translationese

translationese

English

Etymology

From translation +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

translationese (uncountable)

1. (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)