lost in translation
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- (idiomatic) Unable to be understood due to having been poorly translated.
- I tried reading the instruction manual but many of the steps were unfortunately lost in translation.
- The message of the Japanese Prime Minister's speech was lost in translation.
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editunable to be understood due to having been poorly translated
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