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
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 ● Feb. 8, 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
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 ● Sep. 29, 2020
No. Nearly all of the mistranslations have been made to help out the text.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
