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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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mistranslation

(ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən)
n
the act or an instance of mistranslating something
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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Translations

mistranslation

[ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] N → mala traducción f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mistranslation

[ˌmɪstrænsˈleɪʃən] n → erreur f de traduction
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mistranslation

n (= act) → falsche Übersetzung; (= error also) → Übersetzungsfehler m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mistranslation

[ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪʃ/ən] n → errore m di traduzione, traduzione f errata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mistranslation

n. traducción incorrecta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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