in the original

phrase

: 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

An alumnus of Juilliard, Campbell made his stage debut in the original 2023 Broadway production of Appropriate opposite Murphy regular Sarah Paulson. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

In that process, key nuances can get lost, turning action into passivity, for instance, or adding a gender to a word where none existed in the original. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Warner Bros Korea has set a September 16 release date for its remake of 2015 hit comedy The Intern, with Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee in the roles played by Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in the original film. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

Neither of these conditions was apparently in the original announcement. — Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026