mistranslation
noun
the act of translating incorrectly.
mistranslations
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pluralof mistranslation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What started it all, writes historian Karl Dannenfelt, was a series of mistranslations and misunderstandings.
From National Geographic ● May 1, 2023
Thankfully, in the meantime, most mistranslations still just lead up to a laugh: According to a 2016 study in International Journal of Communication, there’s a Chinese restaurant called Translate Server Error.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2022
But history is littered with more consequential mistranslations — erroneous, intentional or simply misunderstood.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
What irked Steven Stalinsky, MEMRI’s executive director, was that few reporters came to his nonprofit to obtain its side of the story, which was that there were no mistranslations or distorted editing.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2017
The mistranslations, pointed out by Jerome in the old version, would upset the faithful and lead them to suspect that the entire Scripture was false.
From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan
