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translatorese

translatorese noun: stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.

Noun

translatorese (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.

Synonyms of translatorese

Origin of translatorese

From translator + -ese.

Questions about translatorese

What does translatorese mean?
Translatorese means stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.
What part of speech is translatorese?
Translatorese is a noun.

Words near translatorese in the dictionary

  1. translatome
  2. translatomes
  3. translatomic
  4. translatomics
  5. translator
  6. translatorese
  7. translatoress
  8. translatoresses
  9. translatorial
  10. translatoriality
  11. translatorially

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