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Definition of Mistranslates
1. mistranslate [v] - See also: mistranslate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistranslates
Literary usage of Mistranslates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1910)
"Dolce mistranslates: Quel ch'in altri e grandezza e in te pazzia; and Gascoigne
blindly follows his blind guide: "What others might ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"... 'Chronicle'in compiling his history, and that he mistranslates some of the
English words in a way that shows little familiarity with the English tongue. ..."
3. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1903)
"... collum,' which Mr. Murray mistranslates, ' I would rather that you made me
cut my throat.' The treatment she was receiving might indeed well have driven ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)
"I have found, in D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature, two or three instances
in which he mistranslates from the French. The first occurs in the following ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1876)
"... also mistranslates," for " perseverantia," so Mr. Oxenham tells us, "does not
mean 'continuance for ever,' but 'perseverance in good'" (p. 623). ..."
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