mistranslation
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪʃən/
- Daniel 9:27 is not talking about sacrifice in a temple; it's a mistranslation.
- translations and mistranslations
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Watch on YouTubeEven when we give them the generous interpretation and the mistranslations, they're still rubbish.
- Even when we give them the generous interpretation and the mistranslations, they're still rubbish.
- And also apart from that, a lot of this religious stuff has just come about through mistranslations, misinterpretations and exaggerations.
- It's some of its impact through a mistranslation in a sense.
Examples
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Inaccurate subtitles can lead to a mistranslation of the original meaning in films.
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On the contrary, that is a mistranslation.
Blog text (25) -
Simple misunderstandings or mistranslations can have tragic results.
Blog text (21) -
And also apart from that, a lot of this religious stuff has just come about through mistranslations, misinterpretations and exaggerations.
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That's a mistranslation.
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Lucifer, as a name for the demigod of the underworld, is a result of a millennium or so of mistranslation.
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According to Elder Régent Sioui Garihoua, the term "sweat lodge" resulted from European mistranslation and misunderstanding of Wendat practice.
Academic text (2017) -
The novel's themes were altered due to a mistranslation in the second edition.
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Many misunderstandings arise from a simple mistranslation of key phrases.
Synonyms
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1.6
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
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6.0
A wrong understanding of something that leads to wrong conclusions
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8.3
A wrong description that makes a person or event seem bad
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4.0
A wrong idea about what someone wrote or said
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7.5
An incorrect or misleading statement about something
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7.9
A failure to understand something correctly
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8.5
A mistake in word order that makes a sentence unclear
Antonyms
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2.5
A written text in one language that keeps the meaning of an original text in another language
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
mistranslation = translation (transparent) = mis + translate + ion
The prefix 'mis-' clearly indicates an incorrect or inaccurate action applied to 'translation'.
Etymology
Mistranslation starts with mis- meaning 'wrong' and includes translation, like translate, which means 'carry across'. So a mistranslation is when someone 'carries across' the wrong meaning of words or ideas, and that is why it means an incorrect translation.