mistranslation

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ translation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈtɹænz.leɪ.ʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈtʃɹæːnz.læɪ̯.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

mistranslation (countable and uncountable, plural mistranslations)

1. An incorrect translation.
2. (genetics) The incorporation of the incorrect amino acid into a peptide sequence.

Translations

incorrect translation

• Finnish: käännösvirhe
• French: métraduction (fr) f
• Hungarian: félrefordítás (hu), leiterjakab (hu)
• Japanese: 誤訳 (ja) (ごやく, goyaku)
• Korean: 오역(誤譯) (oyeok)
• Swedish: felöversättning c

incorporation of incorrect amino acid