mistranslation

American  

[mis-tranz-lay-shuhn, -trans-] / ˌmɪs trænzˈleɪ ʃən, -træns- /

noun

plural

mistranslations

1. the act of translating incorrectly.

2. a word, sentence, etc., that has been translated incorrectly.

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Example Sentences

“This space of mistranslation and misrecognition is very intuitive to me, because it comes from my own immigrant experience.”

From New York Times

Personalized, real-time chatbots could share conspiracy theories in increasingly credible and persuasive ways, researchers say, smoothing out human errors like poor syntax and mistranslations and advancing beyond easily discoverable copy-paste jobs.

From New York Times

But it's an especially significant mistranslation given what it reveals about the unequal backgrounds of the game's contestants, with some having formal or even decorated educational backgrounds, and others not.

From Salon

She is improving what she says are mistranslations, and much of her project involves simply inserting commas.

From New York Times

In August, due to disputes over payments and control of the English-language version of the country’s tourism website, its internet page appeared with hilarious mistranslations.

From Washington Times