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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''

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun
the adoption by one language of a phrase or compound word whose components are literal translations of the components of a corresponding phrase or compound in a foreign language
English "superman" is a loan translation from German "Übermensch."
. Also called: calque

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calque

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n.
A form of borrowing from one language to another whereby the semantic components of a given term are literally translated into their equivalents in the borrowing language. English superman, for example, is a loan translation from German Übermensch. Also called calque.

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