Untranslatability

Google Translate turns "quid pro quo" into "What happens in Vegas!"

It’s possible to translate the untranslatable — if you have enough time

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Some words, we often say, just can’t be translated into another language. Michael Wood, one of the editors of the “Dictionary of Untranslatables,” says that’s just not true — you can translate anything. But even “untranslatable” itself is a word with many meanings.

Translating the Untranslatable: ‘Finnegans Wake’ in Chinese

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