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mistranslates

  • present tense form
    of mistranslate (3rd person singular).
    mistranslate
    verb (used with or without object)
    to translate incorrectly.

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Another popular choice is the Chinese character for “freedom,” which mistranslates to mian fei, or “free of charge.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Lane mistranslates, "Made for her a funeral procession."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton