"backtranslate" meaning in English

See backtranslate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  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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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "backtranslated",
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Plagiarism in Higher Education:",
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        "To translate a translated text to its original language"
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        "To translate a protein's amino acid sequence to a nucleotide sequence"
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        "(biochemistry) To translate a protein's amino acid sequence to a nucleotide sequence"
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      ],
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