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untranslatable in Finnish

untranslatable in Finnish is kääntymätön, kääntämiskelvoton — untranslatable means not able to be translated.

untranslatable in Finnish

kääntymätön
adj
Not able to be translated.
kääntämiskelvoton
adj
Not able to be translated.

What does "untranslatable" mean?

  1. adjective Not able to be translated.
    "Some jokes are untranslatable because they depend on a pun."
  2. noun A word or phrase that cannot be translated satisfactorily from one language into another.
    "The essay collects untranslatables from a dozen languages."
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untranslatable in a sentence

  • Some jokes are untranslatable because they depend on a pun.
  • The translator called the poem's final line untranslatable.
  • The essay collects untranslatables from a dozen languages.
  • For her, the best untranslatable is a word with no single English equivalent.

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What is "untranslatable" in Finnish?
"untranslatable" in Finnish is kääntymätön, kääntämiskelvoton. untranslatable means: Not able to be translated.
How do you use "untranslatable" in a sentence?
Example: "Some jokes are untranslatable because they depend on a pun." In Finnish, "untranslatable" is kääntymätön, kääntämiskelvoton.
Are there other ways to say "untranslatable" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "untranslatable": kääntymätön, kääntämiskelvoton.
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