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Definition of mistranslate in English: mistranslateverb mɪstransˈleɪtmɪstrɑːnzˈleɪtmɪstranzˈleɪtmɪstrɑːnsˈleɪt [with object]Translate (something) incorrectly. passages from the Bible were either mistranslated or taken out of context Example sentencesExamples - One of the most commonly mistranslated Hebrew words is chait, which we usually see translated as ‘sin.’
- Another thing important to this book is this whole story about how the German edition was mistranslated.
- He mistranslates the word for ‘love-sorcery worked with roots’, which he renders as ‘she should not be a scold.’
- The novel was published here, a rather mistranslated version.
- Western journalists who don't know Iraqi history have routinely mistranslated the name of this group.
- Farsi speakers have pointed out that he was mistranslated.
- A few weeks later, however, at another court hearing, the Justice Department admitted that the key word was mistranslated.
- And if I have mistranslated, remember that it's all from my memory, mate.
- My story led to an excited chairwoman phoning me to offer me proof that the story of the wedding at Cana had been mistranslated for years, and that her belief was that the story involved Jesus transforming water into grape juice.
- There you'll find about a hundred cartoons, many with strangely poetic mistranslated English text.
- Most of the plot seems to have been lifted from a mistranslated Vietnamese medicine bottle label.
- The spirit, Mephistopheles, led Faust into real trouble, of course, by such a dramatic prompt in mistranslating the great first line of the Gospel of St John.
- Why take the trouble to bang out good lines - supposing one can - if they'll only be mistranslated for their real target markets, abroad?
- Often, by the time the answer was given, it was clear that the question or the answer, or both, had been mistranslated.
- It is commonly mistranslated in judo circles as the ‘taker’ of a technique.
- They mistranslate their philosophy into ‘free love’, and I've finally convinced them that free love in English has a lot of baggage attached to it, that it doesn't have in German.
- Arabic documents are mistranslated by the few overworked linguists, substantially delaying investigations.
- The fault is mine, it's clear I grossly mistranslated the scrolls.
- Perhaps the word ‘above’ was mistranslated, meaning ‘beyond’?
- The last sentence in particular was originally mistranslated, and the correction was made before this case was considered by the District Judge.
Synonyms mix up, muddle, jumble, confuse, blur, slur, obscure, distort, twist, twist around, warp, misstate, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misinterpret, misconstrue
Derivatives noun mɪstransˈleɪʃ(ə)n There are many unbelievers who tried to point out several alleged contradictions in the Qur'an but all of their attempts were either out of context, mistranslations or misquotations. Example sentencesExamples - There are no amusing typos, which is a notable absence given that mistranslations have been a mainstay of British comedy for decades.
- A reasonable man might call this mistranslation at least.
- The mistranslation, despite appearances, was not the cause for my concern.
- She put too many vague sentences in the story, which eventually caused our mistranslation.
Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of mistranslate in US English: mistranslateverb [with object]Translate (something) incorrectly. passages from the Bible were either mistranslated or taken out of context Example sentencesExamples - They mistranslate their philosophy into ‘free love’, and I've finally convinced them that free love in English has a lot of baggage attached to it, that it doesn't have in German.
- Western journalists who don't know Iraqi history have routinely mistranslated the name of this group.
- Farsi speakers have pointed out that he was mistranslated.
- The novel was published here, a rather mistranslated version.
- The spirit, Mephistopheles, led Faust into real trouble, of course, by such a dramatic prompt in mistranslating the great first line of the Gospel of St John.
- My story led to an excited chairwoman phoning me to offer me proof that the story of the wedding at Cana had been mistranslated for years, and that her belief was that the story involved Jesus transforming water into grape juice.
- He mistranslates the word for ‘love-sorcery worked with roots’, which he renders as ‘she should not be a scold.’
- It is commonly mistranslated in judo circles as the ‘taker’ of a technique.
- One of the most commonly mistranslated Hebrew words is chait, which we usually see translated as ‘sin.’
- A few weeks later, however, at another court hearing, the Justice Department admitted that the key word was mistranslated.
- Another thing important to this book is this whole story about how the German edition was mistranslated.
- Most of the plot seems to have been lifted from a mistranslated Vietnamese medicine bottle label.
- Often, by the time the answer was given, it was clear that the question or the answer, or both, had been mistranslated.
- And if I have mistranslated, remember that it's all from my memory, mate.
- The fault is mine, it's clear I grossly mistranslated the scrolls.
- The last sentence in particular was originally mistranslated, and the correction was made before this case was considered by the District Judge.
- Perhaps the word ‘above’ was mistranslated, meaning ‘beyond’?
- There you'll find about a hundred cartoons, many with strangely poetic mistranslated English text.
- Why take the trouble to bang out good lines - supposing one can - if they'll only be mistranslated for their real target markets, abroad?
- Arabic documents are mistranslated by the few overworked linguists, substantially delaying investigations.
Synonyms mix up, muddle, jumble, confuse, blur, slur, obscure, distort, twist, twist around, warp, misstate, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misinterpret, misconstrue |