Overtranslate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To translate (language) in too much detail, or including the translation of things that should be left as they are.

    "When we select too-specific a rendering, we overtranslate, and, thus, risk adding information which may not be true."

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"When we select too-specific a rendering, we overtranslate, and, thus, risk adding information which may not be true."

Etymology

From over- + translate.

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