to be lost in translation
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="be / get" >be</abbr>
bɪgɛt
бигет
lost
lɒst
ласт
in
ɪn
ин
translation
trænzleɪʃən
трензлейшен

Определение и значение слова «be lost in translation» на английском языке

to be lost in translation
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*of a word or words, having lost or lacking the full subtlety of meaning or significance when translated from the original language to another, especially when done literally. (Usually formulated as "be/get lost in translation.") 

Примеры
My friend tried explaining a few French idioms to me, but I'm afraid they were lost in translation. 
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