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retranslating

retranslating is the present participle and gerund of retranslate.

Meaning of retranslate

Verb

retranslate (third-person singular simple present retranslates, present participle retranslating, simple past and past participle retranslated)

  1. (transitive) To translate again or anew.
    • Unfortunately, after re-translating the society's transcription of the Coptic text, I have found that the actual meaning is vastly different. While National Geographic's translation supported the provocative interpretation of Judas as a hero, a more careful reading makes clear that Judas is not...2007 December 2, April D. DeConick, “What the Gospel of Judas really says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2011, Essay

Questions about retranslating

What is retranslating the present participle and gerund of?
Retranslating is the present participle and gerund of retranslate.

Words near retranslating in the dictionary

  1. retransitivizing
  2. retransits
  3. retranslate
  4. retranslated
  5. retranslates
  6. retranslating
  7. retranslation
  8. retranslations
  9. retranslator
  10. retranslators
  11. retransliterate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retranslating (page history and authors); retranslate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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