mistranslate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Other Word Forms
- mistranslation noun
Etymology
Origin of mistranslate
Example Sentences
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In 2014, Japanese man Dorian Nakamoto was pursued by reporters who thought he was the elusive Bitcoin creator, but it proved to be false lead caused by some mistranslated information.
From BBC
But he insists the words he used in the Bashkir language mean "poor people" and were mistranslated into Russian.
From BBC
The line identifying the member of the Royal Family isn't in the English text, so it hasn't been mistranslated.
From BBC
In “The Life Assignment,” you first write in Spanish, and at times you mistranslated into English, how and why did you take that approach?
From Los Angeles Times
Ruhl’s plays are sometimes mistranslated from page to stage — rendered less poetic than they are, and more earthbound.
From New York Times
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