metaphrase
Word-for-word translation
Metaphrase is word-for-word translation from one language to another, preserving the exact structure and order of the original.
It contrasts with paraphrase, which conveys meaning more freely.
The term sometimes extends to any overly literal rendering that sacrifices natural expression: The metaphrase was technically accurate but read like gibberish.
As a verb, to metaphrase is to translate this way.
In identical wording
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- literalismExact meaning only
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
faithfulness · fidelity · directness · textual · unembellished · plain · straightforward · explicit
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- versionA distinct form
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
calque · equivalence · correspondence · bilingual · interlingual · Nabokov · imitation
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
annotation · clarification · elucidation · gloss · exposition · reading · construal · decipherment
Indirect, wordy expression
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- restatementRewording of something said
- rewordingRestating in different terms
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
expansion · locution · expression · diction
verbatim
In identical wording
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- literalismExact meaning only
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
precision · faithfulness · fidelity · directness · textual · unembellished · plain · straightforward · explicit · unequivocal
transliteration
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- versionA distinct form
adaptation · calque · equivalence · correspondence · bilingual · interlingual · Nabokov · imitation
exegesis
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
analysis · annotation · clarification · elucidation · gloss · exposition · reading · construal · decipherment · unpacking
circumlocution
Indirect, wordy expression
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- restatementRewording of something said
- rewordingRestating in different terms
elaboration · expansion · locution · expression · diction
metaphraseparaphrase
Restatement in new words
free translation · imitation · dynamic equivalence · loose translation · adaptation
metaphraseparaphrase
Restatement in new words
rewording · restatement · gloss · summary · precis
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