mistranslation
Americannoun
plural
mistranslations-
the act of translating incorrectly.
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a word, sentence, etc., that has been translated incorrectly.
Example Sentences
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“The elves didn’t build a weapon,” Fenn tells Istredd, correcting a mistranslation in the text.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2021
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 • Oct. 5, 2021
The man explained his brilliant mistranslation: “It means,” he said, “that the situation was a long time ago and the situation is in the archives; it has been archived for 10 years.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2020
This is a mistranslation because, while one of the symptoms can be stunted growth, Down's syndrome actually gets its name from the doctor who first observed all its characteristics together - John Langdon Down.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2019
Some have argued that it’s a mistranslation in the bible.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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