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The phrase "exact translation" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a translation that accurately reflects the original meaning and wording of a text or speech. Example: "The translator worked tirelessly to ensure that the final draft was an exact translation of the original document."
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When they returned victorious, Amr told his soldiers to pitch their tents around his, giving his new capital city its name, Miṣr al-Fusṭāṭ, or Fusṭāṭ Miṣr, popularly translated as "City of the tents", though this is not an exact translation.
There is no exact translation.
"CUTIE DUCKLING" is not an exact translation.
Perhaps "paved" is not the exact translation of pavimentado.
Wiking is wary of giving the word an exact translation.
Consequently, subtitles usually carry the sense of what is being said rather than provide an exact translation.
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Note that the various editions are not exact translations.
There's something a little poetic about this idea that there's always a right word, and something a little troubling about the idea that no exact translations for them exist.
*Note: English names are not exact translations.
The English translation process focused more on getting relevant meaning than exact translations of the verbal information received.
Despite the difficulties in finding exact translations, the additional questions specified by the Clinical Interview Schedule Revised (see below) under each screening question were considered adequate to clarify the meaning of all such words.
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