in the original

idiom

: in the language used by the original writer

We read Homer in the original, not in translation.

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The fifth installment in the Hunger Games movie franchise will take viewers to Panem for the 50th annual games, where Haymitch Abernathy — Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)'s future mentor in the original films — must compete. —

Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Thought to be the only performer to appear in the original Broadway casts of four Sondheim musicals, Louise went on to portray The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979). —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025 The actress starred in the original film with Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Bill Murray as Bosley. —

Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 Well, in the original Nosferatu, Ellen’s story was important. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in the original

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