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mistranslate

verb as in misconstrue

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distort
exaggerate
misinterpret
misread
misunderstand
pervert

Strong matches

misapprehend
misconceive
misjudge
mistake

Weak match

take the wrong way

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On the website of Fresno’s county clerk, the government landing page for voter registration has an option to translate the entire page into Hmong—but, Xiong says, much of the information is mistranslated.

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Are they not given to those who misunderstand Plato and who mistranslate Aristotle?

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