English Explanatory Dictionary

translationese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Language exhibiting awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.

Pronunciation

En-au-translationese.ogg

Word forms

translationese

Etymology

From translation + -ese.

Synonyms

translatese translatorese
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary