"undertranslation" meaning in All languages combined

See undertranslation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undertranslation.wav Forms: undertranslations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From under- + translation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|translation}} under- + translation Head templates: {{en-noun}} undertranslation (plural undertranslations)
  1. the act or result of undertranslating

Inflected forms

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