undertranslation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or result of undertranslating.
Example Sentences
- "An expression which lacks the proper specificity results in undertranslation; when the translator is too specific, on the other hand, overtranslation results."
- "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."
- "Overtranslation and undertranslation are standard translation mistakes resulting from improper T.U. delineation:"
Etymology
From under- + translation.