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translatese
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Japanese Meaning
翻訳の際に生じる、ぎこちさや不自然さ。例えば、成句や構文を直訳しすぎた結果、文法的に不自然な表現となること。
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(translation studies) Awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, for example due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.
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translatese
The critic pointed out the novel's translatese, noting how idioms were rendered so literally they sounded awkward in English.
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The critic pointed out the novel's translatese, noting how idioms were rendered so literally they sounded awkward in English.
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