"backtranslate" meaning in All languages combined

See backtranslate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: backtranslates [present, singular, third-person], backtranslating [participle, present], backtranslated [participle, past], backtranslated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} backtranslate (third-person singular simple present backtranslates, present participle backtranslating, simple past and past participle backtranslated)
  1. To translate a translated text to its original language
    Sense id: en-backtranslate-en-verb-pPB8d-~V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (biochemistry) To translate a protein's amino acid sequence to a nucleotide sequence Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-backtranslate-en-verb-bHYLc8jI Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: backtranslation

Inflected forms

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