translatable
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3.9
- adjective
- /trænˈsleɪtəbl/
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traducible
- Noting, however, that the original Latin reads "qui est," translatable as "who is" or "the one who is," Johnson contends, "In English, the 'who' of qui est is open to inclusive interpretation."
- easily translatable
- directly translatable
Examples
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First, for anyone who has kids, the phrase "That's not fair!" is roughly translatable as "I'm not getting what I want!"
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But the thing that makes the work is not translatable.
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Is art merely translatable in material value, or is it worth more?
Academic text (2001) -
And that is a behavior and a fundamental value that is translatable to excellence.
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But I also feel that comments and documentation (in code, help files, etc.) should be readily translatable.
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The term "Hindu" refers to a very wide-ranging and divergent set of beliefs and practices which are not easily translatable from region to region.
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Many contemporary powwow songs are made up of a combination of translatable text and vocables, which can be defined as syllables without dictionary definitions.
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The concept of democracy is translatable into many languages, making it accessible to people worldwide.
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Some idiomatic expressions are not easily translatable into other cultures without losing their meaning.
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The principles of good design are translatable across various creative fields, from graphic design to architecture.
Synonyms
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6.0
Easy to translate and change for another language or country
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5.3
Able to be put into words or shown by actions
Antonyms
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8.6
A word, phrase, or work that another language cannot express fully without losing meaning
How Translatable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Translatable comes from the Latin parts trans- ('across') and -late ('to carry'), so it gives the picture of 'carrying' meaning from one language to another. That's why something translatable can be expressed in another language.