mistranslation

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Pronunciation

/mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/

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/mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/ · /mɪsˈtɹæːnz.læɪ̯.ʃən/

Definition of mistranslation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)An incorrect translation.

“MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived.”
“The second stage in the process by which African cultural realities are often mistransformed through mistranslation by ethnographers is associated with the urgent demand for 'theories' to assist the ethnographer in organising his field data and in presenting the conclusions derived from the data.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)An incorrect translation.

“MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived.”
“The second stage in the process by which African cultural realities are often mistransformed through mistranslation by ethnographers is associated with the urgent demand for 'theories' to assist the ethnographer in organising his field data and in presenting the conclusions derived from the data.”
(countable, uncountable)The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.

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