Meanings
adjectivenon-translatable (not comparable)
- not comparableUnable to be translated.
That a few days off in the middle of a heatwave would trigger such a domino effect highlights Japan’s obsession with gambaru, a virtually non-translatable concept that means doing one’s best and persevering through the hardest of times.
2020 August 24, Kaori Enjoji, “‘Do or die’ mentality brings Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to the brink”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 May 2025
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APA
non-translatable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-translatable
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“non-translatable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-translatable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-translatable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-translatable.
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