Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being translated, or rendered into another language; that may be expressed in other words or terms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being translated, or rendered into another language.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
translated into anotherlanguage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being put into another form or style or language
- adjective capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
Etymologies
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Examples
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Saddam -- a name translatable as "he who confronts" -- staged a vicious purge.
More Than A Madman 2008
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Influence -- a word translatable in the Orient by a shorter one, cash -- must be brought to bear.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and "untranslatable" words.
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and "untranslatable" words.
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and "untranslatable" words.
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Translation theory gets screwy on the subject of "translatable" and
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-- a phrase imperfectly translatable, meaning, as near as may be, having flitter-mice in his campanile.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 Ambrose Bierce 1878
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