What does foreignizing mean?
Foreignizing means present participle and gerund of foreignize.
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/ˈfɒɹənʌɪzɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of foreignize.
Foreignizing translation styles bend English into shapes that mirror some limited aspect of the source language, such as word order or sentence structure.
Use foreignizing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foreignizing means present participle and gerund of foreignize.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Foreignizing translation styles bend English into shapes that mirror some limited aspect of the source language, such as word order or sentence structure.
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