Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-translate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: back---trans-late
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To translate a translated text back to the original language.

Etymology

From back- + translate.

Inflected Forms

back-translates (present, singular) back-translating (participle, present) back-translated (participle, past) back-translated (past)

Phrases

back-translation back-transliterate

Frequently Paired Words

back-translation back-transliterate

Questions

What does back-translate mean?: To translate a translated text back to the original language.
Where does back-translate come from?: From back- + translate.

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