)
Dutch: onvertaalbaarheid f
Finnish: kääntymättömyys

French: intraductibilité (fr) f, intraduisibilité f
German: Unübersetzbarkeit f
Hungarian: lefordíthatatlanság
Volapük: netradutov

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