"mistranslation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/, /mɪsˈtʃɹæːnz.læɪ̯.ʃən/ [General-Australian] Forms: mistranslations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From mis- + translation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|translation}} mis- + translation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mistranslation (countable and uncountable, plural mistranslations)
  1. An incorrect translation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (incorrect translation): käännösvirhe (Finnish), métraduction [feminine] (French), félrefordítás (Hungarian), leiterjakab (Hungarian), 誤訳 (goyaku) (alt: ごやく) (Japanese), 오역 (oyeok) (alt: 誤譯) (Korean), felöversättning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mistranslation-en-noun-1BqNzz~3 Disambiguation of 'incorrect translation': 91 9
  2. (genetics) The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-mistranslation-en-noun-R~Jeifzj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 32 68 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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