untranslated
Left in original
Untranslated describes text that remains in its original language rather than being converted into another: Several passages were left untranslated.
The term also applies to genetic material—untranslated regions of RNA don't code for proteins.
Something untranslated may be deliberately preserved or simply neglected: The poem loses something in translation, so I read it untranslated.
Verified as original
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- originalFirst or inventive
- pristinePure and untouched
- sourcePoint of origin
raw · verbatim · literal · unedited · unmodified · preserved · intact · faithful
Impossible to understand
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- indecipherableImpossible to understand
- opaqueImpassable to light
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
unfathomable · inscrutable · cryptic · obscure · arcane · esoteric · abstruse · gibberish
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
semantics · localization · subtitle · dubbing · interpreter · transcription · loanword · calque
authentic
Verified as original
source · raw · verbatim · literal · unedited · unmodified · preserved · intact · faithful · pure
incomprehensible
Impossible to understand
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- indecipherableImpossible to understand
- opaqueImpassable to light
impenetrable · unfathomable · inscrutable · cryptic · obscure · arcane · esoteric · abstruse · gibberish · foreign
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
nuance · semantics · localization · subtitle · dubbing · interpreter · transcription · loanword · calque · cognate
poetry
Metrical literary composition
idiom · proverb · metaphor · nuance · connotation · tone · register · style · voice · allusion
untranslatedtranslated
Converted between languages
rendered · converted · interpreted · transcribed · transliterated
untranslatedlocalized
Restricted to one place
adapted · domesticated · dubbed · naturalized · regionalized