translatable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /trænsˈleɪtəbəl/ UK /trænzˈleɪtəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to be expressed in another language or form

Some idioms are simply not translatable without losing their charm.

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Synonyms

1 adj · able to be expressed in... renderableconvertibleinterpretableexpressible

Opposites

untranslatableineffable

Word family

Derived forms translatability

Related forms translate translation translator

Etymology

From translate + -able; translate is from Latin trānslātus ('carried across'), past participle of trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre/lātus ('to carry, bear').

trānslātus Latin trāns Latin lātus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# translatable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /trænsˈleɪtəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /trænzˈleɪtəbəl/

## Meanings
1. able to be expressed in another language or form

## Examples
- Some idioms are simply not translatable without losing their charm.

## Synonyms
- renderable
- convertible
- interpretable
- expressible

## Antonyms
- untranslatable
- ineffable

## Derived Forms
- translatability

## Related Forms
- translate
- translation
- translator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānslātus
- Root: trāns
- Root: lātus

## Etymology
From translate + -able; translate is from Latin trānslātus ('carried across'), past participle of trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre/lātus ('to carry, bear').

## AI Etymology
Translatable is from translate + -able; translate is from Latin trānslātus ('carried across'), past participle of trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre/lātus ('to carry, bear'). Important recorded forms include trānslātus (Latin), trāns (Latin), and lātus (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers able to be expressed in another language or form. The wider family includes derived forms such as translatability and related words such as translate, translation, and translator.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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