lost in translation

English

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

lost in translation (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated.
I tried reading the instruction manual but many of the steps were unfortunately lost in translation.

The message of the Japanese Prime Minister's speech was lost in translation.

Related terms

translation loss

Translations

unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kadota käännöksessä

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.