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Calque

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Noun

1. calque, calque formation, loan translation

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

Example Sentences:
'superman' is a calque for the German Ubermensch''

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Calque

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noun
1.  another word for loan translation
verbWord forms: calques, calquing or calqued
2. (transitive) another word for calk3

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Calque

see synonyms of calque
noun
a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)

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Calque

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tr.v. calqued, calque·ing, calques
To make a loan translation from (a word in another language).

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