calque

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

calque

from the Italian calco (same meaning), a deverbal of calcare ("to press, trample").

Definitions

linguistique

Plural

calques

Hyperonym

Translations

  • englishenglish:loan translation
  • germangerman:Lehnübersetzung
  • chinesechinese:借译
  • koreankorean:번역차용
  • spanishspanish:calco
  • finnishfinnish:käännöslaina
  • greekgreek:μεταφραστικό δάνειο
  • italianitalian:calco
  • japanesejapanese:翻訳借用
  • portugueseportuguese:decalque lingüístico
  • russianrussian:калька

See also

calques (v.) calquage (cn.) calquer (v.)