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mistranslation

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
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 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] N → mala traducción f
mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → erreur f de traduction
mistranslation
n (= act) → falsche Übersetzung; (= error also) → Übersetzungsfehler m
mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪʃ/ən] n → errore m di traduzione, traduzione f errata
mistranslation [ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪʃ/ən] n → errore m di traduzione, traduzione f errata


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