translatable
Americanadjective
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able to be translated into another language; having a close equivalent in one or more other languages.
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able to be reproduced in or adapted to another medium, context, etc.
Example Sentences
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"We used an invasive technique to reverse memory loss in our mice, and unfortunately this is not translatable to humans," Burns adds.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024
Roughly translatable into English as “energy transformation,” the Energiewende has already cost Germany many billions of dollars; cumulative investment in renewables is on course to hit $580 billion by 2025.
From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022
It would also help promote increased transparency, improved academic standards of publishing and greater investments in more reliable and translatable human-centered, modern research methods.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2021
This sort of comedy, unique as it is, is not exactly translatable to a lot of other contexts.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2021
I used to stop on my way home from work, but I couldn’t take the stares, which are easily translatable into: What are you doing here?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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