intranslatableadj.
/ɪntranˈsleɪtəb(ə)l//ɪntrɑːnˈsleɪtəb(ə)l//ɪntranzˈleɪtəb(ə)l//ɪntrɑːnzˈleɪtəb(ə)l/ That cannot be translated; untranslatable.
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1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding Contents (heading) iii. v. 8 The intranslatable Words of divers Languages.
1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xviii. 420 A number of pieces intranslatable..on account of their unbounded licentiousness.
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adj.1690- posterior presentation
- posterior probability
- posterior saphena
- posterior synechia
- posterior triangle
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- posterioristic doctrine
- posterioristic universal
- posterioristically
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