translationese

English

Etymology

From translation +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

translationese (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

translatese

Translations

Awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 翻譯腔 (zh), 翻译腔 (zh) (fānyìqiāng)
Finnish: käännöskieli

Italian: traduttese m
Japanese: 翻訳調 (hon'yakuchō)
Swedish: översättningssvenska (when translated to Swedish, and especially from English)

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