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Meaning of "mistranslate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISTRANSLATE

mistranslate  [ˈmɪstrænzˈleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISTRANSLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mistranslate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mistranslate in English.

WHAT DOES MISTRANSLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mistranslate

Translation

Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh into Southwest Asian languages of the second millennium BCE. Translators always risk inappropriate spill-over of source-language idiom and usage into the target-language translation. On the other hand, spill-overs have imported useful source-language calques and loanwords that have enriched the target languages. Indeed, translators have helped substantially to shape the languages into which they have translated. Due to the demands of business documentation consequent to the Industrial Revolution that began in the mid-18th century, some translation specialties have become formalized, with dedicated schools and professional associations. Because of the laboriousness of translation, since the 1940s engineers have sought to automate translation or to mechanically aid the human translator.

Definition of mistranslate in the English dictionary

The definition of mistranslate in the dictionary is to translate something incorrectly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISTRANSLATE

PRESENT

Present
I mistranslate
you mistranslate
he/she/it mistranslates
we mistranslate
you mistranslate
they mistranslate
Present continuous
I am mistranslating
you are mistranslating
he/she/it is mistranslating
we are mistranslating
you are mistranslating
they are mistranslating
Present perfect
I have mistranslated
you have mistranslated
he/she/it has mistranslated
we have mistranslated
you have mistranslated
they have mistranslated
Present perfect continuous
I have been mistranslating
you have been mistranslating
he/she/it has been mistranslating
we have been mistranslating
you have been mistranslating
they have been mistranslating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mistranslated
you mistranslated
he/she/it mistranslated
we mistranslated
you mistranslated
they mistranslated
Past continuous
I was mistranslating
you were mistranslating
he/she/it was mistranslating
we were mistranslating
you were mistranslating
they were mistranslating
Past perfect
I had mistranslated
you had mistranslated
he/she/it had mistranslated
we had mistranslated
you had mistranslated
they had mistranslated
Past perfect continuous
I had been mistranslating
you had been mistranslating
he/she/it had been mistranslating
we had been mistranslating
you had been mistranslating
they had been mistranslating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mistranslate
you will mistranslate
he/she/it will mistranslate
we will mistranslate
you will mistranslate
they will mistranslate
Future continuous
I will be mistranslating
you will be mistranslating
he/she/it will be mistranslating
we will be mistranslating
you will be mistranslating
they will be mistranslating
Future perfect
I will have mistranslated
you will have mistranslated
he/she/it will have mistranslated
we will have mistranslated
you will have mistranslated
they will have mistranslated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mistranslating
you will have been mistranslating
he/she/it will have been mistranslating
we will have been mistranslating
you will have been mistranslating
they will have been mistranslating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mistranslate
you would mistranslate
he/she/it would mistranslate
we would mistranslate
you would mistranslate
they would mistranslate
Conditional continuous
I would be mistranslating
you would be mistranslating
he/she/it would be mistranslating
we would be mistranslating
you would be mistranslating
they would be mistranslating
Conditional perfect
I would have mistranslate
you would have mistranslate
he/she/it would have mistranslate
we would have mistranslate
you would have mistranslate
they would have mistranslate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mistranslating
you would have been mistranslating
he/she/it would have been mistranslating
we would have been mistranslating
you would have been mistranslating
they would have been mistranslating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mistranslate
we let´s mistranslate
you mistranslate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mistranslate
Past participle
mistranslated
Present Participle
mistranslating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISTRANSLATE


ablate
æbˈleɪt
belate
bɪˈleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
collate
kɒˈleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
delate
dɪˈleɪt
dilate
daɪˈleɪt
elate
ɪˈleɪt
fellate
fɛˈleɪt
interrelate
ˌɪntərɪˈleɪt
late
leɪt
misrelate
ˌmɪsrɪˈleɪt
overlate
ˌəʊvəˈleɪt
plate
pleɪt
relate
rɪˈleɪt
retranslate
ˌriːtrænsˈleɪt
slate
sleɪt
solate
sɒˈleɪt
translate
trænsˈleɪt
ustulate
ˌʌstjʊˈleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISTRANSLATE

mistrace
mistrain
mistral
mistranscribe
mistranslation
mistrayned
mistreading
mistreat
mistreatment
mistress
Mistress of the Robes
mistressless
mistressly
mistrial
mistrust
mistrustful
mistrustfully
mistrustfulness
mistrustingly
mistrustless

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISTRANSLATE

a full plate
accumulate
articulate
chocolate
clean slate
formulate
hot chocolate
immaculate
isolate
legislate
manipulate
of late
on a plate
on the slate
reslate
simulate
step up to the plate
stimulate
template
violate

Synonyms and antonyms of mistranslate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mistranslate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISTRANSLATE

Find out the translation of mistranslate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mistranslate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mistranslate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

错译
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traducen mal
570 millions of speakers

English

mistranslate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mistranslate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mistranslate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mistranslate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traduzem mal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল অনুবাদ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mal traduire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mistranslate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

falsch übersetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mistranslate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mistranslate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch sai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறாக மொழிபெயர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Mistranslate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış tercüme etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tradurre male
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mistranslate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mistranslate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mistranslate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mistranslate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ongeldige vertaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mistranslate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feilaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mistranslate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTRANSLATE»

The term «mistranslate» is used very little and occupies the 161.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «mistranslate» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of mistranslate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mistranslate».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTRANSLATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mistranslate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mistranslate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mistranslate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISTRANSLATE»

Discover the use of mistranslate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mistranslate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Biblical Repository and Classical Review
who are combined systematically to mistranslate it, and to hide its meaning from the world. 7. They are guilty of teaching for doctrines the commandments of men, and because others will not comply with uncommanded external forms, ...
‎1843
2
The Tyrant
Jean Calmet, a young Swiss schoolteacher, is still haunted by the spirit of his recently cremated father, whose overbearing personality destroyed both his family and his son's childhood.
Jacques Chessex, 2012
3
The English Historical Review
But it is hardly possible that he could mistranslate it ; for an earlier passage in his work shows that he was perfectly aware of its meaning. Both he and the poet apply the designation Toron to a height just outside Acre : El Thorom, Est. 1.
Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, 1910
4
Baptism: with reference to its import and modes
The Baptists mistranslate the word of God — not only con- cealing its meaning, but putting in place of it, one entirely foreign to the mind of the Holy Spirit. 6. They are not divinely set apart to the great work of giving correct translations of the ...
Edward Beecher, 1849
5
Baptism Tested by Scripture and History: Or the Teaching of ...
To translate the Greek baptizo in the Word of God, by the English words dip or immerse, or into any other language by words corresponding to our English words dip or immerse, is to mistranslate the Word of God ; not simply to make an  ...
William Hodges, 1858
6
The American Biblical Repository
The Baptists mistranslate the word of God — not only concealing its meaning, but putting in place of it, one entirely foreign to the mind of the Holy Spirit. 6. They are not divinely set apart to the great work of giving correct translations of the Bible ...
Bela Bates Edwards, Absalom Peters, John Holmes Agnew, 1843
7
St. Peter non-Roman in his mission, ministry, and martyrdom
Surely, if the testimony of Irenasus were in favour of the Roman Claims, the Cardinal could afford to quote him correctly, and not to mistranslate his words ! But what can be more unjust than thus deliberately to mistranslate a few plain words of ...
Robert Maguire, 1871
8
Ithihaasa: The Mystery of His Story Is My Story of History
Scholars agree—that Jerome would actually have the nerve to mistranslate these passages is not surprising when you consider that before this time the church actually had the audacity to edit the manuscripts themselves. Moving on to the task ...
Bhaktivejanyana Swami, 2013
9
Biblical Repository and Classical Review
The Baptists mistranslate the word of God — not only concealing its meaning, but putting in place of it, one entirely foreign to the mind of the Holy Spirit. 6. They are not divinely set apart to the great work of giving correct translations of the Bible ...
‎1843
10
The American Biblical Repository
who are combined systematically to mistranslate it, and to hide its meaning from the world. 7. They are guilty of teaching for doctrines the commandments of men, and because others will not comply with uncommanded external forms, ...
‎1843

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISTRANSLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mistranslate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aldo on injury and prepping for McGregor: 'I will continue to train the …
Sometimes people mistranslate what he said, but he knows I was hurt. He's not a doctor, he's the president of the UFC and promotes fights. «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
2
the reality of the DCEU is on the horizon now and could very well usu...
don't mistranslate me here... i'm buzzed by the incoming Batman (Affleck will knock it out the park), Supes, WW & SSQ (Leto one of my favorite ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
3
Cheaper 'diffusion' lines are all the rage for luxury brands – but are …
Mistranslate the company message and it bombs (see Marc by Marc Jacobs); get it right and a label's reach could extend well beyond its core ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
4
Zarlengo: Relax, conservatives, Pope Francis didn't call for …
Unfortunately for leftist progressives, who routinely cherry-pick and mistranslate his statements to serve their political agenda, Pope Francis ... «The Colorado Statesman, Jun 15»
5
Life and Death at Cirque du Soleil
... being French, would sneak cigarettes outside the stage door sometimes, and mistranslate English phrases sometimes (“little by little,” to her, ... «Vanity Fair, May 15»
6
Techno-Art of the Moment, Featuring Laura Poitras, Ai Weiwei and …
A recurring theme was how machines translate—and often mistranslate—human experience. Harlo Holmes, who develops secure apps for ... «Truthdig, May 15»
7
Dave Chawner: Normally Abnormal
And a closing routine about how the Chinese mistranslate Hollywood film titles is amusing, but so are the internet pages dedicated to the same ... «Chortle, May 15»
8
How emoji became a whole new digital language
'I really like how we can translate and mistranslate languages, particularly between Japanese and English, and all of the wacky characters.'. «ABC Online, Apr 15»
9
Marriages should have romantic, reverent moments
We mistranslate or misunderstand what they are saying. I think Nan felt the human condition was in danger of dehumanizing itself. For her it ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Apr 15»
10
Complete guide to Siri: Updates in iOS 8.3 & how to use Siri features …
Siri is by no means perfect, and occasionally it can mistranslate what you're saying, either transcribing the wrong message or finding the wrong result from ... «ChannelWorld.in, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mistranslate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mistranslate>. May 2024 ».
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