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untranslated

British  
/ ˌʌntrænsˈleɪtɪd, ˌʌntrænz- /

adjective

  1. not having been expressed or written down in another language or dialect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Initially, the department said it was punishing Italian pasta companies because they were being uncooperative with its investigation, citing problems that ranged from missing information to untranslated Italian words in the companies’ submissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

The researchers focused their language model there, on the untranslated region, to see how they could optimize efficiency and improve vaccines.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2024

“I adore them. They specialize in previously untranslated European literary fiction from the turn of the century up until World War II.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

Ms. Griner described arriving in Russia after an exhausting 13-hour flight — soon after recovering from Covid — and finding herself in an interrogation in which much of what was being said remained untranslated.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2022

What of their passions lying stiff and untranslated in their breasts?

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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