mistranslate

verb

Definition of mistranslatenext
as in to misinterpret

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslate
  1. misinterpret
  2. misrepresent
  3. misstate
  4. distort
  5. misspeak
  6. falsify
  7. garble
  8. cook
Verb
  • The Problem With Just Using Words to Describe Uncertainty Vague verbiage about uncertainty is easily misinterpreted.
    David Spiegelhalter, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Our rating: False This claim misinterprets what the report says, according to immigration experts and the Department of Homeland Security.
    Andre Byik, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of misinterpret
Verb
  • Altered video misrepresents 2018 segment of Maddow's show The video in the Instagram post shows a risque meme Musk shared on his X social media platform about being tempted to purchase MSNBC.
    Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Baldwin on Sunday described herself as the only candidate who would not cut the program, while Hovde has accused her of misrepresenting his position on the matter.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of misrepresent
Verb
  • Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the name of the hospital where Lindsay Clancy is being treated.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • An earlier version of this article misstated Emily Busch’s position.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Definition of misstate
Verb
  • That would distort the market by essentially requiring any startup seeking to remain competitive to adopt the same playbook.
    Alex Heath, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But Headland’s play distinguishes itself from the others by investigating these confrontations alongside pride: How does this sin, defined by blinding self-absorption and lack of humility, distort the Dahls’ love?
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of distort
Verb
  • These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Walz was criticized following the Oct. 1 debate for flubbing an answer about allegedly misspeaking about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of misspeak
Verb
  • But this curious makeover falsifies everything that made The Wizard of Oz wonderful: its clarity about good vs. evil and the value of friendship, family, good deeds, and self-respect.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
  • One of them, a New York case involving hush money payments, resulted in a conviction on felony charges of falsifying business records.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of falsify
Verb
  • Those calls were sparked by the president’s poor debate performance against Trump on June 27, where Biden often garbled his words and lost his train of thought.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 July 2024
  • The idea may be, to garble Anna Karenina in a botlike way, that all plagiarisms are alike — but that obfuscates the idiosyncrasies of art and, indeed, of technology.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of garble
Verb
  • With the pan about six inches from the source of heat, cook the meatballs until browned.
    Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The agency also states to cook poultry, eggs and beef to a safe internal temperature in order to kill bacteria and viruses.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of cook
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