What is "mistranslating"

Usage examples of "mistranslating".

Torgi, though, spoke not out of concern for the bosses' welfare, but for his own selfish reasons: he wanted myself and a merchant named Ralke slain, because we know that he has been cheating his boss by mistranslating when he talks to the merchants, telling the boss the prices are higher than the merchants are really asking, and keeping the difference for himself.

He could be mistranslating this to tease her or, as some believe, to hide his contempt for her.

He also deceives Pertelote, in mistranslating the Latin saying about women, to impress her and boost his estimation in her eyes (at least, this has been argued).

Look how the lexicons have been mistranslating arie'mnu, 'passion's-mastery,' as 'suppression of emotion' all these years.