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mistranslate

VERB
  1. translate incorrectly

How To Use mistranslate In A Sentence

  • The phrase, which we mistranslate from the Portuguese, was first used by Brazilian players, who actually said they wanted to play beautifully, with lethal grace and twirling exhibitionism. The big picture: the England squad relax at their hotel in Leon, Mexico, on 14 June 1970
  • The ways in which stressed and unstressed syllables can be arranged in English verse have come to be named after the various kinds of Greek ‘foot’ they seem to resemble, when one mistranslates ‘long syllable’ as ‘stressed syllable’.
  • And if I have mistranslated, remember that it's all from my memory, mate.
  • She said I had to allow her to review all the footage I shot, claiming that this would ensure that I not mistranslate words she used like kibbush, a Hebrew term that means "conquest" but is commonly used to refer to the occupation of Palestine. Max Blumenthal: The Carmel Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel
  • The first three lines would be hard to mistranslate. The Times Literary Supplement
  • Perhaps the word ‘above’ was mistranslated, meaning ‘beyond’?
  • He mistranslates the word for ‘love-sorcery worked with roots’, which he renders as ‘she should not be a scold.’
  • Why take the trouble to bang out good lines - supposing one can - if they'll only be mistranslated for their real target markets, abroad?
  • This question was finally answered when I came to Bulgaria, where they can frequently be found on restaurant menus and often hilariously mistranslated into English as "hards". Bizarre Foods BG: Chicken Hearts
  • The first three lines would be hard to mistranslate. The Times Literary Supplement
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