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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 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 [mɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → mala traducción f
mistranslation [mɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → erreur f de traduction, contresens m
mistranslation [mɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → falsche Übersetzung f
mistranslation [mɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → traduzione f errata
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