Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Language exhibiting awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: translatese, translatorese
Antonyms: none provided
History
From translation + -ese.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
