CEFR C1

untranslatability

noun

Meaning

untranslatability means the quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses untranslatability to mean the quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
The teacher asked students to find untranslatability in the reading.

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untranslatability (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses untranslatability to mean the quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.
The teacher asked students to find untranslatability in the reading.
Check the words around untranslatability to choose the right meaning.

How to Use untranslatability

a/the untranslatability (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a untranslatability."
untranslatability in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked untranslatability in context before translating it."

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