Definitions
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- noun translation studies
Awkwardness orungrammaticality oftranslation , such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.
Etymologies
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From translate + -ese.
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Examples
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So how do we get from this translatese for LOKA-DHAATU, which signifies the finite, impermanent realm, to the contemporary understanding of shìjiè as "world"?
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