Mistranslation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mistranslation is a noun meaning An incorrect translation.
Meaning
An incorrect translation.
More Meanings
- (genetics) The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- mistranslations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mistranscript, mistransliteration, mistranscription, misgloss, misinterpretation, misreading.
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