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overtranslate

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To translate (language) in too much detail, or including the translation of things that should be left as they are.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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History

Etymology

From over- + translate.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 過譯 /过译 (guòyì) — translate in too much detail
  • Finnish: kääntää liikaa — translate in too much detail
  • French: surtraduire — translate in too much detail
  • Polish: przesadnie tłumaczyć — translate in too much detail
  • Polish: przesadnie przetłumaczyć — translate in too much detail