in the original

idiom

: in the language used by the original writer

We read Homer in the original, not in translation.

Examples of in the original in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her administration canceled the development agreement and then took Miami Wilds to court to formalize the termination after the project missed year-end construction deadlines mandated in the original 2022 agreement. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024

Mescal's Lucius is shirtless and very fit, fighting in the arena, which looks more run down than in the original film. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

The benchmark was set at three hours and 47 minutes in the original COPA agreement. —Brett Kelman and Samantha Liss, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024

Track officials revealed their recent discovery, which was made after operations staff noticed cracks in the original concrete in Section N. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024

Justice at last for all of us who felt that there was no need for Anne Hathaway to have straightened her hair in the original Princess Diaries movie. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024

The actress ironically didn’t get to show off her dance moves in the film despite winning a Tony Award for them in the original cast of A Chorus Line in 1976. —EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024

With ever-so-slight alterations to the script (including the brilliant choice to bring back Rita Moreno, who starred in the original film), the remake was a dazzling ode to the movie-going experience and all things West Side Story. —Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024

Reiner will reprise his role as the documentarian following Spinal Tap in the original movie, Marty DeBergi; Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer are reprising their roles as David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, respectively. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024