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back-translate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To translate a translated text back to the original language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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History

Etymology

From back- + translate.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 回譯 /回译 (huíyì) — to translate back to original language
  • Finnish: kääntää takaisin — to translate back to original language
  • French: rétrotraduction — to translate back to original language
  • German: zurück übersetzen — to translate back to original language
  • Polish: tłumaczyć wstecznie — to translate back to original language
  • Polish: przetłumaczyć wstecznie — to translate back to original language
  • Russian: перевести́ обра́тно (perevestí obrátno) — to translate back to original language
  • Swedish: återöversättning — to translate back to original language