mistranslate

Example Sentences

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But the word "reset" was mistranslated into the Russian word for "overcharge", creating an awkward moment.

From Reuters

The glut of websites and providers to schedule vaccine appointments were notoriously confusing — even for English speakers — and city health sites suggested using a Google Translate plug-in for other languages, which sometimes mistranslates, Mx.

From New York Times

And Doncic, who was rumored to be out of shape, clarified that his trainer in Slovenia was mistranslated.

From Los Angeles Times

Below runs a series of words: misinformation, misidentify, mistranslate.

From The Guardian

The worldwide misreporting appears to have started with a South Korean website that has acknowledged that it mistranslated a single anonymous source’s account of Kim’s health.

From Washington Post