untranslatable

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. not capable of being put into another form or style or language

- an untranslatable idiom

- untranslatable art

Sentences with untranslatable as an adjective:

- They referred to de Gaulle as a chienlit, a totally untranslatable term that suggests defecation in bed.

noun

1. A word or phrase that is impossible to translate satisfactorily from one language to another.