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)
- 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.
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