These well-known examples of the ‘imperfect matching’ or anisomorphism of languages do not really support the conclusion that translation is impossible.
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Anisomorphism
//ˌænˌaɪsə(ʊ)ˈmɔɹfɪzəm//
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9 translations across 9 languages.
Danish
1 entries- anisomorfisme noun (differences between two languages)
Finnish
1 entries- anisomorfia noun (differences between two languages)
French
1 entries- anisomorphisme noun (differences between two languages)
German
1 entries- Anisomorphie noun (differences between two languages)
Icelandic
1 entries- missvörun noun (differences between two languages)
Norwegian
1 entries- anisomorfisme noun (differences between two languages)
Polish
1 entries- anizomorfizm noun (differences between two languages)
Portuguese
1 entries- anisomorfismo noun (differences between two languages)
Swedish
1 entries- anisomorfi noun (differences between two languages)
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