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mistranslate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb mistranslate has 1 sense
- mistranslate(v = verb.communication) Array - translate incorrectly; Array is one way to interpret, render, translate
Derived form noun mistranslation1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ROGET THESAURUS
mistranslate
Misinterpretation
VB misinterpret, misapprehend, misunderstand, misconceive, misspell, mistranslate, misconstrue, misapply, mistake, misrepresent, pervert, explain wrongly, misstate, garble, distort, detort, travesty, play upon words, stretch the sense, strain the sense, stretch the meaning, strain the meaning, wrest the sense, wrest the meaning, explain away, put a bad construction on, put a false construction on, give a false coloring, be at cross purposes, play at cross purposes.
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