mistranslate
/ˌmɪstrænzˈleɪt/
verb
- To translate words or text from one language into another incorrectly.
- The online tool can mistranslate common idioms, leading to confusion.
- He accidentally mistranslated the menu item and ordered something spicy.
- The diplomat worried that a careless assistant would mistranslate the treaty.
- To interpret or explain something in a way that is wrong or misleading.
- The journalist mistranslated the scientist's comments in the article.
- She felt the movie subtitles mistranslated the character's emotions.
- Don't mistranslate my silence as agreement; I was just thinking.
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