mistranslate
verb [ I or T ] (also mis-translate) uk/ˌmɪs.trænzˈleɪt/ /ˌmɪs.trænsˈleɪt/ us/ˌmɪsˈtrænz.leɪt/ /ˌmɪsˈtræns.leɪt/
错译
to translate words, documents, etc. (= change them into a different language) in a way that is not correct
On several occasions, officials mistranslated documents. 有几次，官员错译了文件。
The interpreter had mistranslated.
The name of the dish was clearly mis-translated.
- More examples
- The letter had been mistranslated and was misleading.
- According to the report, the intercept had been mistranslated.
- The judge freed the men after learning the government had mistranslated the document that was used to suggest they were dangerous.