mistranslating

verb

present participle of mistranslate
as in misinterpreting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistranslating
  1. misinterpreting
  2. misstating
  3. misrepresenting
  4. distorting
  5. garbling
  6. falsifying
  7. slanting
  8. cooking
Verb
  • Boyle, looking none the worse for international travel, introduced the film Friday night by noting that some people are misinterpreting the title.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While culture profoundly influences human behavior and brand meaning, Nunez emphasizes the significant costs of misinterpreting it.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of misinterpreting
Verb
  • The report defined improper or fraudulent enrollment as individuals misstating their income to gain access to free plans.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Negotiations between Comer and the Clintons fell apart Tuesday, with Comer saying the Clintons’ proposal was untenable and a spokesperson for the Clintons accusing him of misstating their offer.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of misstating
Verb
  • Customers filed lawsuits alleging Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The statement called on Cofer to stop misrepresenting her opponent’s record.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
Verb
  • But attorneys for the group Defenders of Wildlife said the government was distorting the environmental law’s definition of a species by focusing only on the populations in Minnesota and the Northern Rockies.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The absurdist look at greed and climate change, reality and the distorting power of media, feckless world leaders and rapacious billionaires, struggled to get off the ground.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of distorting
Verb
  • Collins made some mistakes during four debates with Jackson in the past month, including garbling the name of a Maine man shot and killed by ICE.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of garbling
Verb
  • Oum and Choe were indicted on hundreds of counts, including health care fraud and falsifying business records.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, a grand jury handed down a 30-count indictment against then-Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, for malfeasance, obstruction of justice and falsifying public records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of falsifying
Verb
  • Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There have been many other variations of this, all usually slanting toward a heavy exposure to public equities.
    — Christian Faes, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of slanting
Verb
  • Many of these 13 tracks have popped up as demos in Jensen’s live shows or NTS sets, cooking down to their essence in plain sight.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Cupertino writers are really cooking with this case, which once again sees multiple reversals of fortune, with Chatlike presenting airtight arguments that PSA punctures and vice versa.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooking
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