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translate vs mistranslate

mistranslate vs translate

translate and mistranslate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
translate No No Yes No
mistranslate No No Yes No
As verbs, mistranslate is a hyponym of translate; that is, mistranslate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than translate:
  • translate: restate (words) from one language into another language
  • mistranslate: translate incorrectly
Other hyponyms of translate include retranslate, gloss, Latinize.
translate (verb) mistranslate (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation translate incorrectly
change from one form or medium into another
make sense of a language
restate (words) from one language into another language
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect
Difference between translate and mistranslate

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