undertranslation
undertranslation noun: the act or result of undertranslating.
Noun
undertranslation (plural undertranslations)
- The act or result of undertranslating.
- An expression which lacks the proper specificity results in undertranslation; when the translator is too specific, on the other hand, overtranslation results.1974, American Translators Association, State University of New York at Binghamton. Translation Center, Translators and translating: selected essays from the American Translators Association summer...
- If mere identification does not suffice, transfer is restricted, thus indicating that a certain amount of information content is lost in transfer; in other words, undertranslation occurs.1984, Multilingua, page 130
Forms of undertranslation
| plural | undertranslations |
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Origin of undertranslation
From under- + translation.
Words that rhyme with undertranslation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about undertranslation
- What does undertranslation mean?
- Undertranslation means the act or result of undertranslating.
- What part of speech is undertranslation?
- Undertranslation is a noun.
- What is the plural of undertranslation?
- The plural of undertranslation is undertranslations.
Words near undertranslation in the dictionary
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