Definitions

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  • noun translation studies Awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.

Etymologies

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From translate +‎ -ese.

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Examples

  • So how do we get from this translatese for LOKA-DHAATU, which signifies the finite, impermanent realm, to the contemporary understanding of shìjiè as "world"?

    languagehat.com: OLYMPIC SLOGAN. 2005

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