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mis·trans·late  (mstrns-lt, -trnz-, ms-trnslt, -trnz-)

tr.v. mis·trans·lat·ed, mis·trans·lat·ing, mis·trans·lates

To translate incorrectly.

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mistrans·lation n.

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mistranslate - translate incorrectly translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."