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the reason a peace treaty, a movie title, or your group chat almost started a war.
means an error made when converting meaning from one language to another, where the words move but the sense doesn't.
from from latin translatio, carrying across; the mis- prefix admits that something got dropped en route.
khrushchev incidentwe will bury you meant we will outlast you.
mars canalsitalian canali became english canals, implying builders.
bible detailmoses horns from a hebrew word meaning radiance.