mistranslate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslate
Verb
  • Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The researchers confirmed the accuracy of the audit in a memo to investigators, but said there were instances where the study was misunderstood or misinterpreted.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This alienation extends beyond the field, affecting how women in rugby and other sports are misrepresented and underrepresented in the media.
    Paige Perricone, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Avoid guessing or making up a story that misrepresents the financial facts.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the name of the hospital where Lindsay Clancy is being treated.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
  • An earlier version of this article misstated Emily Busch’s position.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Verb
  • The Illusion Of Abundance In A Skewed Market This shift has profoundly distorted the venture deal landscape.
    Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In the new court filing, phone records show Mortensen tried calling the other four roommates – but got no response – around the time when security camera from a residence close to the home picked up at 4:17 a.m. distorted audio of voices, a whimper, followed by a loud thud, and a barking dog.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.
    DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The charge of falsifying immigration applications carries up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The officers falsified incident reports and denied the family’s actual experience, according to the complaint.
    Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • SecNav’s just a big fan, and that message got garbled in a chain-of-command game of telephone.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Without such compatibility, data can be garbled or lost when moving from the radio to the baseband unit, or vice versa.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2021
Verb
  • Also, use your range hood while cooking to remove evaporating grease and immediately clean up splatters and spills.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
  • His mom had cooked a big meal, and people from all around the neighborhood had gathered.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Mistranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslate. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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