Meanings
nounback-translation (countable and uncountable, plural back-translations)
plural back-translations · alternative backtranslation
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
- countablehuman sciencesA text which has been translated in such a fashion.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe translation of an amino acid sequence into genetic code.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 回譯 /回译, 回譯 /回译
- 回譯 /回译 (huíyì)process
- 回譯 /回译 (huíyì)text
Dutch terugontlening
- terugontleningprocess
Finnish takaisinkääntäminen, takaisinkäännös
- takaisinkääntäminenprocess
- takaisinkäännöstext
French rétrotraduction, rétrotraduction
- rétrotraductionprocess
- rétrotraductiontext
German Rückübersetzung, Rückübersetzung
- Rückübersetzungprocess
- Rückübersetzungtext
Polish retranslacja, retranslacja
- retranslacjaprocess
- retranslacjatext
Swedish återöversättning, återöversättning
- återöversättningprocess
- återöversättningtext
Cite this entry
APA
back-translation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translation
MLA
“back-translation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-translation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-translation.
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