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mis·trans·late

 (mĭs′trăns-lāt′, -trănz-, mĭs-trăns′lāt′, -trănz′-)
tr.v. mis·trans·lat·ed, mis·trans·lat·ing, mis·trans·lates
To translate incorrectly.

mis′trans·la′tion n.
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mistranslate

(ˈmɪstrænzˈleɪt)
vb (tr)
to translate incorrectly
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mis•trans•late

(ˌmɪs trænsˈleɪt, -trænz-, mɪsˈtræns leɪt, -ˈtrænz-)

v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to translate incorrectly.
[1525–35]
mis`trans•la′tion, n.
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mistranslate


Past participle: mistranslated
Gerund: mistranslating

Imperative
mistranslate
mistranslate
Present
I mistranslate
you mistranslate
he/she/it mistranslates
we mistranslate
you mistranslate
they mistranslate
Preterite
I mistranslated
you mistranslated
he/she/it mistranslated
we mistranslated
you mistranslated
they mistranslated
Present Continuous
I am mistranslating
you are mistranslating
he/she/it is mistranslating
we are mistranslating
you are mistranslating
they are mistranslating
Present Perfect
I have mistranslated
you have mistranslated
he/she/it has mistranslated
we have mistranslated
you have mistranslated
they have mistranslated
Past Continuous
I was mistranslating
you were mistranslating
he/she/it was mistranslating
we were mistranslating
you were mistranslating
they were mistranslating
Past Perfect
I had mistranslated
you had mistranslated
he/she/it had mistranslated
we had mistranslated
you had mistranslated
they had mistranslated
Future
I will mistranslate
you will mistranslate
he/she/it will mistranslate
we will mistranslate
you will mistranslate
they will mistranslate
Future Perfect
I will have mistranslated
you will have mistranslated
he/she/it will have mistranslated
we will have mistranslated
you will have mistranslated
they will have mistranslated
Future Continuous
I will be mistranslating
you will be mistranslating
he/she/it will be mistranslating
we will be mistranslating
you will be mistranslating
they will be mistranslating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mistranslating
you have been mistranslating
he/she/it has been mistranslating
we have been mistranslating
you have been mistranslating
they have been mistranslating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mistranslating
you will have been mistranslating
he/she/it will have been mistranslating
we will have been mistranslating
you will have been mistranslating
they will have been mistranslating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mistranslating
you had been mistranslating
he/she/it had been mistranslating
we had been mistranslating
you had been mistranslating
they had been mistranslating
Conditional
I would mistranslate
you would mistranslate
he/she/it would mistranslate
we would mistranslate
you would mistranslate
they would mistranslate
Past Conditional
I would have mistranslated
you would have mistranslated
he/she/it would have mistranslated
we would have mistranslated
you would have mistranslated
they would have mistranslated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.mistranslate - translate incorrectlymistranslate - 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."
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Translations

mistranslate

[ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪt] VTtraducir mal
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mistranslate

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mistranslate

[ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪt] vttradurre in modo sbagliato
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References in classic literature ?
I thought it was only in revealed religion that a mistranslation improved the sense."
But history is littered with more consequential mistranslations -- erroneous, intentional or simply misunderstood.
"I made complete and full citations in my book, which will enable readers themselves to make comparisons for mistranslations," he said.
It must be pointed out that the Canonical gospels have been subjected to much editing, censorship and mistranslations. Anything that does not conform to official Church teachings has been expunged or glossed over.
Amusing mistranslations, too, do tend to have the power to travel.
Unlike other industries where a mistranslation might lead to a relatively small misunderstanding, or at the worst, a small financial cost to re-print the documents, healthcare mistranslations could lead to more serious medical issues.
ere is no place in this letter to even consider that the Bible may just be a collection of myths and mistranslations or that there is no proof of the existence of Jesus, God, heaven or hell.
'Bible Mistranslations: A Supplementary Note', Dor le Dor, 8:1 (Fall 1979).
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's text Dictee (1982) is composed of repeated silences, peculiar pauses, and narrative gaps found in translations and mistranslations between English and French that explore the agency of a female subject within national narratives of cultural and identity.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour on September 24 conducted an interview with Iran's President Rouhani on the sidelines of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York which was full of not just mistranslations, but fabrication and falsification of the president's remarks about the Holocaust.