back-translating

A form of back-translate — To translate a translated text back to the original language.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of back-translate
Cite this entry
APA

back-translating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translating

MLA

“back-translating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-translating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translating.

Source: back-translating on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.