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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmala interpretación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmala in.teɾ.pɾe.taˈsjon
"El artículo dio lugar a una gran mala interpretación."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or fact of explaining or understanding something wrongly.
"The diplomat warned that the statement was open to misinterpretation by foreign media." - 2
A false or incorrect explanation or understanding of a text, action, or event.
"Her silence was treated as a misinterpretation of the company's new policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix mis- (denoting bad, wrong, or wrongly) combined with the noun interpretation, which traces back via Old French and Latin from interpretari (to explain, translate, or understand). The compound word emerged in the early modern English period as communication and textual analysis demanded a specific term for flawed understanding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misinterpretation" is said worldwide
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mauvaise interprétation
Transliteration: movɛz ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.ta.sjɔ̃
"Cette remarque a conduit à une mauvaise interprétation générale."
Fehlinterpretation
Transliteration: ˈfeːlʔɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡sjoːn
"Die Studie litt unter einer schwerwiegenden Fehlinterpretation der Daten."
errata interpretazione
Transliteration: erˈrata inter.pre.taˈtsjo.ne
"Evitate qualsiasi errata interpretazione delle sue parole."
mala interpretación
Transliteration: ˈmala in.teɾ.pɾe.taˈsjon
"El artículo dio lugar a una gran mala interpretación."
má interpretação
Transliteration: ˈma ĩ.tɛʁ.pɾe.taˈsãw
"Houve uma má interpretação do contrato assinado."
गलत अर्थ निकालना
Transliteration: galat arth nikalna
"उनके भाषण का गलत अर्थ निकालना आसान था।"
误解
Transliteration: wùjiě
"避免对协议产生任何误解是至关重要的。"
오해
Transliteration: o-hae
"그의 발언은 많은 오해를 불러일으켰다."
誤解
Transliteration: gokai
"彼女はそのデータを誤解していた。"
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