mistranslated in English
verb
1
translate (something) incorrectly.
He mistranslates the word for ‘love-sorcery worked with roots’, which he renders as ‘she should not be a scold.’
Use "mistranslated" in a sentence
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1. In Egyptian Hyksos means "ruler(s) of foreign countries", however, Josephus mistranslated Hyksos as "Shepherd Kings".
2. Rather, Tartarus, which is mistranslated “hell” in some Bibles, refers to the abased or fallen condition of these angels.
3. Bulbuls are famed as songsters and are popular as cage birds in the Middle East; frequently mentioned in Persian poetry, the word bulbul is often mistranslated "nightingale." Bulbuls range in size from 6 in