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mistranslation

Noun

Meaning

Wrong translation.

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A mistranslation is not God's word, and no human authority can invest it with divine authority. Source: Internet

Chartowich argues that the ritual nudity of Wicca was based upon Leland's mistranslation of these lines by incorporating the clause "in your rites". citation Ritual nudity is not exclusive to traditional Wicca. Source: Internet

Game Boy Advance games were thought to be as well due to the 3DS not being compatible, but it was just a mistranslation. Source: Internet

In the past, a certain misconception sometimes led to the mistranslation of "szlachta" as "gentry" rather than "nobility". Source: Internet

I trained my inner telescope upon that particular point in the distant future and I saw that every paragraph, pock-marked as it is with pitfalls, could lend itself to hideous mistranslation. Source: Internet

Louis was summoned to be a court interpreter, but withdrew after an accusation of mistranslation because of prejudice against the defendant. Source: Internet

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