"lost in translation" meaning in All languages combined

See lost in translation on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-lost in translation.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lost in translation (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: translation loss Translations (unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated): 翻譯腔 /翻译腔 (fānyìqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), kadota käännöksessä (Finnish)
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        "(idiomatic) Unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated."
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fānyìqiāng",
          "sense": "unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated",
          "word": "翻譯腔 /翻译腔"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated",
          "word": "kadota käännöksessä"
        }
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fānyìqiāng",
      "sense": "unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated",
      "word": "翻譯腔 /翻译腔"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated",
      "word": "kadota käännöksessä"
    }
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