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mistranslation

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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.

mistrans·lation n.
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Noun1.mistranslation - an incorrect translationmistranslation - an incorrect translation            
interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] Nmala traducción f
mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] nerreur f de traduction
mistranslation
n (= act)falsche Übersetzung; (= error also)Übersetzungsfehler m
mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪʃn] nerrore m di traduzione, traduzione f errata


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