mistranslates

Definition of mistranslatesnext
present tense third-person singular of mistranslate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslates
Verb
  • Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.
    Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The Second Circuit reasoned that the argument misstates the quid pro quo principle.
    Timothy M. Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That memorandum misinterprets the law to allow for more exceptions than intended, according to the letter.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Boards should assume that if an algorithm misinterprets their governance, there may be no analyst to call and no clear way to correct the record before a vote is cast.
    Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Following a misleading report on hospital finances, The Denver Post published an editorial that misrepresents UCHealth’s role in caring for Colorado patients and misstates key facts about our financial operations.
    Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The Washington Post is currently pioneering the field of AI slop podcasts, allowing users to generate audio content that, according to staffers, is full of errors and misrepresents articles by the newspaper’s actual reporters.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • That warping distorts the image in the same way that wearing someone else’s glasses blurs your sight.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
  • My biggest pet-peeve is when the comforter escapes from the duvet cover enclosures and ends up as a wadded mess that distorts the entire bedding set up.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When choosing farro for this soup, use semi-pearled farro, which cooks in about 30 minutes and retains some of its nutrients.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Hill cooks family dinner twice a week.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Mistranslates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslates. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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