undertranslation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + translation.
Meanings
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The act or result of undertranslating.
If mere identification does not suffice, transfer is restricted, thus indicating that a certain amount of information content is lost in transfer; in other words, undertranslation occurs.
1984, Multilingua, page 130:Overtranslation and undertranslation are standard translation mistakes resulting from improper T.U. delineation:
2014, Michele H. Jones, The Beginning Translator’s Workbook: or the ABCs of French to English Translation, University Press of America, →ISBN, page 7:An expression which lacks the proper specificity results in undertranslation; when the translator is too specific, on the other hand, overtranslation results.
1974, American Translators Association, State University of New York at Binghamton. Translation Center, Translators and translating: selected essays from the American Translators Association summer workshops, 1974, page 69:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undertranslations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
fi alikääntäminen (Translations) · pl niedostateczne tłumaczenie (Translations) · el υπομετάφραση (Translations) · fr sous-traduction (Translations)