re-translate; translate from a translation
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to retranslate; to translate again
formalRefers to translating the same source text again, often for reasons such as improving the quality, using a different style, or correcting errors.
This translation is inaccurate in some places; we need to retranslate it.
The publishing house decided to invite another expert to retranslate this classic work.
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He spent several years retranslating the 'Book of Songs'.
verb
to translate from a translation
formalThe act of translating a text that is already a translation in another language, rather than from the original source language. This is common when the translator does not have access to or cannot read the original language.
Since he couldn't find the original work, he could only translate it into Chinese from the English translation.
This Japanese novel was translated from the German version.
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Academic research discourages the use of texts translated from translations.