back-translation

See also: backtranslation

English

Alternative forms

backtranslation

Etymology

From back- +‎ translation.

Noun

back-translation (countable and uncountable, plural back-translations)

(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
(translation studies, countable) A text which has been translated in such a fashion.
(genetics) The translation of an amino acid sequence into genetic code.

Related terms

Translations

process

Chinese:
Mandarin: 回譯／回译 (huíyì)
Finnish: takaisinkääntäminen
French: rétrotraduction (fr) f
German: Rückübersetzung f
Polish: retranslacja f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: återöversättning c

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 回譯／回译 (huíyì)
Finnish: takaisinkäännös
French: rétrotraduction (fr) f
German: Rückübersetzung f
Polish: retranslacja f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: återöversättning c

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