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overtranslated

overtranslated is the simple past and past participle of overtranslate.

Meaning of overtranslate

Verb

overtranslate (third-person singular simple present overtranslates, present participle overtranslating, simple past and past participle overtranslated)

  1. To translate (language) in too much detail, or including the translation of things that should be left as they are.
    • When we select too-specific a rendering, we overtranslate, and, thus, risk adding information which may not be true.1974, American Translators Association, State University of New York at Binghamton. Translation Center, Translators and translating: selected essays from the American Translators Association summer...

Questions about overtranslated

What is overtranslated the simple past and past participle of?
Overtranslated is the simple past and past participle of overtranslate.

Words near overtranslated in the dictionary

  1. overtransfuses
  2. overtransfusing
  3. overtransfusion
  4. overtransfusions
  5. overtranslate
  6. overtranslated
  7. overtranslates
  8. overtranslating
  9. overtranslation
  10. overtranslations
  11. overtransmission

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